KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Research

• Research in the area of Human Language Technology and Digital Humanities.

Project work

• Initiating and contributing to Human Language Technology and Digital Humanities projects.

Teaching

• Teaching in the area of Human Language Technology and Digital Humanities.

Mentorship

• Mentorship of researchers in the field of Human Language Technology and Digital Humanities.

Minimum requirements

• A PhD (NQF level 10) in one of the following fields: Computational Linguistics, Natural Language Processing, Human Language Technology, Digital
• Humanities, Data Science, Computer Science, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, or related fields. The PhD should have a focus on
• computational aspects of linguistics.
• A minimum of (five) 5 years’ experience in the use of Python (other programming languages used within the computational linguistics or Digital
• Humanities domain can also be considered).
• Evidence of peer-reviewed academic publications.
• A minimum of (three) 3 years’ experience as a supervisor/co-supervisor of students or playing a mentorship/supervising role for individuals.
• A minimum of (three) 3 years’ experience with using and/or developing computational tools.
• A minimum of (three) 3 years experience related to research within the domain of Language Technology or Digital Humanities.
• A minimum of (one) 1 year experience related to teaching or training within the domain of Language Technology or Digital Humanities.