Competition No. : S100152613
Posting Date:  Feb 15, 2024
Closing Date (extended): Mar 17, 2024

Position Type: Full Time – Grant Funded
Salary Range: $60,299 to $83,456 per year
Grade: 10
Hours: 35

This position is a part of the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA).

This position has a term length of 2 years with the possibility of an extension and offers a comprehensive benefits package which can be viewed on our Benefits Overview page.

Location

This role is hybrid with a mix of remote and in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus Edmonton.

Working for the University of Alberta

The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community.

The University of Alberta is teeming with change makers, community builders, and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day. We are home to more than 40,000 students in 200+ undergraduate and 500+ graduate programs, over 13,000 faculty and staff, 260,000 alumni worldwide and have been recognized as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for over a decade.

Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross-section of people—from our students and stakeholders to our renowned researchers and innovators who are quite literally curing diseases, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger, and more just.

Working for the Linguistics Department, Faculty of Arts

The Alberta Language Technology Laboratory (ALTLab) is a research lab founded by Dr. Antti Arppe and based in the University of Alberta Linguistics department. Our lab focuses on research and development of language technology, with a particular focus on Indigenous languages, to support language learning, literacy, and language sustainability.

Position Summary

The university-community Partnership “21st Century Tools for Indigenous Languages”, a project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada, is seeking a dynamic individual as a full-time Software Developer to add to its team in the Alberta Language Technology Lab (ALTLab) at the University of Alberta.

This Partnership aims to develop computational models of the sound, word, and sentence structure (phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexis) of Indigenous languages in Canada and North America to create software applications that support their continued use in daily life by both speakers and learners. These include intelligent electronic dictionaries, keyboards, spell-checkers, linguistically analyzed collections of written or spoken texts, computer-aided language learning tools, as well as basic speech technology and optical character recognition, among others. Current versions of some of these tools can be found here: https://21c.tools/resources/ – our flagship application is itwêwina: https://itwewina.altlab.app/

Duties

• Software development of language technological applications, tools, and resources (see above) for both web and mobile platforms (80%), with the support of the lab’s interns and students
• Engaging with our national and international Partners and Indigenous end-user communities (15%)
• Participating in the dissemination of the results of our work (5%)

Minimum Qualifications

• A Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering
• Knowledge of the grammar of a language other than English
• Significant (2+ years) experience in software development in Python using modern tooling, techniques, and methodologies
• Significant (2+ years) experience in software development in JavaScript and/or TypeScript using modern tools, techniques, and methodologies
• Experience managing Linux/UNIX servers, including experience in UNIX command line tools
• Significant (2+ years) experience using the git version control system with GitHub and/or other online repository hosting platforms
• Demonstrable understanding of test-driven development, unit testing, and integration testing in Python and front-end JavaScript
• Experience performing code reviews

 Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with production-level Django and/or Django REST
• Experience working with containerized services, such as Docker
• Experience working with mobile development software, Android and/or iOS; knowledge of Kivy and/or buildozer is an asset
• Experience working with audio processing and/or speech technologies (automated transcription or synthesis) is an asset

At the University of Alberta, we are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible hiring process for all candidates. If you require accommodations to participate in the interview process, please let us know at the time of booking your interview and we will make every effort to accommodate your needs. 

How to Apply

Please apply via the University of Alberta Job Posting

https://www.careers.ualberta.ca/Competition/S100152613/

by submitting:

Note: Online applications are accepted until midnight Mountain Standard Time of the closing date.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

The University of Alberta is committed to an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from all qualified persons. We encourage women; First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons; members of visible minority groups; persons with disabilities; persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression; and all those who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas and the University to apply.

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Level: MA

Institution/Organization: Carleton University

Duties: Graduate Research

Specialty Areas:

Dene languages; Indigenous Language Documentation; Language Revitalization; Language Technology; Text/Corpus Linguistics; Morphology; Phonetics; Computational Linguistics

Description:

The School of Linguistics and Language Studies at Carleton University is offering up to two funded graduate student positions at the MA level (1–2 years), beginning in September 2022. These positions are part of the project 21st Century Tools for Indigenous Languages (https://21c.tools/), funded by a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Grant in 2019–2026 and hosted by the Alberta Language Technology Lab (ALTLab; https://altlab.ualberta.ca/) at the University of Alberta.

The 21st Century Tools for Indigenous Languages project is developing language technological models, tools, and resources for Indigenous languages in Canada. This includes: intelligent electronic dictionaries, linguistically analyzed collections of spoken and written texts, spell-checkers, language learning and practice tools, and word form analyzers and generators. All our tools are created in close collaboration with Indigenous communities in order to facilitate and support the use of their languages in all spheres of life by community members.  

The positions advertised here will focus on the development of tools for Dene languages, building upon preceding work on Tsuut’ina and Upper Tanana (Dene), Plains Cree, East Cree, and Odawa (Algonquian), and Haida (isolate). Students will be housed in either the Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies (ALDS) or Linguistics (LING) degree programs in the School of Linguistics and Language Studies at Carleton University and be supervised by Dr. Christopher Cox (Associate Professor & Partnership Co-investigator), with the possibility of one or more other co-investigators in this Partnership acting as co-supervisors.

Duties and responsibilities: 

Alongside studies in one of the School’s graduate programs, the graduate student(s) will be expected to: 

• support the development or maintenance of our tool development for one or more Dene languages.
• conduct research that contributes to our knowledge of Dene languages and to community-based maintenance and revitalization efforts in the broadest sense, with a special focus on technological tool development and application.

Requirements:

These positions require: 

• a keen interest in North American Indigenous languages; 
• a Bachelor or Master’s degree in a relevant field; and 
• meeting the general entrance requirements to the Carleton University Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs (https://graduate.carleton.ca/apply-online/) and an MA program within the School of Linguistics and Language Studies.

We will prefer candidates with: 

• interest or experience in language documentation, language revitalization, and language learning. 
• experience in and knowledge of the phonetics/phonology and/or morphosyntax of Indigenous languages (North American Indigenous languages, in particular Dene languages); and/or 
• experience in computational linguistics and natural language processing (e.g. finite-state transducers, speech technology, machine learning); and/or 

Indigenous candidates, in particular Dene candidates, are especially encouraged to apply. 

We offer: 

• an opportunity to personally contribute to the creation of resources to support the practical retention of Dene languages; 
• opportunities for well-rounded, comprehensive training in empirical research methods in language documentation, corpus linguistics and language technology; and 
• a chance to participate in an international SSHRC-funded Partnership involving collaboration with 27 researchers from 14 different partner organizations world-wide including leading research centers in the development of language technology and research in Indigenous languages.

How to apply: 

Before submitting a formal application package, interested students must contact Dr. Cox ([email protected]) to informally discuss the position as soon as feasible, but not later than January 15, 2022.

Following this informal discussion, candidates will be invited to submit a formal application package by email to Christopher Cox by January 22, 2022 ([email protected]). A complete formal application includes the following documents:

• a brief statement of research interests and relevant background (approx. 1–2 pages); 
• an academic curriculum vitae (including possible publications and presentations) and/or resume;
• transcripts of university studies

Candidates are expected to apply separately for admission to a graduate program within the School of Linguistics and Language Studies at Carleton University, which has a deadline of February 1, 2022.

These positions are intended for a start in September 2022, but will remain open until filled.

Application Deadline: 15-Jan-2022
Contact Information: [email protected]

Job Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow / Computational Linguist
Specialization: Computational Linguistics; Indigenous Language Documentation
Job Rank: Post Doc / Computational Linguist
Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics

Description:

The SSHRC-funded (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada), university-community Partnership “21st Century Tools for Indigenous Languages” invites applications for a full-time Postdoctoral Fellowship, beginning in Fall 2021 (start date negotiable). Position is tenable for 2 years, subject to review after the 1st year.

This 7-year Partnership is led by the Alberta Language Technology Lab (ALTLab) in the Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta. Its partners include 13 institutions and Indigenous language communities and 31 individual researchers and educators in Canada, the United States, and Norway. Further details of our Partnership can be found at: https://21c.tools and http://altlab.artsrn.ualberta.ca.

Members of our Partnership (https://21c.tools/people) have been developing computational models of the phonetics, morphology, lexis, and syntax of Indigenous languages in Canada and North America, starting with the Algonquian and the Dene language families, to create software applications that support their continued use in daily life by both speakers and learners. These include intelligent electronic dictionaries, spell-checkers, linguistically analyzed text collections, computer-aided language learning tools, as well as text-to-speech synthesizers and optical character recognition. The languages we have gotten the furthest with are Plains Cree (Algonquian) and Tsuut’ina (Dene).

Duties:

The tasks of the Postdoc will include the following, allowing for variation based on the successful applicant’s competences and interests:

1. participation in/responsibility for the continued development of our existing computational morphological and phonetic models (primarily using finite-state technology) and end-user applications for the Algonquian and/or Dene and/or other Indigenous languages we are working with;
2. participation in/responsibility for the application of new computational methods (e.g. machine learning techniques such as neural networks) in the morphological and phonological modeling of these languages;
3. participation in/responsibility for the development of new computational morphological and phonetic models and applications for Indigenous languages other than the ones we are working on, preferably spoken in Canada;
4. partial training and supervision of undergraduate and graduate students (M.A/Ph.D level) in developing models, applications and resources for Indigenous languages;
5. engagement with Indigenous community consultants on collecting primary linguistic data and gathering feedback from field-testers;
6. participating in the dissemination of the results as publications in scientific journals; and
7. other administrative responsibilities.

The postdoc is expected to work with and support the activities of multiple partners in the Partnership, and may be co-located or based at other Partners for part of their tenure. The Partnership has allocated dedicated funding to this end. The fellowship comes with an annual salary (in CAD) in line with SSHRC policies (https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/fellowships/postdoctoral-postdoctorale-eng.aspx), and benefits.

Qualifications:

Successful applicants will have specialized in the computational modelling (text and/or speech) of morphologically rich languages, with a willingness to learn the essential morphological and phonetic characteristics of the languages we are working with.

The applicants should have recently completed, or be about to finish, a Ph.D degree in linguistics or an associated relevant discipline.

By the end of the Postdoc appointment, the successful applicant will have a set of skills allowing them to partner with Indigenous communities and field linguists to develop a range of sophisticated tools in support of language maintenance and revitalization.

Application Instructions:

The application should include:

1. a research statement (ca. 2 pages) outlining past experience and current research interests and, in particular, how these align with and contribute towards the goals of our Partnership project;
2. a Curriculum Vitae (with a List of Publications);
3. 1-3 relevant academic writing samples; and,
4. 3 letters of recommendation (sent directly to the Project Director, Dr. Arppe, by referees).

Moreover, applicants are REQUIRED to contact Dr. Arppe in advance to discuss their research plan and application.

Applications should be sent to our Partnership email ([email protected]). For inquiries please email Dr. Antti Arppe ([email protected]). Review of applications will begin by May 5, 2021, and will continue until the position is filled.

Application Deadline: 5-May-2021 (Open until filled)
Email Address for Applications: [email protected]
Contact Information for Inquiries: Dr. Antti Arppe ([email protected])

Level: MA / PhD
Institution/Organization: University of Lethbridge
Duties: Graduate Research

Specialty Areas:

Blackfoot language; Indigenous Language Documentation; Computational Linguistics; Language Technology; Morphology; Phonetics; Text/Corpus Linguistics; Language Revitalization

Description:

The Department of Indigenous Studies at the University of Lethbridge is offering two graduate student positions at the PhD (4 years) or MA (2 years) level, beginning in September 2021. These positions are part of the Blackfoot Language Resources project at the University of Lethbridge, which is a partner in the project 21st Century Tools for Indigenous Languages, funded by a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Grant in 2019–2026 and hosted by the Alberta Language Technology Lab (ALTLab) at the University of Alberta.

The 21st Century Tools for Indigenous Languages project is developing language technological models, tools, and resources for Indigenous languages in Canada. This includes: intelligent electronic dictionaries, linguistically analyzed collections of spoken and written texts, spell-checkers, language learning and practice tools, and word form analyzers and generators. All our tools are created in close collaboration with Indigenous communities in order to facilitate and support the use of their languages in all spheres of life by community members.  

The positions advertised here will focus on the development of tools for Blackfoot (Algonquian), building upon preceding work on Plains Cree, East Cree, and Odawa (Algonquian), Tsuut’ina (Dene), and Haida (isolate). Students will be housed in the Department of Indigenous Studies at the University of Lethbridge and be co-supervised by Dr. Inge Genee (Professor & Partnership Co-director) at the University of Lethbridge and Dr. Antti Arppe (Associate Professor and Partnership Director) at the University of Alberta. In the first year of the program students will spend time in Edmonton at the Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta and ALTLab for coursework and training purposes, before beginning work on Blackfoot in the Lethbridge area in Southern Alberta. 

Duties and responsibilities: 

Alongside studies in the Department’s graduate program, the graduate students will be expected to: 

• support the development or maintenance of our tool development for the Blackfoot language.
• conduct research that contributes to our knowledge of the Blackfoot language and to community-based maintenance and revitalization efforts in the broadest sense, with a special focus on technological tool development and application.

Requirements:

These positions require: 

• a keen interest in North American Indigenous languages; 
• a Bachelor or Master’s degree in a relevant field; and 
• meeting the general entrance requirements to the University of Lethbridge School of Graduate Studies.

We will prefer candidates with: 

• experience in and knowledge of the phonetics/phonology and/or morphosyntax of Indigenous languages (North American Indigenous languages, in particular Algonquian languages); and/or 
• experience in computational linguistics and natural language processing (e.g. finite-state transducers, speech technology, machine learning); and/or 
• interest or experience in language documentation, language revitalization, and language learning. 

Indigenous candidates, in particular Blackfoot candidates, are especially encouraged to apply. 

We offer: 

• an opportunity to personally contribute to the creation of resources to support the practical retention of the Blackfoot language; 
• opportunities for well-rounded, comprehensive training in empirical research methods in field linguistics, corpus linguistics and language technology; and 
• a chance to participate in an international SSHRC-funded Partnership involving collaboration with 27 researchers from 14 different partner organizations world-wide including leading research centers in the development of language technology and research in Indigenous languages.

How to apply: 

Before applying, applicants must contact Dr. Genee ([email protected]) to informally discuss the position as soon as feasible but not later than December 22, 2020. 

Following this, send by email to Inge Genee by January 5, 2021 ([email protected]): 

• a brief statement of research interests and relevant background (approx. 2-3 pages); 
• curriculum vitae (including possible publications and presentations); 
• transcripts of university studies
• 2 reference letters

Suitable candidates will be invited to submit these materials formally to the University of Lethbridge graduate program, which has a deadline on February 1 2021.

These positions are intended for a start in September 2021, but will remain open until filled.

Application Deadline: 05-Jan-2021 

Contact Information: 

[email protected].

ART Linguistics

Competition No. : S110742926
Posting Date: Sep 29, 2020
Closing Date: Oct 31, 2020

Position Type: Full Time – Grant Funded
Salary Range: $58,675 to $81,208 per year
Grade: 10
Hours: 35

This position has a term length of 4 yrs less a day and offers a comprehensive benefits package which can be viewed at: Faculty & Staff Benefits.

The university-community Partnership “21st Century Tools for Indigenous Languages”, a  project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada, is seeking a dynamic individual as a full-time Software Developer to add to its team in the Alberta Language Technology Lab (ALTLab) at the University of Alberta.

Duties

• Software development of language technological applications, tools, and resources (70%), e.g. on-line electronic dictionaries, computer-aided language learning applications, keyboards and spell-checkers, linguistically analyzed, search collections of written or spoken texts.
• Engaging with our Partners and end-user communities.
• Participating in the dissemination of the results of our work.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering, Master’s Degree preferred.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in software development in Python using modern tooling, techniques and methodologies.
• A minimum of 2 years experience in software development in JavaScript and/or TypeScript using modern tools, techniques and methodologies.
• A minimum of 2 years experience using the git version control system with GitHub and/or other online repository hosting platforms.
• Demonstrable understanding of test-driven development, unit testing, and integration testing in Python and front-end JavaScript.
• Experience performing code reviews.
• Knowledge of a language other than English.

Apply on line with :

1) an application/cover letter and/or curriculum vitae outlining your competences, as well as the
2) names and contact details of at least two referees that we may get in touch with for more background information.

Forward any questions to Antti Arppe [email protected]

How to apply

Apply via the University of Alberta Job Posting here:

https://www.careers.ualberta.ca/Competition/S110742926/

Note: Online applications are accepted until midnight Mountain Standard Time of the closing date.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

The University of Alberta is committed to an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from all qualified persons. We encourage women; First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons; members of visible minority groups; persons with disabilities; persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression; and all those who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas and the University to apply.

Job Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Job Rank: Post Doc
Specialty Areas: Indigenous Language Documentation and Technology

Description

The university-community Partnership “21st Century Tools for Indigenous Languages” invites applications for a full-time Postdoctoral Fellowship, beginning in summer/fall 2020, in this research project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada. The start date is negotiable, and the appointment is tenable for 2 years, subject to review after the 1st year.

This 7-year Partnership is led by the Alberta Language Technology Lab (ALTLab) in the Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta, and it has as partner organizations 13 institutions and Indigenous language communities and 31 individual researchers and educators in Canada, the United States, and Norway. Further details of our Partnership and the host organization can be found at: https://21c.tools/ and http://altlab.artsrn.ualberta.ca 

Members of our Partnership have been developing computational models of the phonetics, morphology, lexis, and syntax of Indigenous languages in Canada and North America, starting with the Algonquian and the Dene language families, to create software applications that support their continued use in daily life by both speakers and learners. These include intelligent electronic dictionaries, spell-checkers, linguistically analyzed text collections, computer-aided language learning tools, as well as text-to-speech synthesizers and optical character recognition. The languages we have gotten the furthest with are Plains Cree (Algonquian) and Tsuut’ina (Dene), see: https://altlab.artsrn.ualberta.ca/tools-applications/ and https://altlab.artsrn.ualberta.ca/publications/ .

Duties

The tasks of the Postdoc will include the following, allowing for variation based on the successful applicant’s competences and interests:

1. 1. 1. participation in/responsibility for the continued development of our existing computational morphological and phonetic models and end-user applications for the Algonquian and/or Dene and/or other Indigenous languages we are already working on;
      2. participation in/responsibility for the development of new computational morphological and phonetic models and applications for Indigenous languages other than the ones we are working on, preferably spoken in Canada;
      3. partial training and supervision of undergraduate and graduate students (M.A/Ph.D level) in developing models, applications and resources for Indigenous languages; 
      4. engagement with Indigenous community consultants on collecting primary linguistic data and gathering feedback from community members;
      5. other administrative responsibilities.

The fellowship comes with an annual salary (in CAD) in line with SSHRC policies (https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/fellowships/postdoctoral-postdoctorale-eng.aspx), and benefits.

The postdoc is expected to work with and support the activities of multiple Partners in the Partnership, and may be co-located or based at other Partners for part of their tenure (https://21c.tools/people/). To this end, the Partnership has allocated dedicated funding for work and travel at multiple locations.

By the end of the Postdoc appointment, the successful applicant will have a set of skills allowing them to partner with Indigenous communities and field linguists to develop a range of sophisticated tools in support of language maintenance and revitalization.

Qualifications

• The applicants should have recently completed, or be about to finish, a Ph.D degree in linguistics or an associated relevant discipline.
• Successful applicants may have specialized either in a) the documentation and study of Indigenous American languages, with an interest to learn computational modelling, or in b) in the computational modelling (text and/or speech) of morphologically rich languages, with an interest to learn the essential morphological and phonetic characteristics of the languages we are working with.

How to Apply

The application should include

1. A research statement (ca. 2 pages) outlining past experience and current research interests and, in particular, how these align with and contribute towards the goals of our Partnership project,
2. A Curriculum Vitae (with a List of Publications), and
3. 1-3 relevant academic writing samples
4. Letters of Recommendation should be sent directly to Project Director, Dr. Antti Arppe by 3 referees.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Dr. Arppe in advance to discuss their research plan.

Applications and any inquiries should be sent by electronic mail to Dr. Antti Arppe ([email protected]). Review of applications will begin by April 30, 2020, and will continue until the position is filled.

Application Deadline: 30-April-2020 (Open until filled)
Email Address for Applications: [email protected]

Contact Information:

Dr. Antti Arppe
Email: [email protected]

Level: MA/PhD 
Institution/Organization: University of Alberta 
Duties: Research

Specialty Areas:

Morphology; Phonetics; Computational Linguistics; Language Documentation; Text/Corpus Linguistics; Indigenous Languages; Language Revitalization 

Description:

The Alberta Language Technology Lab (ALTLab) in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Alberta is offering two graduate student positions at the PhD (4 years) or MA (2 years) level in its graduate program, beginning in September 2020 within the research project: 21st Century Tools for Indigenous Languages, funded by a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Grant in 2019 – 2026, see our project website for more information: http://21c.tools.

This partnership is hosted by the Alberta Language Technology Lab (ALTLab) and is led by Dr. Antti Arppe (Associate Professor & Partnership Director).  We are developing language technological models, tools, and resources for Indigenous languages in Canada, started with Plains Cree (Algonquain) and Tsuut’ina (Dene), and plan to continue and expand work in other languages. These tools and resources include: intelligent electronic dictionaries, linguistically analyzed collections of spoken and written texts, spell-checkers, language learning and practice tools, and word form analyzers and generators, all created in collaboration with Indigenous communities in order to facilitate and support the use of their languages in all spheres of life by community members.  

Duties and responsibilities: 

Alongside studies in the Department’s graduate program, the graduate student will be expected to: 

• support the development or maintenance of our current or future projects within ALTLab for our partnering communities.
• conduct research that falls within the purview of ALTLab research interests on either the languages of our partners and/or another indigenous language (see our list of past publications from our ALTLab team and a full list of potential research topics.)

Requirements:

This position requires:

• a keen interest in North American Indigenous languages; 
• a Bachelor or Master’s degree in a relevant field; and 
• meeting the general entrance requirements to the Department’s graduate program (http://www.linguistics.ualberta.ca/Graduate/Admissions.aspx) 

We will prefer candidates with:

• experience in and knowledge of the phonetics/phonology and/or morphosyntax of Indigenous languages (North American Indigenous languages, in particular Plains Cree or other Algonquian language); and/or 
• experience in computational linguistics and natural language processing (e.g. finite-state transducers, speech technology); and/or 
• interest or experience in language documentation, language revitalization, language learning. 

We offer: 

• an opportunity to personally contribute to the practical retention of linguistic diversity; 
• opportunities for well-rounded, comprehensive training in empirical research methods in field linguistics, psycholinguistics and corpus linguistics as well as in language technology; and 
• a chance to participate in an international SSHRC funded Partnership involving collaboration with 27 researchers from 14 different partner organizations world-wide including leading research centers in the development of language technology and research on indigenous languages.

How to apply: 

To apply, send by email to Partnership office ([email protected], attn: Dr. Antti Arppe, ref: PhD 2020): 

• a brief statement of research interests and relevant background; 
• curriculum vitae (including possible publications and presentations); 
• transcripts of university studies; and 
• at least two confidential academic letters of reference delivered directly to Dr. Antti Arppe ([email protected]) by the referees. 

We will start considering applications at the end of December 2019. The positions are open until filled, but we urge applications to be submitted by Friday Jan 3, 2020, in order to meet the Linguistics departmental regular graduate application deadline on Friday, Jan 10, 2020. These positions are for a start in September 2020.

For further information, please consult the the project website: http://altlab.artsrn.ualberta.ca/ and contact our Partnership office ([email protected], attn: Dr. Antti Arppe). 

Applications Deadline: 03-Jan-2020 

Contact Information: 

Partnership office
[email protected] (please note that there have been some posts with an incorrect *gmail.ca email address, which does NOT work).

To read more, visit the following articles: 

• “Award Recipients for Partnership Grants: 2019-20 Competition“
• “21st Century Tools for Indigenous Languages receives 2019 SSHRC Partnership Grant” 

 Check out our dedicated project website here.