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University of Alberta
Department: Linguistics
Job Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Web Address: http://www.linguistics.ualberta.ca
Job Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Application Deadline: Open until filled

The Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta, invites applications for a full-time Postdoctoral Fellowship, beginning in early 2015, in the research project '21st Century Tools for Indigenous Languages' funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. The start date is negotiable, and the appointment is tenable for 2 years, subject to review after the 1st year. This project is associated with several laboratories in our Department and is led by Drs. Antti Arppe, Jordan Lachler, Juhani Järvikivi, and Timothy Mills. In addition, we collaborate with the Cree Literacy Network, and the Giellatekno and Divvun groups in University of Tromsø, Norway. Currently, we are developing computational models of the phonetics, morphology and lexis of Plains Cree, to create software applications that support its continued use in daily life by both speakers and learners. These include an intelligent electronic dictionary, a spell-checker, computer-aided language learning tools, as well as a text-to-speech synthesizer. Further details of our project can be found at http://altlab.artsrn.ualberta.ca

The applicants should have recently completed, or be about to finish, a Ph.D degree.

Applications and any inquiries should be sent by electronic mail to Dr. Antti Arppe (application email below). Further information on the position can be found at http://altlab.artsrn.ualberta.ca/?page_id=306

Email Address for Applications: arppe@ualberta.ca
Contact Information:
Dr. Antti Arppe
Email: arppe@ualberta.ca