Job Overview:
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Computational Linguistics
The Western Sydney University's MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development is seeking highly qualified individuals to fill two part-time Postdoctoral Research Fellow positions in Computational Linguistics.
As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, you will conduct research into the mastery of multiple languages and dialects. You will work closely with Professor Paola Escudero, leading complex data modelling and corpus-based investigations, including metadata-base building, management and analysis, as well as conducting online research testing and recruitment.
* Design, set up, run studies, analyse and write high-quality articles in recognised journals.
* Present findings at conferences.
The successful candidates will be involved in all aspects of the research lifecycle and will have the opportunity to contribute to world-leading research in multilingual development.
Key Responsibilities:
* Conduct research into how multilingual and multidialectal mastery develops.
* Lead complex data modelling and corpus-based investigations.
* Conduct online research testing and recruitment.
Requirements:
* Hold or be close to completing a doctoral qualification in Computational Linguistics or a related field.
* Have expertise in complex data-modelling and corpus-based analysis.
* Have a proven track record of publishing high-quality research and presenting at conferences.
Benefits:
* Academic Level A salary: $90,174 to $108,944 p.a. (comprising Salary of $76,198 to $92,059 p.a., plus Superannuation and Leave Loading).
* Part-time 28 hours per week (0.8 FTE) position.
* Fixed-term positions for either 1 or 2 years.
About Us:
The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development is an interdisciplinary research institute of Western Sydney University. Our vision is to optimise human interaction, and wellbeing across lifespan.
Our researchers come from many disciplines including cognitive science, developmental psychology, language science, music science, cognitive neuroscience, and biomedical, electrical, electronic and software engineering.
We strive to solve the problems that matter most through our research themes: sensing and perceiving, interacting with each other, and technologies for humans.