Trainee, Research Assistant, LMS, Language Perception and Singapore Language Archive
- Employer
- NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
- Location
- Singapore
- Closing date
- 20 Sep 2020
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- Academic Discipline
- Languages, Literature & Linguistics, Arts & Humanities
- Job Type
- Research Related, Research Assistants / Officers
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
#SGUnitedTraineeships
Programme Summary
In conjunction with Workforce Singapore, NTU offer traineeships to support the SGUnited Traineeships Programme. The Traineeships are part of NTU's efforts to create relevant and meaningful traineeship opportunities for our nation’s new graduates entering the workforce during this difficult time.
About the School of Humanities
The School of Humanities in Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, was established in 2017 and offers undergraduate and graduate degree programmes in Chinese, English, History, Linguistics & Multilingual Studies and Philosophy. It also offers the Minor in Creative Writing, which is unique only to NTU in Singapore.
A dynamic hub of research excellence in the humanities supported by a world-class faculty, the School of Humanities provides a rigorous and holistic education to develop students into well-rounded individuals who are able to think critically and articulate their ideas clearly and confidently.
Job Descriptions:
- To perform detailed orthographic and phonetic transcription of language archive
- To conduct library search on research
- Collect and process speech data on Singapore’s languages
- To manage existing databases on Singapore’s languages
- Run perception experiments
- To sort and categorise data according to sociolinguistics parameters
- To extract data from archive in a coherent manner to answer specific research questions
- To perform basis statistical analysis on data
- Managing a linguistic research lab, handling bookings by end-users in the unit
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
- Basic understanding of research and analytical skills Attention to details and procedures
- Effective communication and report writing skills
- Requires phonetic skills to do detailed transcription
- Collect and process speech data on Singapore’s languages
- Run perception experiments
- Ability to sort and categorise data according to sociolinguistics parameters
- Ability to extract data in a coherent manner to answer specific research questions
- Ability to execute basic statistical analysis
- Linguistics and data analysis skills
Hiring Institution: NTU
Company
Young and research-intensive, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is placed 11th globally, and 1st among the world's top young universities for six consecutive years (QS university rankings). It is also ranked No.2 among the world's elite young universities (aged 50 and under) that have excelled in producing high-quality research (Nature Index Young Universities).
We invite you to be part of this world-class university through the prestigious Lee Kuan Yew Postdocotoral Fellowship programme.
About Lee Kuan Yew Postdoctoral Fellowship (LKY PDF)
The prestigious Lee Kuan Yew Postdoctoral Fellowship (LKY PDF) was established in 1991 under the Lee Kuan Yew Endowment Fund. The Fellowship supports and promotes young and outstanding researchers to realise their full potential in the areas of Engineering, Science, Humanities, and Medicine.
The Fellowship will be awarded concurrently with the candidate's appointment as a research staff in NTU.
Please click here for the detailed list of research areas available in the respective Colleges/Schools/Research Centres.
Eligibility:
• Excellent academic records and research potential.
• Recent PhD graduates, or with at most 1 postdoctoral training from a reputable university.
Terms and Conditions:
• The Fellowship will be tenable for a period of 3 years.
• In addition to an attractive remuneration, the successful candidate will be awarded a research grant of S$180,000 for research consumables and research related expenditure.
Application Procedure:
Please click here for more information.
We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Application Closing Date: 28 February 2020
- Telephone
- +(65)67911744
- Location
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50 NANYANG AVENUE
SINGAPORE
639 798
SG
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