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[1] From: Menno Van Zaanen <Menno.VanZaanen@nwu.ac.za>
Subject: Call for Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (17)
[2] From: Katherine D. Harris <katherine.harris@sjsu.edu>
Subject: Position Opening: Asst Prof in Computational Linguistics (due 11/15) (74)
[3] From: Melissa Terras <M.Terras@ed.ac.uk>
Subject: Call for applications: Funded PhD studentships in Designing Responsible Natural Language Processing at the University of Edinburgh (83)
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Date: 2024-10-23 06:14:45+00:00
From: Menno Van Zaanen <Menno.VanZaanen@nwu.ac.za>
Subject: Call for Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Call for Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources, a national
research infrastructure hosted at the North-West University within the
Faculty of Humanities is inviting applications from outstanding early
career researchers for Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (PDRF) in
applied linguistics in general and language for academic purposes in
particular.
Full details available here: https://bit.ly/3UeRf7h
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Prof Menno van Zaanen menno.vanzaanen@nwu.ac.za
Professor in Digital Humanities
South African Centre for Digital Language Resources
https://www.sadilar.org
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Date: 2024-10-22 16:56:12+00:00
From: Katherine D. Harris <katherine.harris@sjsu.edu>
Subject: Position Opening: Asst Prof in Computational Linguistics (due 11/15)
Hi All,
There's another terrific Assistant Professor opportunity at San Jose State
University - applications due 11/15.
More info available here:
https://jobs.sjsu.edu/en-us/job/543038/assistant-professor-computational-
linguistics
Computational Linguist, Department of Linguistics and Language Development.
Joining two other computational linguists (at least) in the Department with
access to many other like-minded scholars through our research clusters
across campus in natural language processing, machine learning, and
artificial intelligence.
There are lots of good things about SJSU beyond what's in the job ad.
The person hired will have:
1. a Dean who is incredibly supportive of innovative projects
2. lots of internal grant opportunities for professional development
funds or course release/assigned time
3. an internal grant
<https://www.sjsu.edu/ha-in-action/apply/grant-resources.php> in the
College to support public humanities & arts public programming (lead by me!)
4. a generous RTP policy (S15-8
<https://www.sjsu.edu/senate/docs/S15-8.pdf>) (authored by the Academic
Senate + a department
<https://sjsu.edu/english/docs/policy-
guidelines/English%20Department%20approved%20guidelines%205.31.2016.pdf>
RTP
policy that offers options for research publication modality)
5. a new-ish president
<https://www.sjsu.edu/president/meet-the-president/biography/index.php> who
is keen to make sure SJSU is known in all ways
6. an HSI and AANAPISI designation and working to implement those
designations - Somos Framework
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lOlbOQULD9Jv53E08mniNva44-iq2gNEI_Ev7sgT
TZg/edit#heading=h.ns5wl6lkx6fp>
7. a strong Academic Senate <https://www.sjsu.edu/senate/>
8. a DH@CSU Consortium <https://dhatcsu.hcommons.org/> with contact to
18/23 other CSU campuses/faculty/staff/librarians
9. a strong union <https://www.calfac.org/> that negotiates annual raises
10. other Digital Humanists on campus
<https://library.sjsu.edu/digitalhumanities/faculty-research> + real
physical space in the DH Center in King Library (as we finish up year 4 of
a 5-year NEH Infrastructure Grant award)
11. an incredible public/university library
<https://libguides.sjsu.edu/library-history> collaboration with library
faculty who are experts at creating community engagement
12. help with crafting external grant proposals from the Associate Dean,
Office of Research, and pre/post award staff. (Lots and lots of help
running grants here.)
All best,
Kathy
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Dr. Katherine D. Harris (she/her)
Director, Public Programming <https://www.sjsu.edu/ha-in-action/index.php>,
College of Humanities & the Arts
Professor of Literature & Digital Humanities
San Jose State University
Research Blog: http://triproftri.wordpress.com/
PI, DH@CSU - DEFCon Capacity Building Grant <https://dhatcsu.hcommons.org/>
Director, Public Art as Resistance in San Jose
<https://www.sjsu.edu/ha-public-art-tour/about/index.php>
Co-Editor, *Digital Pedagogy in the Humanities
<https://digitalpedagogy.hcommons.org/>*
Author,* Forget Me Not: The Rise of the British Literary Annual, 1823-1835*
<https://www.ohioswallow.com/9780821421369/>
Please use this link to access my appointment calendar
<https://calendar.app.google/SrQ4nBZD4KUg27Pq6>.
San José State University is established within the Thámien
Ohlone-speaking tribal ethnohistoric territory. To learn more, visit
https://www.sjsu.edu/diversity/land-acknowledgement/
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Date: 2024-10-22 09:27:10+00:00
From: Melissa Terras <M.Terras@ed.ac.uk>
Subject: Call for applications: Funded PhD studentships in Designing Responsible Natural Language Processing at the University of Edinburgh
Dear Humanist,
We’re very pleased to announce that the application process to the Centre for
Doctoral Training in Designing Responsible Natural Language Processing at the
University of Edinburgh is now open for funded studentships starting in
September 2025. We are accepting international as well as UK applicants.
Please do share this news with your networks and with any potential applicants.
I have appended text for our call for applications below.
We’d really love to see some more DH applications this year – so please do help
us amplify!
Best wishes
Melissa
- - - - - - - -
Funded PhD studentships in Designing Responsible Natural Language Processing at
the University of Edinburgh
The UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Responsible and Trustworthy
in-the-world Natural Language Processing (NLP) is inviting applications for
fully-funded PhD studentships starting in September 2025 for our Designing
Responsible NLP<https://www.responsiblenlp.org/> integrated PhD training
programme.
Natural Language Processing (NLP) is an area of AI operating at the
intersections of computer science, linguistics, and interaction design that has
rapidly jumped from the research lab to routine deployment in-the-world. Mature
NLP systems offer powerful capabilities to create new products, services, and
interactive experiences grounded in natural language, and underpin much of the
current excitement around generative AI. However, they also bring significant
challenges to responsible and trustworthy design, adoption and deployment.
Our students will gain the skills, knowledge and experience to study and design
real-world applications of NLP that are responsible and trustworthy by design,
in a highly interdisciplinary training environment hosted by the new Edinburgh
Futures Institute<https://efi.ed.ac.uk/>. The training programme brings together
world leading researchers at the University of Edinburgh in informatics, design,
linguistics, speech science, psychology, law, philosophy, information science,
and digital humanities, who will supervise students and guide them in their
training and learning.
The CDT will be seeking to fund up to 12 studentships to start next academic
year. We are looking for applicants with background in or related to:
* Computer science, informatics and artificial intelligence
* Design, human computer interaction and human centred computing
* Language, linguistics and speech sciences
* Law, governance and regulation
* Digital Humanities and Information Science
These are just indicative, and we are interested in applicants who come from any
background or discipline with relevant skills and expertise that connect to our
five Training Areas<https://www.responsiblenlp.org/cdt-training-areas/>. Our
ambition is to recruit a diverse cohort of students coming from different
disciplines and backgrounds, who are excited by the prospects of working with
each-other and on real-world applications of NLP.
The deadline for applications is midnight (GMT) 9th January 2025.
To find out more information on the programme, funding available and its
benefits take a look at the CDT website here: https://www.responsiblenlp.org/.
Detail on how to apply can be found here:
https://www.responsiblenlp.org/application-documents/
You can also register for a virtual open day question and answer session on the
14th November here: https://www.responsiblenlp.org/applicant-webinars/ - more
dates will likely be added for later in November and early December as well.
If you have any questions, contact us at
responsiblenlp@ed.ac.uk<mailto:responsiblenlp@ed.ac.uk>
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Professor Melissa Terras
Design Informatics, Edinburgh College of Art
University of Edinburgh
@melissaterras
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