[Job Vacancy] Research Fellows in Linguistics or Computational Linguistics or Natural Language Processing

Shanghai International Studies University, Institute of Corpus Studies and Applications

Department: Institute of Corpus Studies and Applications

Academic Discipline: Natural Language Processing (NLP), computational linguistics, linguistics or a closely related field

Position Title: Research Professor; Associate Research Professor; Assistant Research Professors

Post Type: Full Time

Location: Shanghai

Salary: Competitive

Closing Date: 31 December 2020

University and Department Overview:

As one of the earliest institutions where China’s higher education in foreign languages took shape, Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) is an internationally recognized, prestigious academic institution distinctive for its multidisciplinary and multicultural nature, committed to preparing innovative professionals and future global leaders for a wide range of international expertise to address the critical challenges of our times. A globalized and top-notch university in China, SISU has successfully developed a diverse and distinctive mix of disciplines in the fields of arts, education, economics, management and law with language and literature as its pillar. In recent years, SISU’s distinctive strength has been further enhanced with the number of language-related degree programs increasing and the number of doctoral and master’s degree programs significantly growing, resulting in a more balanced educational structure.

Institute of Corpus Studies and Applications is positioned as a first-class and internationally prestigious interdisciplinary research institute distinctive for corpus construction and research.

More detailed information on the University and Institute may be found at the university website: http://shisu.edu.cn and the institute website http://corpus.shisu.edu.cn/.

The ideal candidate will have:

• a PhD in NLP, computational linguistics, linguistics or a closely related field.
• proven experience of using NLP to solve problems related to Corpus Studies/ Machine Translation.
• strong academic and professional qualifications.

Applications who meet the requirements of recruiting high- level talent in SISU follow the process of recruiting of high- level talent.

To apply, please submit an online application at http://zhaopin.shisu.edu.cn/product/recruit/defalt/recruitPostView.jsp?FM_SYS_ID=shwgydx&postTypeCode=2&postId=799, and include a current curriculum vitae. Nominations can directly email to icsa@shisu.edu.cn. Applications and nominations will be considered until the position is filled.

Informal enquiries and further information may be addressed to the Staff Management Team at icsa@shisu.edu.cn.