Postdoc / Research Assistant Arabic Digital Humanities (0.5 FTE)

Postdoc / Research Assistant Arabic Digital Humanities (0.5 FTE)

Job description

The University of Utrecht seeks a postdoctoral Researcher/Research Assistant in Arabic Digital Humanities. We seek a candidate that has intermediate/advanced programming skills, experience in data visualization, a fundamental grasp of Machine Learning concepts, and intermediate/advanced reading skills in Arabic. Web development experience is a plus. The postdoctoral Researcher/Research Assistant will be expected to add new corpora and functionalities to an existing tool, Arabic BlackLab , and to work on the data science analysis of classical Arabic encyclopedias under the supervision of Professor C.R. Lange.

Qualifications

Responsibilities:

• digital corpus preparation and maintenance;
• generating various visualizations, e.g., word embeddings, networks, and so forth;
• developing Digital Humanities tools for the web;
• if applicable, publishing findings in a paper.

 

Education/skill requirements:

• acquaintance with Arabic language and literature and with software engineering/data science;
• fundamental knowledge of Machine Learning concepts. Actual project experience is a plus;
• fundamental knowledge of statistical concepts;
• intermediate knowledge of Python. Preference is given to advanced Python developers.

 

Desired qualifications:

• experience in text mining;
• experience in web development frameworks such as React is a major plus;
• experience in Machine Learning frameworks is a major plus, e.g., Word2Vec, TensorFlow, Gensim, PyTorch, etc.;
• experience in data visualization frameworks such as Matplotlib and D3 is a major plus.

Offer

We offer a temporary position (0.5 FTE) for a period of six months. The gross salary - depending on previous qualifications and experience  - ranges between €3,561 and €4,490 (scale 10 according to the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities) per month for a full-time employment. Salaries are supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3% per year. In addition, Utrecht University offers excellent secondary conditions, including an attractive retirement scheme, (partly paid) parental leave and flexible employment conditions  (multiple choice model). For more information: working at Utrecht University .

About the organization

A better future for everyone. This ambition motivates our scientists in executing their leading research and inspiring teaching. At Utrecht University , the various disciplines collaborate intensively towards major societal themes. Our focus is on Dynamics of Youth, Institutions for Open Societies, Life Sciences and Sustainability.

The Faculty of Humanities  has around 6,000 students and 900 staff members. It comprises four knowledge domains: Philosophy and Religious Studies, History and Art History, Media and Culture Studies, and Languages, Literature and Communication. With its research and education in these fields, the faculty aims to contribute to a better understanding of the Netherlands and Europe in a rapidly changing social and cultural context. The enthusiastic and committed colleagues and the excellent amenities in the historical city center of Utrecht, where the faculty is housed, contribute to an inspiring working environment.

Additional information

For more information about this position, please contact:
Prof Christian Lange (Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies), via [email protected] .

Apply Everyone deserves to feel at home at our university. We welcome employees with a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives. To apply, please send your curriculum vitae, including a letter of motivation via the ‘apply’ button below. Applications should contain all and only the following documents/information:

a short cover letter;

a curriculum vitae;

a brief reflection (1-2 paragraphs).

 

The starting date is negotiable.

The application deadline is 25/04/2022