18.262 job in humanities computing; sabbatical positions

               Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 18, No. 262.
       Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
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   [1] From: "Sean Gouglas" <sean.gouglas_at_ualberta.ca> (59)
         Subject: Humanities Computing Position at the University of
                 Alberta

   [2] From: "Carlos Martin-Vide" <cmv_at_astor.urv.es> (45)
         Subject: sabbatical positions

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         Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2004 08:02:02 +0100
         From: "Sean Gouglas" <sean.gouglas_at_ualberta.ca>
         Subject: Humanities Computing Position at the University of Alberta

Hello all,

The Humanities Computing programme at the University of Alberta will be
hiring another full-time, tenure track professor, as we are looking to
expand and enhance teaching and research in the various fields that shape
our discipline. I've appended the advertisement below and I would encourage
any one interested in the position to apply.

Thanks,

Sean W. Gouglas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of History & Classics and Humanities Computing
Web: <http://www.ualberta.ca/~sgouglas>http://www.ualberta.ca/~sgouglas
E-mail: <mailto:sean.gouglas_at_ualberta.ca>sean.gouglas_at_ualberta.ca

FACULTY OF ARTS
The University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

The Faculty of Arts, University of Alberta, invites applications for a
full-time continuing position, at the Assistant Professor level, commencing
July 1, 2005, in the area of Humanities Computing. This position will
integrate into the existing M.A. in Humanities Computing programme, now
into its fourth year. The successful applicant will be associated with an
allied department in the Faculty, and some related undergraduate teaching
will be expected.

The M.A. programme emphasizes computing research methods and critical
thinking in the liberal arts and provides students with appropriate
technical skills to equip them well either for further study or for careers
in information management. Students in this programme develop a firm grasp
of the fundamental principles of computing methods in the humanities, an
understanding of how these methods contribute to restructuring or
transforming the disciplines, and an appreciation of the potential of these
methods for revisioning applications in computer science. Graduates are
qualified to bridge the territory between computer specialist and project
director or manager. More information on the M.A. in Humanities Computing
is available at <http://huco.ualberta.ca/>http://huco.ualberta.ca/

Applicants will present demonstrated evidence of excellence in the conduct,
reporting, and dissemination of research on the application of cutting edge
approaches to humanities disciplines. Principal areas of investigation may
include: knowledge representation; visual communication design; new media;
hypertext; text corpora; text encoding and analysis; computational
linguistics; statistical models; and broad library and research-based work
that focuses on significant issues of textuality; interfaces; and
information browsing and retrieval. In short, applicants should be involved
in work that offers innovative and substantial applications and uses for
humanities computing-based teaching, research and practice.

An application package, including: a letter of application; a curriculum
vitae; copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts; and the names,
institutional addresses and email addresses of three references who have
been invited to write on the applicant's behalf, should be sent to:

Dr. Rick Szostak, Associate Dean (Academic) Faculty of Arts, University of
Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E5, Phone: 780-492-9132
Email: <mailto:rick.szostak_at_ualberta.ca>rick.szostak_at_ualberta.ca.

The closing date for applications is: January 14, 2005.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and
permanent residents will be given priority. The University of Alberta hires
on the basis of merit. We are committed to the principle of equity in
employment. We welcome diversity and encourage applications from all
qualified women and men, including persons with disabilities, members of
visible minorities, and Aboriginal persons.

The records arising from this competition will be managed in accordance
with provisions of the Alberta Freedom of Information and Protection of
Privacy Act (FOIPP).

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         Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2004 08:02:34 +0100
         From: "Carlos Martin-Vide" <cmv_at_astor.urv.es>
         Subject: sabbatical positions

A few temporary sabbatical research positions may be available starting in
the interval May 2005 - March 2006 in the Research Group on Mathematical
Linguistics at Rovira i Virgili University (Tarragona, Spain).

The web site of the group is:

<http://www.grlmc.com>http://www.grlmc.com or
http://pizarro.fll.urv.es/continguts/linguistica/proyecto/grlmc.htm

The eligible topics for them are the group's current or future research
directions:

- Formal language theory and its applications.
- Bioinformatics.
- Nanoscience and nanotechnology (in connection with biomolecular computing).
- Language and speech technologies.
- Language acquisition.
- Computational neuroscience.

This list is not exhaustive, so that other connected fields might still be
eligible provided there exists a strong enough candidate.

All the positions will be filled in under the form of a scholarship (rather
than a work contract).

There are two tracks:

Track A:

- PhD degree obtained earlier than 1999,
- not having occupied any sabbatical position in Spain since 1999,
- duration: 3-12 months,
- monthly salary: in the interval 2112-3100 euros, likely in the highest
part of the interval (depending on merits and before taxes; for the
citizens of most countries an inter-countries agreement for avoiding double
taxation will be applied, what involves that in most cases the mentioned
salary will not be taxed in Spain),
- travel grant of up to 3000 euros,
- health insurance for the researcher and her/his family.

Track B:

- PhD degree obtained later than 1998,
- not having occupied any sabbatical position in Spain in the past,
- duration: 9-18 months,
- monthly salary: in the interval 1300-2350 euros, likely in the highest
part of the interval (depending on merits and before taxes; for the
citizens of most countries an agreement for avoiding double taxation will
be applied, what involves that in most cases the mentioned salary will not
be taxed in Spain),
- travel grant of up to 3000 euros,
- health insurance for the researcher and her/his family.

Expressions of interest for any of the tracks are welcome until October 11,
2004. A preselection will be done then. The application process will take
place later.

Carlos Martin-Vide
<mailto:cmv_at_astor.urv.es>cmv_at_astor.urv.es
Received on Tue Oct 05 2004 - 03:19:13 EDT