Senior Research Associate - Arabic Dialect Classification

Lancaster University; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in England is seeking a Senior Research Associate to contribute to the CELIA project, focusing on language analysis for EU+ migration authorities. This full-time role requires a PhD in a relevant field and offers an agile working opportunity between on and off campus. The ideal candidate will have experience in language technologies and data visualization, contributing to innovative approaches in speech science.

Qualifications

• Experience with large datasets of speech recordings.
• Demonstrable experience with language technologies.
• Ability to meet project deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Adapt and test automatic accent/dialect classification technology.
• Generate results and data visualizations.
• Evaluate system performance collaboratively.
• Contribute to project reports and academic outputs.

Skills

Learning and testing new methods

Data visualization

Project management

Programming (Python)

Education

PhD in speech science, linguistics, or related discipline

Job description

A leading educational institution in England is seeking a Senior Research Associate to contribute to the CELIA project, focusing on language analysis for EU+ migration authorities. This full-time role requires a PhD in a relevant field and offers an agile working opportunity between on and off campus. The ideal candidate will have experience in language technologies and data visualization, contributing to innovative approaches in speech science.