Linguistics Research Assistant: Field Data & Transcriptions

Nanyang Technological University; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 36,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

NTU's Linguistics and Multilingual Studies programme seeks a full-time Research Assistant to support a grant-funded project on Austronesian linguistics. You will collect data, transcribe interviews, manage datasets, and assist with literature reviews, reporting, and dissemination of findings.

The role emphasizes collaboration with collaborators and community members, with strict adherence to ethics and data standards. Entry-level candidates are welcome to apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Linguistics or related field.
• Proficiency in English and Malay or Indonesian.
• Experience with linguistic annotation, transcription, or related language research and software (e.g. FLEx, ELAN) is an advantage.
• Familiarity with qualitative data collection and basic data management practices is preferred.
• Strong understanding of research ethics and/or prior experience with community-oriented research work is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate interview scheduling and administer consent procedures in compliance with ethics requirements.
• Transcribe, annotate, and process audio-recorded interviews using language documentation software for analysis and archiving.
• Organise, maintain and manage project data (recordings, metadata, transcriptions, fieldnotes) securely and per archival standards.
• Support literature review tasks including establishing baseline grammatical descriptions for Malayo-Polynesian languages.
• Supervise junior student assistants.
• Prepare project reports or documentation, and materials for dissemination of findings.

Skills

Linguistics degree

English & Malay/Indonesian

FLEx ELAN

Ethics experience

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Linguistics or related field

Tools

FLEx

ELAN

Job description

NTU's Linguistics and Multilingual Studies programme seeks a full-time Research Assistant to support a grant-funded project on Austronesian linguistics. You will collect data, transcribe interviews, manage datasets, and assist with literature reviews, reporting, and dissemination of findings.

The role emphasizes collaboration with collaborators and community members, with strict adherence to ethics and data standards. Entry-level candidates are welcome to apply.