*Hong Kong Baptist University*

*Research Assistant (Full-time) *

We invite applications for a full-time Research Assistant position for the project "Re-testing the Universals: Mining Interpreting Data through Re-Engineered Mega-Size Corpora". This pioneering project is at the intersection of corpus-based interpreting studies, natural language processing, and text mining.

The project involves working with three significant corpora, namely the Chinese/English Political Interpreting Corpus (CEPIC), the European Parliament Interpreting Corpus (EPIC), and the European Parliament Interpreting Corpus Ghent (EPICG). The successful candidate will be involved in the analysis of these corpora in languages including Chinese, English, Italian, French, Dutch.

*Responsibilities:*

- Primary focus on data cleaning, preparation, and initial analysis of the CEPIC, EPIC, and EPICG corpora across multiple languages - Collaborative work on hypothesis and methodology development - Application of natural language processing techniques and text mining to analyse and draw insights from the corpora

*Requirements:*

- A bachelor's degree or above in a related field such as Translation Studies, Linguistics, Data Science, or Computational Linguistics. Recent university graduates are also encouraged to apply. - Proficiency in text mining and programming languages such as Python and R, or tools such as SPSS, for data processing and analysis. - Basic competence in at least two of the languages used in the project: Chinese, English, Italian, French and Dutch. - Prior experience or familiarity with the CEPIC, EPIC, and EPICG corpora will be a significant advantage. - A strong background in computational linguistics or a related field is preferred.

*Benefits and Training:*

The Research Assistant will be trained and supervised by the project investigators. The initial appointment will be made on a fixed-term contract for one year, with the possibility of further extension. Salary will be competitive, in the range of 20,000-24,000 HKD per month, commensurate with qualifications and experience.

For further information, please contact Dr. Janice Pan at janicepan@hkbu.edu.hk.

*Application Procedures:*

Applicants are invited to submit their CV, detailing their relevant experience to the project to Dr. Janice Pan at janicepan@hkbu.edu.hk.

Review of applications is ongoing until the position is filled.