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Dear all,

the Institute for Applied Linguistics (IAL) of Eurac Research of Bolzano in the north of Italy is interested in hosting Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellows (IF) and invites potential applicants to a dedicated 4-days Training taking place online from the 15th until the 19th of May 2023. Over the course of the training, selected applicants develop their fellowship proposal together with senior researchers from Eurac Research, learn from current MSCA Fellows in Eurac Research, and are trained by MSCA experts and an MSCA evaluator on the dos-and-don'ts of the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship proposal. After the MSC Week, the trainers accompany the researchers through the writing and fine-tuning of their fellowship proposals until the submission deadline.

For this year, we are especially interested in the following two subjects. (1) Speech-To-Text (STT) technologies. (2) The combination of Crowdsourcing and Language Learning.

With regards to (1), Speech-To-Text technologies, we have identified significant demand in our local network of contacts, especially with respect to the processing of the local variant of German (South Tyrolean), and are interested in developing new STT models better adapted to the specific linguistic reality of South Tyrol. Regarding (2), we’re working on the combination of Crowdsourcing and Language Learning as a means of producing language-related datasets and language learning material.

Project ideas addressing the aforementioned subjects are very welcome, as well as any other subjects relevant to the IAL. More information about the Institute, its members and its projects is available at: https://www.eurac.edu/en/institutes-centers/institute-for-applied-linguistic...

To participate in the training, please apply with a project proposal of up to 1000 words and a CV. The deadline for applications is 27.03.2023.

Please visit the MSCA event website for more details on how to apply: https://www.eurac.edu/en/research-support/marie-sklodowska-curie-week

Feel free to distribute this information. If you have any questions, you can contact me directly. Best regards,

Lionel Nicolas