Missions

Expertise in digital processing of African language dictionaries
Manipulation, analysis, and modeling of BANG project data

Activités

The RE will be specialized in the digitization and conformity checking of data, in particular for the lexicon and typology of the languages of the Bandiagara cliff (Dogon, Gur, Songhay, etc.).
Additionally, the RE will assist in developing computationally supported methods of historical language comparison for non-affiliated languages.

Compétences

- knowledge of the main linguistic IT platforms
- mastery of computer languages: JavaScript; Python; Scikit-Learn; HTML5; Cascading Style Sheets (CSS); SQL
- Work experience in applied linguistics
- Interest in African languages, and the languages of the Bandiagara cliff in particular
- command of one or more African languages is a plus

Contexte de travail

The research assistant (M/W) will be based in France, in the Paris region. He/she will be affiliated with the CNRS, France's leading public research organization. He/she will be assigned to the LLACAN laboratory, a dynamic community of researchers engaged in world-class research. The postdoctoral researcher will be based in France, in the Paris region. He/she will be affiliated with the CNRS, France's leading public research organization. He/she will be assigned to the LLACAN laboratory, a dynamic community of researchers engaged in world-class research on African languages. LLACAN is located in the southern suburbs of Paris (accessible by metro and other public transport). Further information on the laboratory is available on the LLACAN - Langage, langues et cultures d'Afrique website.

Contraintes et risques

Working in a team, mainly English-speaking.