Research Associate (Linguistics - Singapore Mandarin Usage Dictionary)

About the role

The School of Humanities at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is looking for a full-time Research Associate in Linguistics to support the MOE SSHR Thematic Grant project, Singapore Mandarin Usage Dictionary. The Research Associate will be a core member of the project team, working independently but in close collaboration with the PI, Co-PIs, computational researchers and project collaborators.

Key responsibilities

• Provide linguistic input for annotation and computational modelling, and interpret corpus and model outputs
• Use these findings to design, draft and refine dictionary entries
• Coordinate annotation and quality assurance, and maintain research documentation
• Guide student assistants
• Contribute to project reports, publications, presentations and other research activities

Required profile

• Master's degree in Linguistics, Chinese Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Corpus Linguistics, Lexicography or a related field
• Strong training in Chinese linguistic analysis, such as lexis, semantics, syntax, pragmatics, language variation, corpus linguistics or lexicography
• High level of written and spoken Chinese and English
• Experience in corpus-based research, linguistic annotation, lexical analysis, dictionary compilation or related language research
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, and to guide student assistants

Required skills

• Independent analysis of linguistic data and interpretation of corpus and computational findings
• Clear production of research outputs
• Analytical, writing, organisational and quality assurance skills
• Familiarity with Singapore Mandarin, other Mandarin varieties, Chinese dialects, multilingualism, corpus tools or annotation platforms is an advantage