Computational Linguist P002385 at North West University

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

•  Design, development, and implementation of computer software
• Design, development, and implementation of computer software products relating to human language technology.

 Research Development

• Development of resources relevant to human language technology.

 Research

• Conduct research in the field of computational linguistics and natural language processing.

Minimum requirements

• A bachelor’s degree (NQF Level 7) in Computer Systems or relevant qualification in a related field.
•  A minimum of 2 years’ experience in natural language processing.
•  A minimum of 2 years' experience in at least one of the following languages: PERL, Python, R, C, C , C#, Java.
•  A minimum of 2 years’ experience in in the use of several operating systems, including MS Windows and Linux.
•  A minimum of 2 years’ experience in text processing, machine learning, machine translation and relevant software.

ADDED ADVANTAGES:

•  A postgraduate degree in Language Technology or related field.

KEY FUNCTIONAL/ TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

•  Computer literacy and the ability to easily master new software.
•  Knowledge of other languages.
•  The ability to prioritise, manage and complete several tasks (i.e. multitasking), and to work and excel under time pressure.
•  The ability to function as part of a team and adapt to its work method, and to work independently. 

KEY BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

•  Proper organisational abilities.
•  Creative problem-solving capabilities.
•  Demonstration of language proficiency in order to function optimally in the various functionally multilingual environments of the NWU.