Job title:
Student Assistant Detecting Religious Language in Climate Discourse
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Job description
Offer DescriptionThe interdisciplinary project “Connecting Climate Discourse and Religious Language” of the VU profile theme “Connected World” is looking for two Academy Assistants, one student with technical skills in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and text mining and one with a background in religious studies, linguistics or social sciences. This vacancy concerns the latter position.Based on the work done by the other Academy Assistant with a background in Natural Language Processing and Text mining, you will relate the outcome of the text mining of the archived instances of websites of NGO’s such as Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Fund to religious language and the current societal debates about the environmental issues.You will report your work, such as a coding manual to facilitate the text analysis, to your team and contribute to the final deliverables of the project including a public event and an academic journal article.RequirementsSpecific Requirements
- Expertise in Religious Studies, Linguistics or Social Sciences
- Eager to learn from other disciplines, related to Natural Language Processing and statistical language models
- Completed BA or 3rd year BA in a relevant discipline
- Being enrolled as a student at a university in the Netherlands
Additional InformationBenefitsA challenging position in a socially engaged organisation. At VU Amsterdam, you contribute to education, research and service for a better world. And that is valuable. So in return for your efforts, we offer you:
- a salary € 2.618,00 (SA) gross per month, on a full-time basis. The exact salary depends on your education and experience.
- a position for 0.2 FTE. Your employment contract will last 9 months
We also offer you attractive fringe benefits and regulations. Some examples:
- 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus
Additional commentsAre you interested in this position and do you believe that your experience will contribute to the excellence of our services? In that case, we encourage you to submit your application, even if you don’t meet all requirements.Submitting a diploma is part of the application process.Applications received by e-mail will not be considered.Acquisition in response to this advertisement is not appreciated. Website for additional job detailsWork Location(s)Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Country Netherlands City Amsterdam Postal Code 1081HV Street De Boelelaan 1105 GeofieldWhere to apply WebsiteContact CityAmsterdam WebsiteStreetDe Boelelaan 1105 Postal Code1081 HVSTATUS: EXPIRED
Expected salary
Location
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
Job date
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 05:27:53 GMT
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