PhD position in Ancient Greek and Latin linguistics: Terminology in ancient scientific texts

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PhD position in Ancient Greek and Latin linguistics: Terminology in ancient scientific texts

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Offer DescriptionOur present-day scientific lexicon, replete with Greek and Latin neologisms, offers readily recognizable and lucid building blocks of international communication. However, in antiquity, the distinction between common language and specialized vocabulary was significantly blurred, lacking today’s overtly distinct terminology. The project “The consistency of scientific and scholarly discourse in the ancient world: computational approaches to terminology and formulas in Ancient Greek and Latin technical texts” (3840220) aims to change our understanding of the use and comprehension of terminology within classical literature by pioneering novel methods of analysis. By leveraging corpus-driven research and Natural Language Processing (NLP), the project seeks to provide comprehensive insights into the dynamics of terminological use in the scientific and scholarly discourse of the ancient world, with special attention given to its consistency. The PhD student will closely collaborate with the team, in particular with the postdoctoral scholar (co-applicant of the project). The PhD project will investigate the consistency of terminology in one or multiple scientific domains (including mathematics) in both Greek and Latin texts, based on data that is manually annotated by the PhD student as well as automatically predicted results, using a corpus-linguistic methodology. The student will also investigate the degree of formulaicity of scientific texts, exploring automatic methods to identify and extract formulae.Where to apply WebsiteRequirementsResearch Field Language sciences Education Level Master Degree or equivalentLanguages LATIN Level ExcellentLanguages ANCIENT GREEK Level ExcellentAdditional InformationBenefitsA full-time, 4-year PhD position. The initial contract is 1 year, and can be extended to 4 years upon positive evaluation. For more information on the job application procedure, salary and working conditions at KU Leuven, see: .Eligibility criteria

• You hold an MA in Linguistics, Classics, or a comparable degree, and can present excellent study results.
• You have excellent proficiency in both Ancient Greek and Latin, and are also able to communicate and write in English without any problems.
• You are interested in scientific texts and the challenges that they offer for linguistic analysis. Ideally, you have worked on texts from at least one scientific domain in the past.
• You are familiar with linguistic concepts and methods, in particular from corpus linguistics and lexical semantics.
• You can demonstrate interest in digital approaches to ancient texts.
• Previous experience with text annotation is a strong plus.
• Ideally, you have some programming skills already (e.g. Python, R, Java). If not, you are highly motivated to acquire basic programming skills in the first year of your PhD.

Selection processFor more information, please contact Prof. Dr. Toon Van Hal ( ), Prof. Dr. Margherita Fantoli ( ) and/or Dr. Alek Keersmaekers ( ). Estimated starting date of the position is on October 1, 2024.
The application should be in English, and should include a motivation letter tailored to the project description and advertised profile, a full CV (including detailed university study results), a relevant writing sample (e.g. MA thesis, an article or paper) and contact information of two references.
You can apply for this job no later than 23/08/2024 via theWork Location(s)Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute KU Leuven Country Belgium State/Province Vlaams Brabant City Leuven Postal Code 3000 Street Leuven GeofieldContact State/ProvinceLeuven CityVlaams Brabant StreetLeuven Postal Code3000 E-Mailtoon.vanhal@kuleuven.beSTATUS: EXPIREDShare this page

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Louvain, Brabant Flamand

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Sun, 21 Jul 2024 01:11:39 GMT

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