Two PhD candidates, Descriptive/Documentary Linguistics in Indonesia
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Job Description
Leiden University seeks two PhD candidates for a project on automated documentation of endangered Indonesian languages. Responsibilities include fieldwork, data analysis, and evaluating AI tools for transcription and translation. Applicants need a Master's degree in linguistics and demonstrated interest in language documentation, with Indonesian language skills being a plus.
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Key Responsibilities
- Presenting (joint) research results at workshops and conferences
- Participating in meetings and training sessions of the project research group.
- Collecting audio-visual linguistic and cultural data through fieldwork in Indonesia
- Transcribing, annotating, analysing and archiving naturalistic language data
- Testing and evaluating tools for automated linguistic data annotation and analysis
- Publishing (joint) research results and writing a PhD-thesis within the period of appointment
- Publishing (joint) research results and writing a PhD-thesis
- within the period of appointment
- (Assisting in) teaching activities at bachelor level
- (Assisting in) the organisation of knowledge dissemination activities
Requirements
- A Master’s degree in linguistics, completed before the start date
- Demonstrated interest in language documentation, field linguistics, descriptive linguistics or similar
- Excellent research and academic English skills
- Working knowledge of Indonesian, or willingness to acquire this within the first half year of the project
- A strong cooperative attitude and interest to engage in collaborative research
- Fieldwork experience in a non-western context is a plus
- Preference will be given to candidates from Indonesia in cases of equal suitability.
About This Position
When do applications close for this position?
Applications for Two PhD candidates, Descriptive/Documentary Linguistics in Indonesia at Leiden University close on 25 October 2026. Make sure your application reaches the university's recruitment system before the deadline — late submissions are generally not accepted.
Where is this position based?
The position is based at Leiden University, in Leiden, NL. Check the job description above for flexible or hybrid arrangements.
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