Research Assistant
Hong Kong Baptist University
- Department
- Department of History
- Rank
- Research Assistant/Associate
- Position type
- Full-time
- Reference
- 25260322
Duties & Responsibilities
- Process, collate, and catalog digitised historical documents in multiple Philippine languages.
- Implement and manage OCR workflows for English, Tagalog, Ilocano, and Ibanag texts.
- Assist with data management, file organization, and creation of searchable digital repositories.
- Provide translation, transcription, and supplementary research support as needed.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, Digital Humanities, Linguistics, or related field.
- Proven experience with OCR software (Tesseract) and programming for text processing (Python or R preferred).
- Essential reading knowledge of Ilocano and Ibanag with ability to translate to/from English.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with ability to work independently.
Appointment
- Full-time, two-year contract position.
Key Dates
- Start date: January 2026