Hi all,

MITACS is a Canadian knowledge mobilization funding agency that runs a summer intern programme for excellent undergraduates in select countries. Most are science-focussed, but there are some computing and DH-related ones that would be of relevance to this community including two at Uleth:

Linking and Using Humanities/Archaeological/Cultural Heritage research data and scholarship: 3D, 2D, and XML

This project involves work on the publication, dissemination, and management of 3D, 2D, and textual Cultural Heritage Data. We will be working with 3D models and the publication of datasets. The project is located at the intersection of Computer Science, Data Management, Scholarly Communication, Semantic Web applications, Computer Visualisation, Digital Cultural Heritage, Anglo-Saxon studies, and the Digital Humanities.

We are particularly interested in students with good computing skills who are interested in working cross disciplinarily. Or Humanities students who are interested in learning more about computing.

Digital Humanities Resources for Linguistic and Humanities research in Gurmukhi Punjabi (Pa)

The project at the intersection of Digital Humanities, Textual editing and scholarship, Natural Language Processing and Computational Linguistics will focus on the development of an digital resources for enabling linguistic and humanities research in Gurmukhi Punjabi (Pa). You will be working in the upcoming Digital Humanities lab at the University of Lethbridge in collaboration with experienced graduate student to develop the work already done in the field. 

We are seeking a student to work with us either on developing Text-to-Speech application for Punjabi language or on development of XML/metadata schema for the Sikh religious text: Shiri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS). This will involve some aspect of the following (depending on student strength(s)): 

* Text-to-Speech application research and development 

*Metadata design and processing for the SGGS  Depending on student interests, skills in the following will be useful: 

* Text-to-Speech development preferably in Gurmukhi Punjabi 

* XML (and related languages and standards) 

* Java/C++ 

* TextualCommunities application 

* Working knowledge of or willingness to learn Gurmukhi Punjabi  

Students who have some of these skills and not others can be trained. We are able and willing to adapt the work to skills students wish to develop.

The student call for applications for Globalink Research Internships is now open. To access the list of eligible projects, please visit our online database at https://globalink.mitacs.ca/.  The deadline to apply is September 20, 2016, at 4:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).

 

The Globalink Research Internship offers a 12-week research project at Canadian universities for high-achieving senior undergraduates from Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia. Starting May 2017, approved students travel to Canada, where they work with a faculty supervisor and other researchers at their host universities.

 

Interns receive:

 

• Stipend for living expenses
• Professional development workshops
• Local Globalink Mentors

 

For more information visit the Globalink Research Internships web page.