Join the Lab
Undergraduates
All SFU students are welcomed to come learn in the lab as a guest in our bi-weekly meetings. We discuss relevant readings, participate in tutorials, discuss our ongoing research, and hear from guest speakers. Our current meeting cadence is every other Thursday from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Pacific time. Contact Dr. Ng to be added to the meeting mailing list.
Undergradutes can gain experience doing primary research in linguistics and contribute to published research in computational linguistics conferences and journals. Undergraduate researchers should have experience in either acoustic phonetics (for example, by taking LING 330), natural language processing (by taking LING 250 or similar), or both.
Most undergraduate research in the lab is conducted on a volunteer basis to gain research experience. When paid opportunities arise, they will be made available to undergrads who have been active in the lab for at least one semester and who can commit to membership in the lab for 1 year.
Graduate students
SFU Graduate Students
Current graduate students at SFU are invited to join the lab to contribute to research and make use of lab resources. Contact Dr. Ng to be added to the meeting mailing list.
If you have a project you would like to bring or start with the support of CSL, you should first arrange an informal proposal meeting with Dr. Ng to assess fit.
Prospective graduate students
Students interested in joining the lab as a new graduate advisee under Dr. Ng should meet the following minimum requirements:
- An undergraduate degree (for prospective MA) or Master's degree (for prospective Ph.D.) in linguistics, cognitive science, electrical engineering, or computer science
Completion of the linguistic prerequisites required by the SFU Linguistics (copied here)
- Introduction to Linguistics
- Phonetics
- Phonology
- Syntax
- Morphology
- Semantics
These course are required and students without broad linguistic coursework cannot be admitted to the linguistics department.
In addition, your proposed research topic should be on corpus phonetics or computational models of speech. If these criteria match your background and interests, you can apply for a position using the general graduate admission portal for Simon Fraser University. Funding for new graduate students is not always available and students will not be admitted unless either funding is available for the current admission cycle or a student has secured a scholarship for study independently.
Postdocs
CSL does not currently have capacity to support postdoctoral researchers. When capacity opens, posting will be made on LinguistList. You can indicate your interest in future positions using this form.
Affiliates outside Academia
Scholars and peers outside of the traditional academic environment are invited to connect with the lab on an individual basis to determine if a mutually beneficial relationship can be established.