job opportunity for students

[Tracy King]

Hi,

   Powerset (part of Microsoft) is aggressively recruiting linguistic annotators for part-time, offsite work beginning as soon as January 2009.  Working with a third-party human resource agency, we are looking for student linguists to help with two distinct projects:

   1. LFG ParseBanking
   2. General NLP Annotation and Evaluation

LFG ParseBanking (1) requires a strong background in syntax while (2) requires only basic competency in general linguistics -- especially in syntax and semantics.

   Job descriptions for both roles are attached. Please forward them to anyone who you think may be interested/qualified as well as to anyone who might know potential candidates. Either assignment would be perfect for advanced undergraduates or underfunded graduate students, but even non-students with an interest in linguistics have worked well for us in the past.  Note: we do not yet know whether we can hire people who are not already eligible to work in the US.

    Thanks in advance for your help,
    Tracy Holloway King


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http://www.linkedin.com/in/tracyhollowayking
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