6.1628, Jobs: Japanese, Computational Ling, Semantics & Chinese

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Subject: 6.1628, Jobs: Japanese, Computational Ling, Semantics & Chinese

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            Helen Dry: Eastern Michigan U. <hdry at emunix.emich.edu>

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                   Ann Dizdar <dizdar at tam2000.tamu.edu>
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1)
Date:  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 13:08:01 EST
From:  MAKI at SALEM.WVNET.EDU
Subject:  Job

2)
Date:  16 Nov 1995 14:01:56 EST
From:  76503.3143 at compuserve.com ("DENIS F. AUSTIN")
Subject:  Computational Linguist Employment

3)
Date:  Sat, 18 Nov 1995 11:23:29 +0800
From:  HSCYT at ccvax.sinica.edu.tw
Subject:  job announcement

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1)
Date:  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 13:08:01 EST
From:  MAKI at SALEM.WVNET.EDU
Subject:  Job

	The Department of Japanese Studies at Salem-Teikyo University
invites applications for a non-tenure track temporal position as
Visiting Instructor in Japanese Language for a duration of 2 modules
(from January 8, 1996 to February 28, 1996). Teaching at the
introductory levels of Japanese (Japanese 3 $ 4). Candidates must have
M.A., native or near-native fluency in Japanese and English. A
temporal accommodation is offered.
	Send a letter of application, CV, and 3 letters of recommendation to:

	Japanese Instructor Search Committee
	Department of Japanese Studies
	Salem-Teikyo University
	223 West Main Street
	PO Box 500 Salem,
	WV 26426-0500 U.S.A.

The deadline for receipt of application is December 15, 1995. For
further information, feel free to e-mail at:

	maki at tansei.cc.u-tokyo.ac.jp
	tanno at salem.wvnet.edu
	yokochi at salem.wvnet.edu

	Salem-Teikyo University is an AA/EOE.
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2)
Date:  16 Nov 1995 14:01:56 EST
From:  76503.3143 at compuserve.com ("DENIS F. AUSTIN")
Subject:  Computational Linguist Employment

TPI Technologies
Department CL
21866 Schmeman
Warren, Michigan 48089-3288
USA
Phone: 810-772-1450	 Fax: 810-772-7620

Re: Employment Opportunity for Computational Linguist

TPI Technologies is a technical documentation firm, specializing in the
 development of technical publications and video presentations for the
 automotive industry. Our products include vehicle owner's manuals, service
 manuals, and competitive comparison studies; technical training programs; and
 production line machine setup and maintenance documentation.

One of our current contracts with a major automobile manufacturing company
 requires the services of a computational linguist to begin work in the
 metropolitan Detroit area in January of 1996, for a period of one

    Manage the vocabulary development process for an English to French
    machine translation system
    Develop English language training material for service technical
    authors
    Train technical authors in use of controlled English
    Participate in development of machine translation quality evaluation
    methodology

Minimum qualifications:

    MS/MA in computational linguistics or equivalent experience
    Outstanding teaching skills
    Excellent oral and written English language communication skills
    Knowledge of the French language
    Additional desirable skills include:

      Native or near native fluency in both English and French languages
      Experience with Common LISP
      Knowledge of or fluency in other major languages, especially German or
      Spanish
      Technical writing experience
      Technical automotive knowledge

Interested and qualified candidates should respond by mail or facsimile with a
 resume and a cover letter that includes salary requirements.

Michael W. Valentine
Technical Publications Manager

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3)
Date:  Sat, 18 Nov 1995 11:23:29 +0800
From:  HSCYT at ccvax.sinica.edu.tw
Subject:  job announcement

November 18, 1995
			   JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

	  INSTITUTE OF HISTORY AND PHILOLOGY, ACADEMIA SINICA

     The Linguistics Division of the Institute of History and
Philology, Academia Sinica invites applications from citizens of the
Republic of China for research positions leading toward tenure track
posts. Currently, one tenure-track position is open, but non-tenure
track post-doctoral positions pending budgetary approval are also
available. The area of specialization is open, but preference will be
given to those in the following fields: phonology (and phonetics),
semantics, Chinese dialect studies, and Chinese minority languages.

     Applicants already holding a Ph.D. will be considered for the
position of Assistant Research Fellow (equivalent to Assistant
Professor) or Post-doctoral Research Specialist.  These are purely
research positions and no teaching is required.  The minimum salary is
NT796,140 (about US$29,500)/yr for Assistant Research Fellow and
NT$576,000(about US$21,333)/yr for Post-doctoral Research Specialist,
plus bonuses.

     Applicants should send a vitae, transcripts from graduate school,
an abstract of the dissertation (including the title, chapter by
chapter summary, methodology, materials, and main conclusions), and
three letters of recommendation to

       Dr. Chiu-yu Tseng, Head
       Linguistics Division
       Institute of History and Philology
       Academia Sinica
       Taipei 115, Taiwan ROC

     The deadline for receipt of these materials is March 31, 1996.
Applicants will be notified of our preliminary decision around the
beginning and May, 1996; those notified of preliminary acceptance
would then be expected to send the complete text of the dissertation
by the end of May, 1996 for evaluation.

     For more information, applicants should write to the address
above or send e-mail to IN%"hscyt at ccvax.sinica.edu.tw".
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