8.301, Jobs: Human lg technology, Applied

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-8-301. Sat Mar 1 1997. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 8.301, Jobs: Human lg technology, Applied

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Date:  Sat, 1 Mar 1997 00:17:55 +0800 (HKT)
From:  Human Language Technology Centre <hltc at cs.ust.hk>
Subject:  HUMAN LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY CENTER

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Date:  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 16:31:06 -0600 (CST)
From:  Peter Gingiss <PJGingiss at UH.EDU>
Subject:   Applied Linguistics

-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------

Date:  Sat, 1 Mar 1997 00:17:55 +0800 (HKT)
From:  Human Language Technology Centre <hltc at cs.ust.hk>
Subject:  HUMAN LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY CENTER

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		   Positions available immediately
	Research associate / Postdoc / RA / Software engineer
 Speech Recognition, Machine Translation, Natural Language Processing

		   HUMAN LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY CENTER
				(HLTC)
	    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Dept of Computer Science / Dept of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

The Human Language Technology Center at HKUST is offering the
following research and engineering positions within a spoken language
translation and understanding project, available immediately:

THE POSITIONS:

- Research associate / Postdoctoral researcher (PhD in EE or CS):
    Research in speech recognition, machine translation, and/or
    natural language processing.  Experience with one or more of the
    following is a plus: ASR systems, MT systems, statistical pattern
    recognition, dependency grammars.
    Salary scale: HK$ 23,725-41,140/month ( US$ 3,000-5,300/month )

- Research assistant (MS or BS, in EE or CS):
    Research and system implementation.  Programming skills in
    C/C++/Unix/Windows required.
    Salary scale: HK$ 13,415-26,020/month ( US$ 1,700-3,300/month )

- Software engineer (MS or BS, in EE or CS):
    System implementation and integration.  Programming skills in
    C/C++/Unix/Windows required.  Experience with software engineering,
    development tools, and user-interface design a plus.
    Salary scale: HK$ 20,505-32,695/month ( US$ 2,600-4,200/month )

- System administrator (MS or BS, in EE or CS):
    Maintenance of large-scale software environments, development tools,
    networking.  Skills in Unix/Windows required.
    Salary scale: HK$ 20,505-32,695/month ( US$ 2,600-4,200/month )

HLTC is a designated High Impact Area research center at HKUST.
Its six core faculty members from the EEE and the CS departments
specialize in speech and signal processing, statistical and corpus-
based NLP, machine translation, information extraction, Chinese
language processing, and related fields.

Interested persons please contact Ms. Brenda Tam (hltc at cs.ust.hk).
Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled.  First
priority will be given to applications received before May 10th, 1997.


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Date:  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 16:31:06 -0600 (CST)
From:  Peter Gingiss <PJGingiss at UH.EDU>
Subject:   Applied Linguistics


JOB OPENING FOR TENURE-TRACK, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS
(pending budgetary approval)

Specialization in second language acquisition required.  Knowledge of
research design and language assessment desired.  Experience in ESL/EFL
composition a plus.  Publications desirable.  Doctorate in hand at time of
employment.  Ph.D. in linguistics preferred.

Send letter of interest and curriculum vitae to Dr. Harmon Boertien, Chair,
Department of English, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-3012, or
fax to (713) 743 3215, or e-mail to hboertien at uh.edu to arrive as much
before TESOL as possible.   We will be interviewing at TESOL.

The University of Houston is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer.  Minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are
encouraged to apply.

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Peter Gingiss						Tel:	743-2974
Department of English                                   Fax:    721-3654
University of Houston
Houston,Texas 77204-3012                                PJGingiss at uh.edu

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