10.1903, Jobs: Computational Linguistics, ESL

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Subject: 10.1903, Jobs: Computational Linguistics, ESL

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Date:  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 16:34:29 +0100
From:  "Barbara.Flammang" <barbara.flammang at systran.lu>
Subject:  Comp Ling: 3 lang specialists at Systran Luxemburg

2)
Date:  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 10:38:50 -0500 (EST)
From:  Lynne.D'Amico-Reisner at linguistlist.org, "Ph.D." <damicolynne at yahoo.com>
Subject:  ESL: Short-term Lecturer at Georgetown Univ/ Sofia, Bulgaria

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

Date:  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 16:34:29 +0100
From:  "Barbara.Flammang" <barbara.flammang at systran.lu>
Subject:  Comp Ling: 3 lang specialists at Systran Luxemburg

Systran Luxembourg S.A., a company based in Luxemburg and developing the
Systran Machine Translation system, has an immediate opening for 3 language
specialists to join its development team in Luxembourg on a full-time basis:

1. Greek-English language specialist

This person will work on the development of the Greek-to-English translation
system, and particularly on the English target language. This includes the
coding of
words and expressions in electronic dictionaries and the maintenance and
creation of linguistic programs.

Profile :
- native English
- excellent knowledge of (modern) Greek
- university degree in philology, linguistics, languages, computational
linguistics or
equivalent
- good knowledge/experience in one or more of the following areas would be
considered an asset :
    * human translation
    * programming
    * programming language : C
    * natural language processing
    * Greek linguistics
    * Ancient Greek
    * computational linguistics
    * languages other than English and Greek
    * ability to work in a team and independently

2. Portuguese-English language specialist

This person will work on the development of the Portuguese-to-English
translation
system, and particularly on the English target language. This includes the
coding of
words and expressions in electronic dictionaries and the maintenance and
creation of linguistic programs.

Profile :
- native English
- excellent knowledge of Portuguese
- university degree in philology, linguistics, languages, computational
linguistics or
equivalent
- good knowledge/experience in one or more of the following areas would be
considered an asset :
    * human translation
    * programming
    * programming language : C
    * natural language processing
    * Romance philology
    * computational linguistics
    * languages other than English and Portuguese, preferably Spanish
    * ability to work in a team and independently

3. French-Portuguese language specialist

This person will work on the development of the French-to-Portuguese
translation
system, and particularly on the Portuguese target language. This includes
the coding of
words and expressions in electronic dictionaries and the maintenance and
creation of linguistic programms.

Profile :
- native Portuguese
- excellent knowledge of French and good knowledge of English
- university degree in philology, linguistics, languages, computational
linguistics or
equivalent
- good knowledge/experience in one or more of the following areas would be
considered an asset :
    * human translation
    * programming
    * programming language : C
    * natural language processing
    * Romance philology
    * computational linguistics
    * ability to work in a team and independently

If you are interested in one of these job opportunities and you believe to
fulfil the required profile, please E-mail your CV, including full details of
education, qualifications and previous experience to :

Pierre.Thillen at Systran.lu

Alternatively, please send a paper copy to :

Mr. Pierre Thillen
Systran Luxembourg
12, rue de Vianden
L - 2680 Luxembourg

-------------------------------- Message 2 -------------------------------

Date:  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 10:38:50 -0500 (EST)
From:  Lynne.D'Amico-Reisner at linguistlist.org, "Ph.D." <damicolynne at yahoo.com>
Subject:  ESL: Short-term Lecturer at Georgetown Univ/ Sofia, Bulgaria

Rank of Job: short-term lecturer
Areas Required: ESL only
Other Desired Areas:
University or Organization: Georgetown University
Department: East Central European Scholarship Program
State or Province: Washington, DC
Country: Sofia, BULGARIA
Final Date of Application: December 31, 1999
Contact: Lynne D'Amico-Reisner,Ph.D. damicolynne at yahoo.com

Address for Applications:
6156 31st St., NW
Washington
DC 20015
USA

Strong ESL teachers needed to participate in 12-week English Studies and
Intercultural Training Program for elite training group in Sofia,
Bulgaria. Dynamic, content-based/task-based language program. Excellent
professional opportunity.  January 16-April 16, 2000.  Stipend plus
private room with bath, 3 meals per day, transportation to/from site,
health insurance.  E-mail resume.

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