24.1298, Jobs: Mandarin Chinese; English; Syntax; NLP: Consultant, Brandeis University

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Subject: 24.1298, Jobs: Mandarin Chinese; English; Syntax; NLP: Consultant, Brandeis University

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Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:17:02
From: Nianwen Xue [xuen at brandeis.edu]
Subject: Mandarin Chinese; English; Syntax; NLP: Consultant, Brandeis University, Massachusetts, USA

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University or Organization: Brandeis University 
Job Location: Massachusetts, USA 
Web Address: http://www.cs.brandeis.edu/~clp
Job Rank: Consultant

Specialty Areas: Syntax; Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Required Language(s): Chinese, Mandarin (cmn)
                      English (eng) 

Description:

Applications are invited for linguistics consultant positions in the Language
and Computation Lab, Department of Computer Science at Brandeis University.
The linguistics consultants are expected to perform syntactic analysis on
Chinese and English natural language data to support the development of a
cutting edge Chinese-English Machine Translation system. The specific form of
employment is flexible depending on the individual situation of the applicant
and can be discussed.

Qualifications:
-  Native or near-native level of proficiency in Mandarin Chinese and English
-  Ph.D. or M.A. in linguistics
-  Training in theoretical syntax, but flexible in one's theoretical
orientation
-  Interested in computational linguistics problems
-  Comfortable working with a computer
-  Eligible to work or can obtain work authorization in the U.S.

Desirable traits/skills:
- Detail-oriented, and enjoying working with linguistic data
- Programming skills with scripting languages such as Perl and Python would be
helpful, but not required
- Strong interest in language and linguistics

Applications including a CV and two reference letters should be submitted via
email.



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: xuen at brandeis.edu 
Contact Information:
	Dr. Nianwen Xue 
	Email: xuen at brandeis.edu 





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