Jobs: 8 Offers
Philippe Blache
pb at lpl.univ-aix.fr
Sat Dec 11 09:03:52 UTC 1999
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1/ From: "Barbara.Flammang" <barbara.flammang at systran.lu>
Subject: Comp Ling: 3 lang specialists at Systran Luxemburg
2/ From: "Pierre Eggermont" <Pierre.Eggermont at lhs.be>
Subject: Czech/ Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products (L&H), Belgium
3/ From: "Pierre Eggermont" <Pierre.Eggermont at lhs.be>
Subject: Comp Ling: Project Manager/Turkish at L&H/ Ieper, Belgium
4/ From: "Pierre Eggermont" <Pierre.Eggermont at lhs.be>
Subject: Comp Ling:Project Manager at Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products
(L&H), Belgium
5/ From: "Pierre Eggermont" <Pierre.Eggermont at lhs.be>
Subject: Comp Ling:Language Specialist at Lernout & Hauspie Speech
Products,Belgium
6/ From: "Pierre Eggermont" <Pierre.Eggermont at lhs.be>
Subject: Comp Ling: Language Specialist/ Bahassa - Ieper, Belgium
7/ From: "Pierre Eggermont" <Pierre.Eggermont at lhs.be>
Subject: Comp Ling: Project Manager/Vietnamese - Ieper, Belgium
8/ From: "Fons Maes" <Maes at kub.nl>
Subject: Comp Ling/Discourse: Lecturer/ Tilburg University,
The Netherlands
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1/ 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
__________________________________________________________________________
2/ From: "Pierre Eggermont" <Pierre.Eggermont at lhs.be>
Subject: Czech/ Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products (L&H), Belgium
Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products (L&H) is the world's leading provider of
speech and language technology products, solutions, and services to
businesses
and individuals worldwide. It is our mission to break down language barriers
through advanced translation technology and to enable people to interact by
voice in any language with the machines that empower them. Founded in 1987
L&H
has revolutionized the development and application of advanced speech and
language technologies. The company delivers the broadest array of consumer,
business, and industry offerings in automatic dictation, translation, sound
compression, voice synthesis, and industrial documentation.
As a NASDAQ and EASDAQ quoted company and headquartered in Ieper (Belgium),
L&H
maintains offices in more than forty nations in Europe, Asia, the Middle
East,
North America, and South America. With over 1,750 employees - mainly
linguists,
scientists and engineers - we generated an annual revenue of $211.6 million
in
1998.
For the development of language and speech technology, L&H currently has an
opening in its International Headquarters in Ieper (Belgium) for a (m/f):
*******************************************
Language Specialist Czech
Speech and Language Technology
*******************************************
Function:
* You will work within a multi-disciplinary team of linguists, engineers and
programmers on the development of software systems in the field of Speech,
Artificial Intelligence and Language.
* In the startup phase, your tasks will typically include: basic phonetic
and
language study in view of technology development and assessment of third
party
providers of data and/or technology.
* You will be involved in all aspects of the development life cycle and
focus
on system specification and design, implementation of linguistic rule sets,
creation of acoustic and lexical databases, grapheme to phoneme conversion,
prosodic analysis, software testing and quality control, preparation of
documentation.
* Training is given both on-the-job and through lectures and technical
documentation.
* Dedicated development environments are provided which allow language
specialists to focus on their content: formalizing linguistic knowledge.
* You will report to the group or project manager.
Profile:
* University degree in philology or linguistics, or equivalent;
* (near) native Czech speaker with a conversational level of English;
* Solid grounding in linguistic theory;
* Good knowledge of and/or experience in one or more of the following areas:
speech processing, natural language processing (NLP), computational
linguistics, programming, other languages;
* Ability to work in a team and independently;
* IT literate;
* Perseverance, accuracy and thoroughness;
* Good social and communicative abilities;
* Willingness to travel abroad for limited periods of time.
**********************************************************
If you are interested in this job opportunity and you believe to fulfil the
required profile, we have to meet each other.
Please send your application letter and detailed resume to:
Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products
Personnel Department
Mailto:job-announce at lhs.be
attn. Mr. Pierre Eggermont
Flanders Language Valley 50
B-8900 Ieper
BELGIUM
Fax: int+ 32 (0)57.20.84.89
To learn more about Lernout & Hauspie and its products, visit our homepage:
http://www.lhsl.com
__________________________________________________________________________
3/ From: "Pierre Eggermont" <Pierre.Eggermont at lhs.be>
Subject: Comp Ling: Project Manager/Turkish at L&H/ Ieper, Belgium
[...]
******************************************************************
Project Manager
Development Turkish Language & Speech Technology
******************************************************************
Function:
* You will manage and coordinate software development projects in the area
of
language and speech processing technology and systems for Turkish.
* You will coordinate the start-up of the Turkish language development team,
including a.o. recruitment and logistics.
* You will supervise, coach and motivate a team of linguists and engineers
based both in Ieper and Turkey
* You will streamline the gathering of corpora and acoustic data, the
development of an L&H specific grammars and lexicons for Turkish and the
translation of the linguistic data to software based on L&H technology.
* You will ensure that the quality and timing standards set out by L&H are
reached.
* You will actively participate in the technical aspects of the project.
* You will maintain good contacts with the different departments within L&H
and
relevant Turkish institutes, organizations, etc. .
Profile:
* Relevant university degree preferably in computer science or
(computational)
linguistics;
* Experience in management of development projects, preferably in the field
of
natural language and/or speech processing;
* Near-native or native speaker of Turkish and a conversational level of
English;
* Good knowledge of and experience in at least two of the following areas:
speech processing, phonetics, lexicography, computational linguistics,
natural
language processing (NLP), programming, (e.g. C, C++, script languages,),
other
languages;
* Ability to work in a team and independently;
* Perseverance, accuracy and thoroughness;
* Good social and communicative abilities;
* Self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit;
* Willingness to travel for limited periods of time.
[...]
__________________________________________________________________________
4/ From: "Pierre Eggermont" <Pierre.Eggermont at lhs.be>
Subject: Comp Ling:Project Manager at Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products
(L&H), Belgium
[...]
For the development of language and speech technology, L&H currently has an
opening in its International Headquarters in Ieper (Belgium) for a (m/f):
***************************************************************
Project Manager
Development Urdu Language & Speech Technology
***************************************************************
Function:
* You will manage and coordinate software development projects in the area
of
language and speech processing technology and systems for Urdu.
* You will coordinate the start-up of the Urdu language development team,
including a.o. recruitment and logistics.
* You will supervise, coach and motivate a team of linguists and engineers
based
in Ieper, Singapore and Pakistan
* You will streamline the gathering of corpora and acoustic data, the
development of an L&H specific grammars and lexicons for Urdu and the
translation of the linguistic data to software based on L&H technology.
* You will ensure that the quality and timing standards set out by L&H are
reached.
* You will actively participate in the technical aspects of the project.
* You will maintain good contacts with the different departments within L&H
and
relevant Pakistani, Indian and Singaporean institutes, organizations, etc. .
Profile:
* Relevant university degree preferably in computer science or
(computational)
linguistics;
* Experience in management of development projects, preferably in the field
of
natural language and/or speech processing;
* Near-native or native speaker of Urdu and a conversational level of
English;
* Good knowledge of and experience in at least two of the following areas:
speech processing, phonetics, lexicography, computational linguistics,
natural
language processing (NLP), programming, (e.g. C, C++, script languages,?),
other
languages;
* Ability to work in a team and independently;
* Perseverance, accuracy and thoroughness;
* Good social and communicative abilities;
* Self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit;
* Willingness to travel for limited periods of time.
[...]
__________________________________________________________________________
5/ From: "Pierre Eggermont" <Pierre.Eggermont at lhs.be>
Subject: Comp Ling:Language Specialist at Lernout & Hauspie Speech
Products,Belgium
[...]
For the development of language and speech technology, L&H currently has an
opening in its International Headquarters in Ieper (Belgium) for a (m/f):
*******************************************
Language Specialist Belarussian
Speech and Language Technology
*******************************************
Function:
* You will work within a multi-disciplinary team of linguists, engineers and
programmers on the development of software systems in the field of Speech,
Artificial Intelligence and Language.
* In the startup phase, your tasks will typically include: basic phonetic
and
language study in view of technology development and assessment of third
party
providers of data and/or technology.
* You will be involved in all aspects of the development life cycle and
focus on
system specification and design, implementation of linguistic rule sets,
creation of acoustic and lexical databases, grapheme to phoneme conversion,
prosodic analysis, software testing and quality control, preparation of
documentation.
* Training is given both on-the-job and through lectures and technical
documentation.
* Dedicated development environments are provided which allow language
specialists to focus on their content: formalizing linguistic knowledge.
* You will report to the group or project manager.
Profile:
* University degree in philology or linguistics, or equivalent;
* (near) native Belarussian speaker with a conversational level of English;
* Solid grounding in linguistic theory;
* Good knowledge of and/or experience in one or more of the following areas:
speech processing, natural language processing (NLP), computational
linguistics,
programming, other languages;
* Ability to work in a team and independently;
* IT literate;
* Perseverance, accuracy and thoroughness;
* Good social and communicative abilities;
* Willingness to travel abroad for limited periods of time.
[...]
__________________________________________________________________________
6/ From: "Pierre Eggermont" <Pierre.Eggermont at lhs.be>
Subject: Comp Ling: Language Specialist/ Bahassa - Ieper, Belgium
[...]
For the development of language and speech technology, L&H currently has an
opening in its International Headquarters in Ieper (Belgium) for a (m/f):
*********************************************
Language Specialist Bahassa
Speech and Language Technology
*********************************************
Function:
* You will work within a multi-disciplinary team of linguists, engineers and
programmers on the development of software systems in the field of Speech,
Artificial Intelligence and Language.
* In the startup phase, your tasks will typically include: basic phonetic
and
language study in view of technology development and assessment of third
party
providers of data and/or technology.
* You will be involved in all aspects of the development life cycle and
focus
on system specification and design, implementation of linguistic rule sets,
creation of acoustic and lexical databases, grapheme to phoneme conversion,
prosodic analysis, software testing and quality control, preparation of
documentation.
* Training is given both on-the-job and through lectures and technical
documentation.
* Dedicated development environments are provided which allow language
specialists to focus on their content: formalizing linguistic knowledge.
* You will report to the group or project manager.
Profile:
* university degree in philology or linguistics, or equivalent;
* (near) native Bahassa speaker with a conversational level of English;
* solid grounding in linguistic theory;
* good knowledge of and/or experience in one or more of the following areas:
speech processing, natural language processing (NLP), computational
linguistics,
programming, other languages;
* ability to work in a team and independently;
* IT literate;
* perseverance, accuracy and thoroughness;
* good social and communicative abilities;
* willingness to travel abroad for limited periods of time.
[...]
__________________________________________________________________________
7/ From: "Pierre Eggermont" <Pierre.Eggermont at lhs.be>
Subject: Comp Ling: Project Manager/Vietnamese - Ieper, Belgium
Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products (L&H) is the world?s leading provider of
speech and language technology products, solutions, and services to
businesses
and individuals worldwide. It is our mission to break down language barriers
through advanced translation technology and to enable people to interact by
voice?in any language?with the machines that empower them. Founded in 1987
L&H
has revolutionized the development and application of advanced speech and
language technologies. The company delivers the broadest array of consumer,
business, and industry offerings in automatic dictation, translation, sound
compression, voice synthesis, and industrial documentation.
As a NASDAQ and EASDAQ quoted company and headquartered in Ieper (Belgium),
L&H
maintains offices in more than forty nations in Europe, Asia, the Middle
East,
North America, and South America. With over 1,750 employees - mainly
linguists,
scientists and engineers - we generated an annual revenue of $211.6 million
in
1998.
For the development of language and speech technology, L&H currently has an
opening in its International Headquarters in Ieper (Belgium) for a (m/f):
************************************************************************
Project Manager
Development Vietnamese Language & Speech Technology
************************************************************************
Function:
* You will manage and coordinate software development projects in the area
of
language and speech processing technology and systems for Vietnamese.
* You will coordinate the start-up of the Vietnamese language development
team,
including a.o. recruitment and logistics.
* You will supervise, coach and motivate a team of linguists and engineers
based
both in Ieper, Singapore and Vietnam.
* You will streamline the gathering of corpora and acoustic data, the
development of an L&H specific grammars and lexicons for Vietnamese and the
translation of the linguistic data to software based on L&H technology.
* You will ensure that the quality and timing standards set out by L&H are
reached.
* You will actively participate in the technical aspects of the project.
* You will maintain good contacts with the different departments within L&H
and
relevant Singaporean and Vietnamese institutes, organizations, etc. .
Profile:
* relevant university degree preferably in computer science or
(computational)
linguistics;
* experience in management of development projects, preferably in the field
of
natural language and/or speech processing;
* near-native or native speaker of Vietnamese and a conversational level of
English;
* good knowledge of and experience in at least two of the following areas:
speech processing, phonetics, lexicography, computational linguistics,
natural
language processing (NLP), programming, (e.g. C, C++, script languages,?),
other languages;
* ability to work in a team and independently;
* perseverance, accuracy and thoroughness;
* good social and communicative abilities;
* self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit;
* willingness to travel for limited periods of time.
**********************************************************
If you are interested in this job opportunity and you believe to fulfil the
required profile, we have to meet each other.
Please send your application letter and detailed resume to:
/---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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| Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products |
| Personnel Department |
| |
| Mailto:job-announce at lhs.be |
| |
| attn. Mr. Pierre Eggermont |
| Flanders Language Valley 50 |
| B-8900 Ieper |
| BELGIUM |
| Fax: int+ 32 (0)57.20.84.89 |
\---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------/
To learn more about Lernout & Hauspie and its products, visit our homepage:
http://www.lhsl.com
__________________________________________________________________________
8/ From: "Fons Maes" <Maes at kub.nl>
Subject: Comp Ling/Discourse: Lecturer/ Tilburg University,
The Netherlands
Tilburg (The Netherlands)
Tilburg University
Faculty of Arts
Programme `Professional Communication and New Digital Media'
LECTURER
The Faculty of Arts at Tilburg University offers a new master's
programme "Professional Communication and New Digital Media"
starting September 1, 2000. In relation with this programme, the
faculty now has a vacancy for:
LECTURER IN PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION AND NEW
DIGITAL MEDIA (full-time)
Candidates must be able to make a contribution to:
- the development of teaching materials and courses in the fields of
digital business communication and new media technology (for a
draft of the programme see: http://let.kub.nl/bdm );
- developing and implementing computer-based facilities for
teaching and instruction;
- setting up and carrying out (contract) research in the field of
professional communication and new digital media.
Candidates must meet the following requirements:
- a master's degree in one of the subdisciplines of linguistics
(e.g., language and information science, discourse studies, alpha
informatics, communication studies);
- strong affinity with, and familiarity with, recent developments in
the field of digital media, either technically (design, techniques,
implementation) or organizationally (management, making and
implementing media policies in organizations);
- broad deployability in instructional and organizational tasks;
- demonstrable didactic qualities.
Further particulars:
- The faculty has a strong preference for a candidate with a PhD
and with research experience in a subject relevant to the new
programme.
- In principle, the contract will be for a four-year period. The
availability of a tenure position will depend on the evaluation of the
new
programme that will then take place.
- Formally, employment will be either at the Department of
Language and Information Science or at that of Discourse Studies,
depending on the research affinity.
Salary
Pay classification is according to level of experience and expertise,
with
a maximum of Dfl. 8,429.- per month (salary scale 12).
Information
More information about the vacancy can be obtained from
Prof. H. Bunt (harry.bunt at kub.nl) or Dr. A. Maes (maes at kub.nl).
Applications
Please send - before 15 December 1999 - your application or E-
mail, with curriculum vitae or link to your website to:
Dr. A. Maes
Arts Faculty
Tilburg University
P.O. Box 90153
5000 LE Tilburg
maes at kub.nl
Fons Maes
Discourse Studies Group
Tilburg University
POBox 90153
5000 LE Tilburg
phone ** 31 13 466 2058
fax ** 31 13 466 3110
http://cwis.kub.nl/~fdl/general/people/maes/
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