[EDLING:260] [Fwd: Panjabi, Tamil & Uzbek speakers/readers needed!]

[Teresa Pica]

"Stephanie M. Strassel" wrote:
>
> **Please forward widely**
>
> Urgently needed - Philadelphia area native speakers and readers of the
> following languages for a short term project at the University of
> Pennsylvania:
>
>     Panjabi
>     Tamil
>     Uzbek
>
> Penn's Linguistic Data Consortium is working with other research
> organizations to compiling a set of linguistic resources (primarily news
> texts and electronic dictionaries) in several languages to support
> linguistic technology development.
>
> The job involves working with researchers at LDC to select text to be
> translated, check fonts and character encoding for accuracy, and
> annotate news stories for named entities (e.g., finding all the names of
> people, places and organizations mentioned in the documents).
>
> No special skills are required other than basic English skills, basic
> computer skills, and the ability to read one of the target languages.
> We will provide on-the-job training for any specialized tasks.
>
> All candidates must be eligible to work for the University of
> Pennsylvania (current Penn student visa, green card or US Citizen).  All
> work will take place at LDC during normal business hours (Monday-Friday
> 9-6).  This project will last approximately one month.
>
> To apply, send an email to jobs at ldc.upenn.edu.  The email should include
> a copy of your resume, a description of your language skills, your
> availability during the month of August and your employment eligibility
> status (student visa, permanent resident, US citizen, etc.).
>
> For more information about the LDC visit our website at
> http://www.ldc.upenn.edu
>
> --
> Stephanie Strassel
> Associate Director, Data Creation
> Linguistic Data Consortium
> 3600 Market Street, Suite 810  Philadelphia, PA 19104-2653 USA
> phone: 215-898-9681, fax: 215-573-2175
> strassel at ldc.upenn.edu
> http://www.ldc.upenn.edu