9.1642, Jobs: Computational Ling, English Ling

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-9-1642. Thu Nov 19 1998. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 9.1642, Jobs: Computational Ling, English Ling

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1)
Date:  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 16:27:41 +0100
From:  Gamper Johann <Johann.Gamper at eurac.edu>
Subject:  Computational Ling; European Academy of Bozen

2)
Date:  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 11:36:16 +0100
From:  Niki Ritt <nikolaus.ritt at univie.ac.at>
Subject:  English Linguistics; Prof at Vienna  University

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

Date:  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 16:27:41 +0100
From:  Gamper Johann <Johann.Gamper at eurac.edu>
Subject:  Computational Ling; European Academy of Bozen


The section "Language and law" of the European Academy of Bozen offers
a

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	JOB IN COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS
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The section "Language and law", lead by Prof. Oskar Putzer, focuses on
research and education activities at the intersection between
linguistics and legal practice. The main themes covered are legal and
administrative terminology, languages for special purposes, language
policy and computer-assisted language learning. Research in these
fields is accompanied and supported by a group working in
computational linguistics. The successful candidate will join this
group and mainly work in a project about computer-assisted terminology
extraction.


TASKS:

* building of a parallel Italian/German text corpus
* development of methods for semi-automatic terminology acquisition

REQUIRED:

* MS/PhD in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Mathematics
or related field;
* good programming skills;
* good problem solving and communication skills (both written and verbal);
* interest in basic and applied research

DESIRED:

* knowledge of Italian and/or German

The positions will be filled as soon as possible. There is the
possibility to get a PhD.


HOW TO APPLY:

Interested candidates should send a CV and potential references
(including name and email address) to the following address:
	European Academy of Bozen
	Weggensteinstr. 12/a
	39100 Bozen, Italy
	Tel.: +39 0471 306114
	Fax.: +39 0471 306199
	WWW:  http://www.eurac.edu

The deadline for submission is January 12th, 1999.

For further information contact Johann Gamper (jgamper at eurac.edu).



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Date:  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 11:36:16 +0100
From:  Niki Ritt <nikolaus.ritt at univie.ac.at>
Subject:  English Linguistics; Prof at Vienna  University

PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LINGUISTICS

The Department of English, University of Vienna, has a vacancy for the
position of Professor in English Linguistics. The post is tenable from
October 1st, 2000. Applicants should be able to teach across a broad
area of English Linguistics and have substantial relevant experience in
the field. In their research they should have demonstrated excellence in
the area of descriptive linguistics of present-day English, with
particular concern for its relevance and applicability to language
teacher education (Applied Linguistics for EFL). Applicants should also
be well-versed in and receptive to different theoretical approaches in
linguistics. Administrative experience is desirable.

Applicants will need to have relevant academic qualifications up to the
level of an Austrian habilitation or the equivalent from elsewhere,
together with proven expertise in teaching and academic leadership and a
recognised position in the international scholarly community.

Applications, which should include detailed CV, list of  publications,
summary of courses taught and conference papers given, should arrive no
later than 29th January 1999 at the following address:

Dekanat der Geisteswissenschaftlichen Fakultt der Universitt Wien, Dr.
Karl Lueger-Ring 1, A-1010 Wien, AUSTRIA.

In accordance with ministerial policy, the appointment will be based on
the principle of equal opportunity.

For the full German text of this advertisement, see the homepage of the
Department: http://www.univie.ac.at/Anglistik/.

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