17.62, Jobs: Computational Ling: All Levels, U of Maryland

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LINGUIST List: Vol-17-62. Wed Jan 11 2006. ISSN: 1068 - 4875.

Subject: 17.62, Jobs: Computational Ling: All Levels, U of Maryland

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Date: 04-Jan-2006
From: Fernanda Saba < fsaba at casl.umd.edu >
Subject: Computational Linguistics: All Levels, University of Maryland, MD, USA 

	
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Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 11:56:18
From: Fernanda Saba < fsaba at casl.umd.edu >
Subject: Computational Linguistics: All Levels, University of Maryland, MD, USA 
 

University or Organization: University of Maryland, College Park 
Department: Center for Advanced Study of Language
Job Rank: All Levels  
Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics


Description:

Human Language Technology/Computational Linguistics
Assistant/Associate/Senior Research Scientists

The Center for Advanced Study of Language (CASL), is seeking to expand its
research team in areas related to Human Language Technology (HLT) development,
evaluation, and adaptation for integration into the workplace.
	
CASL, a University-Affiliated Research Center located in a newly built facility
at the University of Maryland, offers HLT researchers the opportunity to pursue
innovative, transdisciplinary research in teams composed of linguists, computer
scientists, engineers, psychologists, anthropologists and second language
acquisition specialists.  

Our mission is to pursue basic and applied research which will help government
language professionals improve their on-the-job performance in linguistic
analysis and foreign language training and testing. We work on complex problems
with authentic data, and we test and evaluate systems with the help of working
language professionals. 

Our research emphasizes multilingual HLT applications (e.g. machine translation,
multilingual summarization, information extraction and retrieval, and speech
processing applications such as language, dialect, and speaker ID).  For
instance, we have used machine learning to speed the development of such
language resources as dictionaries for emerging strategic languages, and data
mining and classification methods to select relevant material to enhance foreign
language learning.  

In addition to our rich internal environment, CASL's affiliation with the
University of Maryland provides opportunities for collaboration with faculty and
students, participation in colloquia, and utilization of the many facilities of
a large research university with a highly ranked HLT faculty. 

Preference will be given to those candidates whose record indicates the ability
to tackle complex, interdisciplinary research and to work with a range of
institutes and researchers. Candidates must have earned a Ph.D. in an area
providing training in Computational Linguistics or HLT (e.g., Computer Science,
Electrical Engineering, Information Science, or Linguistics). Candidates must
hold U.S. citizenship and be willing to obtain a security clearance. For
information on U.S. government security clearances, please see http://www.dss.mil/. 

TO APPLY: Send a letter of application, curriculum vitae including potential
referees, and three representative publications to HLT Positions, CASL,
University of Maryland, Box 25, College Park, MD 20742 or email
jobs at casl.umd.edu. For best consideration apply before 1 April 2006. The
University of Maryland is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.
Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Questions about this position
should be sent by email to ablumberg at casl.umd.edu.


Address for Applications: 

	Fernanda Saba 
	University of Maryland, College Park 
	Center for Advanced Study of Language, Box 25 
	College Park, MD 20742 
	USA  

Application Deadline: Open until filled.

Contact Information:

	Ms. Amanda Blumberg 
	Email: ablumberg at casl.umd.edu 
	Phone: (301)226-8814 
	Website: http://www.casl.umd.edu





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