Jobs: 7 Offers
Philippe Blache
pb at harar.lpl.univ-aix.fr
Tue Jun 1 12:50:40 UTC 1999
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1/ From: "Mark Lewellen" <mlewellen at apptek.com>
Subject: Computational Linguist
2/ From: pvanmeurs at tegic.com
Subject: Job announcement Computational Linguist
3/ From: Sandra Kuebler <kuebler at kamke.sfs.nphil.uni-tuebingen.de>
Subject: Job Opening: Corpus Linguist
4/ From: Therese Labelle-Audy <therese.labelle-audy at UMontreal.CA>
Subject: full-time professor - EBSI/Universite de Montreal
5/ From: Jodi Scheffler <jodisch at microsoft.com>
Subject: NL Program Manager @ Microsoft/ Redmond, WA USA
6/ From: eric at scs.leeds.ac.uk
Subject: 3year PhD grants Leeds Uni
7/ From: Ruslan Mitkov <R.Mitkov at wlv.ac.uk>
Subject: Studentship at Wolverhampton: multilingual anaphora resolution
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1/ From: "Mark Lewellen" <mlewellen at apptek.com>
Subject: Computational Linguist
Career Opportunity for a Computational Linguist:
L&H - AppTek, located in McLean, VA., (near Washington DC)
seeks a computational linguist. Relevant backgrounds include,
but are not restricted to the following:
* Text-to-Speech
* Approximate / fuzzy string matching techniques
* Statistical / probabilistic NLP approaches
* Information retrieval
Requirements:
* Ph.D. or A.B.D. in Computational Linguistics or related field
(M.S. considered)
* Work experience involving computer programming
* Expertise in at least one language in addition to English
* U.S. citizenship
Pay: commensurate with your experience.
Send your CV by one of the following methods:
* e-mail: mlewellen at apptek.com
* fax: 703-734-5703 attn: Dr. Mark Lewellen
* mail: Dr. Mark Lewellen
L&H-AppTek
1420 Beverly Rd. #350
McLean, VA 22101
Please find us at the ACL conference, to be held at the University
of Maryland, June 23-26.
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2/ From: pvanmeurs at tegic.com
Subject: Job announcement Computational Linguist
Tegic Communications (http://www.tegic.com) is looking for a computational
linguist.
Description:
The computational linguist will be responsible for research and development
to support Tegic's text input system in a variety of languages If you are
interested in working in the fast paced, exciting area of research and
development of commercial software at the "cutting edge" of technology, then
this is a job which will provide you with such opportunities. Tegic offers
many additional benefits, including health insurance, dental, 401K plan, and
(privately held) stock options.
Required:
Degree in computational linguistics with emphasis on lexicography,
knowledge extraction, morphological analysis and Statistical language
analysis
Experience with development of (commercial) software products
Experience with research in computational linguistics
Strong programming skills (preferably C/C++)
Desired:
Familiarity with a large number of languages (preferably Eastern
European/Semitic/Asian)
Familiarity with the analysis of large corpora
5+ years of experience in the field of computational linguistics
Active participation in the community of computational linguistics
Familiarity with C/C++, Perl, Windows NT operating system, compression
algorithms helpful
Company Background:
Tegic Communications (http:/www.tegic.com) is a fast growing company which
offers very competitive salaries.
Tegic Communications, has developed software which allows users to enter
text on wireless devices such as wireless phones or pagers in a fast and
efficient manner. We have been very successful in securing licenses with
most of the major cell phone manufacturers and many of the smaller
companies.
Unlike the "multi-tap' method in which the user has to tap the "2-ABC"-key
three times to get a "c" for instance, the user can just hit the "2-ABC" key
once. The software will determine which word the user is likely to be
typing. In order for this to work in a variety of languages we require an
understanding of how people actually use the language.
For this we have developed an extensive suite of tools to analyze large
amounts of text corpora. The contributions a computational linguist could
make here are numerous. We are dealing with issues of corpus selection,
corpus classification, performance analysis, morphological analysis and
generation, word compounding, syntactical analysis, text segmentation and
many more. We are offering an opportunity for the computational linguist to
do research in many areas. We are looking for someone who has research
experience as well as the ability to identify areas of improvement for our
products and deliver a solution, all in a timely manner.
We have developed our technology for a dozen languages as well as Chinese
(stroke and phonetic based) and Japanese. Each language has its own
challenges and we are expanding quickly into many additional languages.
We are also looking into expanding into new technologies to broaden our
product base. This will require identification of and research into many new
opportunities, research for which we need the contributions of a skilled
computational linguist.
If you have any additional questions please contact me via e-mail.
Pim van Meurs
Manager Computational Linguistics
Linguistic Research and Development Group
Tegic Communications
2001 Western Ave Suite 210
Seattle WA 98121
(206) 343-7001 Phone
(206) 343-7004 Fax
pvanmeurs at tegic.com
http://www.tegic.com
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3/ From: Sandra Kuebler <kuebler at kamke.sfs.nphil.uni-tuebingen.de>
Subject: Job Opening: Corpus Linguist
JOB OPENING: SYNTACTIC ANNOTATION OF TEXT CORPORA
UNIVERSITY OF TUEBINGEN
DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS
DIVISION OF COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS
The Division of Computational Linguistics in the Dept. of Linguistics
at the University of Tuebingen, Germany has received external funding
for a three-year project (April 1999 - December 2001) in Corpus
Linguistics and Corpus Annotation. The project will be carried out in
collaboration with the Institut fuer deutsche Sprache (IDS) in
Mannheim and the Institut fuer Maschinelle Sprachverarbeitung (IMS) at
the University of Stuttgart.
The main goal of the research at Tuebingen is the automatic annotation
of text corpora for German at the level of morpho-syntactic annotation
and partial syntactic annotation.
Candidates for the position should have sound knowledge of German
grammar and should be familiar with the theory and implementation of
finite-state automata, finite-state transducers and robust parsing
techniques. Programming experience in C or C++ is highly desirable.
The successful candidate would be expected to take up the position as
soon as possible. The position is at the rank of "Wissenschaftlicher
Mitarbeiter" (M.A. degree or Ph.D. degree required). The salary is on
the German payscale of BAT IIa; minimum of 70 000 DM per year.
Applications should include CV and an outline of research experience
and interests. Names and addresses of references would be helpful.
Applications should be sent by mail or email to the address below.
Erhard W. Hinrichs und Sandra Kuebler
Seminar fuer Sprachwissenschaft
Abt. Computerlinguistik
Eberhard-Karls Universitaet Tuebingen
Wilhelmstr. 113
D-72074 Tuebingen
Germany
email: eh at sfs.nphil.uni-tuebingen.de
Applications received by July 5th, 1999 will receive full
consideration.
In case of equal qualifications, preference will be given to persons
with disabilities.
The University of Tuebingen strives to increase the representation of
female scientists. Women are, therefore, especially encouraged to
apply.
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4/ From: Therese Labelle-Audy <therese.labelle-audy at UMontreal.CA>
Subject: full-time professor - EBSI/Universite de Montreal
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For release
Full-time professor
L'Ecole de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l'information (EBSI) de
la Faculte des arts et des sciences de l'Universite de Montreal is
seeking a full-time professor (at the assistant level) in the area of
electronic information management.
Description
The successful candidate will teach at the graduate level (master and
Ph.D. programs) and conduct research in electronic information
management more specifically in the areas of natural language
processing, text analysis and structured documents (SGML, XML). He or
she will supervise master's and doctoral research and may also teach at
the undergraduate level.
Qualifications
Ph.D. (completed or nearing completion) in information science,
computational linguistics, computer science or in a related discipline.
Aptitude for teaching and research. Excellent knowledge of French.
Salary
Based on the Universite de Montréal collective agreement.
Starting date
January 1st, 2000
Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, with names, addresses and
phone numbers and three referees letters, before June 30, 1999 to:
Dr Gilles Deschatelets, Directeur
Ecole de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l'information
Universite de Montreal
C.P. 6128, succ. Centre-ville
Montreal (Québec) H3C 3J7
CANADA
In concordance with the requirements of Immigration Canada, priority
will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
The Universite de Montreal is committed to an employment equity program
which includes special measures to ensure diversity among its faculty
and staff.
All teaching activities at the Universite de Montreal are conducted in
French.
For more information on EBSI, please consult our Web site:
http://www.fas.umontreal.ca/EBSI
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professeure ou professeur a plein temps
L'Ecole de bibliotheconomie et des sciences de l'information (EBSI) de
la Faculte des arts et des sciences de l'Universite de Montréal est a la
recherche d'une professeure ou d'un professeur adjoint a plein temps
dans le domaine de la gestion de l'information electronique.
fonctions
Enseignement aux 2e et 3e cycles et recherche en gestion de
l’information electronique, plus specifiquement, dans le domaine du
traitement automatique des langues naturelles et de l’analyse des
donnees textuelles et des documents structures (SGML, XML). La personne
choisie sera appelee a encadrer et a superviser des recherches
doctorales et éventuellement, a enseigner au 1er cycle.
exigences
Doctorat (Ph.D.) complete ou sur le point d'etre obtenu en sciences de
l'information, en linguistique informatique, en informatique ou dans une
discipline pertinente. Aptitudes a l'enseignement et a la recherche.
Excellente connaissance du francais.
traitement
Selon la convention collective en vigueur.
date d'entree en fonction
Le 1er janvier 2000.
Les personnes intéressées doivent faire parvenir leur curriculum vitae
accompagne de trois lettres de reference, au plus tard le 30 juin 1999 à
:
M. Gilles Deschatelets, Directeur
Ecole de bibliotheconomie et des sciences de l'information
Universite de Montreal
C.P. 6128, succ. Centre-ville
Montreal (Québec) H3C 3J7
Canada
Conformement aux exigences prescrites en matiere d'immigration au
Canada, cet avis s'adresse en priorite aux citoyens canadiens et aux
residents permanents du Canada.
L'Universite de Montreal souscrit à un programme d'acces a l'egalite en
emploi pour les femmes et aux principes d’equite en matiere d’emploi.
Pour en connaitre plus sur l'EBSI, vous pouvez consulter sa page web :
http://www.fas.umontreal.ca/EBSI/
--
Thérèse Labelle-Audy
therese.labelle-audy at umontreal.ca
Secrétaire de direction - EBSI
Université de Montréal
téléphone : 343-7400 ou 343-6111 p. 5103
télécopieur : 343-5753
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5/ From: Jodi Scheffler <jodisch at microsoft.com>
Subject: NL Program Manager @ Microsoft/ Redmond, WA USA
GROUP PROGRAM MANAGER
The Natural Language Group (NLG) is Microsoft's central organization for
development of advanced linguistic technology. This strategic and growing
group critical for making software easier for customers to use and central
to Microsoft's future. The features ship in all of Microsoft's key
applications and systems products, including Office, Windows and several
consumer apps. Enabling computers to understand natural language is a
difficult, fascinating, and critical task. Microsoft has amassed some of the
top linguists in the world and we are in the business of developing and
shipping high quality linguistic features such as grammars, and search
engines and eventually machine translation. The GPM position is responsible
for driving planning, design, schedules and integration of the NL features.
The ideal leader will coordinate with NLG's development and test
organizations, research, and the various client management teams. This
person will be responsible for driving and evangelizing smart design
strategies and influencing technical directions. Because of the technical
challenges associated with this position, the ideal candidate will have
broad experience in shipping technical products. Qualifications include a
minimum of 7 years program management experience including leadership and
management experience. Prior GPM experience preferred and bi-lingual and/or
linguistic skills are a plus. Software engineering background and strong
communication skills required. A BA/BS degree in Computer Science preferred.
Please send resume to SSolar at Microsoft.com
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6/ From: eric at scs.leeds.ac.uk
Subject: 3year PhD grants Leeds Uni
Please pass this on to local newsgroups for Undergrads/Masters students:
3-Year PhD Studentships at Leeds University, Yorkshire, England
The School of Computer Studies, Leeds University, has several 3-year
PhD studentships available, to include fees (UK or International as
appropriate) and living costs at standard (EPSRC) rates.
Applicants with interests related to current research topics are
particularly welcome, including:
Corpus-based Natural Language Processing
Data Oriented Parsing and its applications
Natural Language Learning
NLL applied to SETI: the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence
Automatic Indexing for Intelligent Document Retrieval
Speech and Language Technology for English Language Teaching
Candidates should have (or expect) a good Bachelors/Masters degree in
Computing, Linguistics, Mathematics or a related subject.
If interested, please contact Eric Atwell (eric at scs.leeds.ac.uk)
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, preferrably by June 10th 1999 -
please email summary of academic career including (expected) grades.
For more details, see:
http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk - School of Computer Studies
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/intro/ - about Leeds
http://www.accessnv.com/nids/JElliott_essay.shtml - NLL applied to SETI
http://www.worldoflanguage.com/atwell-1.htm - SALT applied to language teaching
Eric Atwell, Senior Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence, SOCRATES Coordinator,
and Director, Centre for Computer Analysis of Language And Speech (CCALAS)
School of Computer Studies, University of Leeds, LEEDS LS2 9JT, England
EMAIL: eric at scs.leeds.ac.uk TEL: (44)113-2335761 FAX: (44)113-2335468
WWW: http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/scs/public/staff/eric.html
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7/ From: Ruslan Mitkov <R.Mitkov at wlv.ac.uk>
Subject: Studentship at Wolverhampton: multilingual anaphora resolution
RESEARCH STUDENTSHIP
(Current value of bursary £ 6,500)
The University of Wolverhampton, School of Languages and European
Studies invites applications for a research studentship in
Computational Linguistics. The successful candidate will work on
a multilingual anaphora resolution project. We are looking for
candidates with a good honours degree in Computational Linguistics or
Computer Science, with excellent programming skills and some
experience in Natural Language Processing. Overseas candidates must
have a good command of English. All applicants must have
knowledge of a language other than English.
The successful candidate is expected to start the studentship
in September 1999.
For further information about the project, please contact
Prof. Ruslan Mitkov, tel. 01902 322471, Email R.Mitkov at wlv.ac.uk.
Formal applications must be made to:
The Research Support Unit
University of Wolverhampton
Dudley Campus
Castle View
Dudley
DY1 3HR
and must include a completed application form (to be requested from
Mrs. Lesley Barlow - tel. 01902 323317, Email L.Barlow at wlv.ac.uk),
a CV and a covering letter in which the candidates explain why they
apply for the studentship and give details of their research
interests/experience, background, programming skills and language
competence. (Please quote the reference number of the studentship
RS247).
Please note that the closing date for applications is 14 June 1999.
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