LINGUIST List 8.1103

Mon Jul 28 1997

Jobs: French Grammarian, Research Studentship

Editor for this issue: Martin Jacobsen <martylinguistlist.org>

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  • Deborah Coughlin, Job Posting: Computational grammarian (French)
  • Gareth Gaskell, Research Studentship - Birkbeck College, London

    Message 1: Job Posting: Computational grammarian (French)

     Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 10:45:56 -0700
    From: Deborah Coughlin <deborahcMICROSOFT.com>
    Subject: Job Posting: Computational grammarian (French)


    COMPUTATIONAL GRAMMARIAN for French The NLP Group in Microsoft Research is looking for a computational grammarian for French. The position will be located on the Microsoft central campus in Redmond, Washington, USA. This is a great opportunity to work with a dedicated group of researchers who are creating a system for unrestricted text understanding and generation, and integrating that technology into Microsoft products that are sold around the world.

    RESPONSIBILITIES:

    The primary responsibility will be designing and writing critique rules for a grammar checker. The rules are based on the output of our French language parser, so the critique rule writer will become intimately familiar with the Microsoft natural language system, and will then enhance the system by creating rules to flag grammatical errors and suggest alternatives.

    QUALIFICATIONS:

    The qualifications should include experience in linguistic research and software development; familiarity with natural language processing; a flexible approach to linguistic theory; and an advanced degree in linguistics, computer science, or a closely related discipline. Native proficiency in French is assumed; practical experience with NLP implementation issues or grammar checkers is highly desirable.

    ABOUT THE MICROSOFT NLP RESEARCH GROUP:

    We are in the process of designing and building a system to analyze unrestricted natural language, taking input text, and moving from lexical/morphological analysis through syntax, semantics, and eventually pragmatics and discourse. A generation component is also planned. As part of Microsoft Research, we work toward the long-term goal of broad coverage language analysis: however, we also work closely with product groups to integrate our technology into Microsoft products. In Microsoft Office '97, the English grammar checker is based on our technology. We are ready to develop the same system for French.

    We are empirically oriented, and are happy to use good linguistic ideas wherever they can be found. A reasonable first-version summary of our techniques and some of our experience can be found in the book "Natural Language Processing: The PLNLP Approach," Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 1993.

    For more information about the NLP group, connect to our home page on the World Wide Web.

    http://www.research.Microsoft.com/nlp

    CONTACT: Please send resumes, cover letters, and any additional materials to:

    Steven Clyne Human Resources Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 USA email: steveclmicrosoft.com

    Message 2: Research Studentship - Birkbeck College, London

     Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 17:37:09 +0000
    From: Gareth Gaskell <g.gaskellpsychology.bbk.ac.uk>
    Subject: Research Studentship - Birkbeck College, London


    Birkbeck College, University of London

    CENTRE FOR SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH STUDENTSHIP

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    We have an MRC Research Studentship to work with Professor L.K. Tyler in the Centre for Speech and Language, which houses an interdisciplinary group of researchers working on language and its impairments. The student will work with language-impaired patients studying their morphological and/or semantic deficits. The starting date for the studentship will be 1 October 1997

    For additional details contact Professor Tyler at the address below or by email: l.tylerpsychology.bbk.ac.uk

    Applicants should note that the Centre for Speech and Language may move to Cambridge in July 1998.

    Professor L.K. Tyler Centre for Speech and Language Department of Psychology Birkbeck College Malet Street London WC1E 7HX