LINGUIST List 8.175

Wed Feb 5 1997

Jobs: Phonology, Australian, German lexicon

Editor for this issue: Susan Robinson <suelinguistlist.org>

Directory

  • Caroline Fery, Job announcement in phonology
  • IAN.GREEN, Alice Springs Linguistics Position
  • Centre for Lexical Information, Job: Temporary German lexicon development position at CELEX, Nijmegen, the Netherlands

    Message 1: Job announcement in phonology

     Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 10:01:56 +0000
    From: Caroline Fery <caroline.feryuni-tuebingen.de>
    Subject: Job announcement in phonology


    [Please feel free to forward this mail to any interested parties. Apologies when you receive multiple copies of this mail.]

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    The Department of Linguistics at the University of Tuebingen (Germany) is seeking candidates for a

    full-time research position (BAT IIa) in the typology of syllable structure.

    The position is for two years with a possibility of renewal (maximum 4 years). The candidates should have a PhD in Phonology.

    To apply send a curriculum vita, a list of publications and a letter of recommendation to

    Caroline Fery Seminar fuer Sprachwissenschaft Wilhelmstr. 113 72072 Tuebingen Germany caroline.feryuni-tuebingen.de

    Interested parties are invited to apply as early as possible. Knowledge of German is desirable but not indispensable.

    Message 2: Alice Springs Linguistics Position

     Date: Tue, 04 Feb 1997 16:15:32 +0930
    From: IAN.GREEN <IAN.GREENBATCHELR.BATCOL.nt.gov.au>
    Subject: Alice Springs Linguistics Position


    JOB VACANCY Linguist - Lecturer A or Lecturer B Centre for Australian Languages & Linguistics, Batchelor College ALICE SPRINGS CAMPUS

    The Centre for Australian Languages and Linguistics, Batchelor College, has a short-term vacancy for a linguist for its Central Australian programs. The position is based in Alice Springs.

    This position is available immediately, and will be filled at the Lecturer A or B level, according to qualifications and experience. Appointment will be initially for the first semester 1997, with possible extension for second semester.

    The lecturer appointed to this position will be dealing primarily with Aboriginal students from Western Desert, Warumungu and Warlpiri communities, and will be expected to undertake research into these languages and to develop appropriate language/linguistics programs. Travel to remote areas will be required.

    Applicants should have at least an Honours degree in Linguistics, and preferrably some familiarity with Australian language typology as well as experience in working with remote Aboriginal people. Teaching experience is an advantage. A current drivers licence is essential, and 4 wheel-drive experience is preferred.

    To apply for this position, or for further information, please contact one of the following people:

    Ian Green Co-ordinator, Centre for Australian Languages and Linguistics Batchelor College, Batchelor NT 0845 ph: 08 8939 7305 fax: 08 8939 7331 email: Ian.Greennt.gov.au

    Josephine Caffery Centre for Australian Languages and Linguistics Batchelor College, Central Australian Campus PO Box 9170 Alice Springs NT 0871 ph: 08 8951 8300 fax: 08 8951 8311 email: Josephine.Cafferynt.gov.au

    Message 3: Job: Temporary German lexicon development position at CELEX, Nijmegen, the Netherlands

     Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 17:37:11 +0100 (MET)
    From: Centre for Lexical Information <celexmpi.nl>
    Subject: Job: Temporary German lexicon development position at CELEX, Nijmegen, the Netherlands


    TEMPORARY POSITION AT CELEX: GERMAN DATABASE DEVELOPMENT - ------------------------------------------------------

    CELEX, the Dutch Centre for Lexical Information, is urgently seeking to fulfil the position of one full-time researcher/developer to enrich the German lexical database for the fixed period of 10 months, from March 1 to December 31, 1997.

    Background - --------

    Within the framework of a long-term lexical database research and development project, CELEX has been compiling and updating massive structured collections of numerous word features for Dutch, English and German for the past ten years. CELEX has been jointly established and managed by the University of Nijmegen, the Institute for Perception Research (IPO) in Eindhoven, the Institute for Dutch Lexicology (INL) in Leiden, and the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics (MPI) in Nijmegen. It is located at the MPI, which is formally entrusted with its day-to-day administration.

    Tasks - ---

    On an extension to a grant awarded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), we are able to appoint one extra computational linguist for a period of 10 months on a full-time basis.

    The future employee's tasks will focus on enriching the German lexical database by:

    - Coordinating the disambiguation of the frequencies of all homographic wordforms (approx. 12,000 existing and new entries) on the basis of their context in corpora supplied by the IDS in Mannheim. This task will be carried out in collaboration with two student assistants.

    - Evaluating and, where necessary, revising the verbal argument structures listed in the current database on the basis of scholarly publications, corpus research and dictionary labels.

    Requirements - ----------

    Applicants should ideally have a master's degree in German with advanced computational skills, or have mixed but solid qualifications in German and computational linguistics. Native speakers of German with a training in general and computational linguistics are also invited to apply.

    Employment Conditions - -------------------

    Employment will be on a temporary basis, for a period of 10 months. Although funding is restricted to this period, the appointment may be extended depending on the provision of additional funding from the Dutch government, European councils or any other relevant bodies. No further commitment on our part or claims on the part of the applicant can be derived from this statement, however.

    The salary will be in the order of Dfl. 4,000= (US $2,200) before tax per month for junior researchers, according to qualifications and age.

    Enquiries and applications - ------------------------

    Further enquiries can be made and (informal) applications can be sent by e-mail or surface mail to:

    Richard Piepenbrock CELEX Project Manager

    Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics Wundtlaan 1 6525 XD NIJMEGEN The Netherlands

    E-mail: celexmpi.nl Tel: (+31) (0)24 - 3615797 Fax: (+31) (0)24 - 3521213

    More information on CELEX (though not on the job) can be found on our WWW-homepage at URL

    http://www.kun.nl/celex/