LINGUIST List 8.301

Sat Mar 1 1997

Jobs: Human lg technology, Applied

Editor for this issue: T. Daniel Seely <seelylinguistlist.org>

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  • Human Language Technology Centre, HUMAN LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY CENTER
  • Peter Gingiss, Applied Linguistics

    Message 1: HUMAN LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY CENTER

     Date: Sat, 1 Mar 1997 00:17:55 +0800 (HKT)
    From: Human Language Technology Centre <hltccs.ust.hk>
    Subject: HUMAN LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY CENTER


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    Positions available immediately Research associate / Postdoc / RA / Software engineer Speech Recognition, Machine Translation, Natural Language Processing

    HUMAN LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY CENTER (HLTC) Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Dept of Computer Science / Dept of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

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    The Human Language Technology Center at HKUST is offering the following research and engineering positions within a spoken language translation and understanding project, available immediately:

    THE POSITIONS:

    - Research associate / Postdoctoral researcher (PhD in EE or CS): Research in speech recognition, machine translation, and/or natural language processing. Experience with one or more of the following is a plus: ASR systems, MT systems, statistical pattern recognition, dependency grammars. Salary scale: HK$ 23,725-41,140/month ( US$ 3,000-5,300/month )

    - Research assistant (MS or BS, in EE or CS): Research and system implementation. Programming skills in C/C++/Unix/Windows required. Salary scale: HK$ 13,415-26,020/month ( US$ 1,700-3,300/month )

    - Software engineer (MS or BS, in EE or CS): System implementation and integration. Programming skills in C/C++/Unix/Windows required. Experience with software engineering, development tools, and user-interface design a plus. Salary scale: HK$ 20,505-32,695/month ( US$ 2,600-4,200/month )

    - System administrator (MS or BS, in EE or CS): Maintenance of large-scale software environments, development tools, networking. Skills in Unix/Windows required. Salary scale: HK$ 20,505-32,695/month ( US$ 2,600-4,200/month )

    HLTC is a designated High Impact Area research center at HKUST. Its six core faculty members from the EEE and the CS departments specialize in speech and signal processing, statistical and corpus- based NLP, machine translation, information extraction, Chinese language processing, and related fields.

    Interested persons please contact Ms. Brenda Tam (hltccs.ust.hk). Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled. First priority will be given to applications received before May 10th, 1997.

    Message 2: Applied Linguistics

     Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 16:31:06 -0600 (CST)
    From: Peter Gingiss <PJGingissUH.EDU>
    Subject: Applied Linguistics


    JOB OPENING FOR TENURE-TRACK, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS (pending budgetary approval)

    Specialization in second language acquisition required. Knowledge of research design and language assessment desired. Experience in ESL/EFL composition a plus. Publications desirable. Doctorate in hand at time of employment. Ph.D. in linguistics preferred.

    Send letter of interest and curriculum vitae to Dr. Harmon Boertien, Chair, Department of English, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-3012, or fax to (713) 743 3215, or e-mail to hboertienuh.edu to arrive as much before TESOL as possible. We will be interviewing at TESOL.

    The University of Houston is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

    - -------- Peter Gingiss Tel: 743-2974 Department of English Fax: 721-3654 University of Houston Houston,Texas 77204-3012 PJGingissuh.edu