LINGUIST List 8.576

Wed Apr 23 1997

Jobs: Text corpora/computational lexica, EFL

Editor for this issue: Anthony Rodrigues Aristar <aristarlinguistlist.org>

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  • Esther Koenig-Baumer, Position: text corpora exploration / information retrieval
  • Jong-Bok Kim, Jobs: EFL teachers

    Message 1: Position: text corpora exploration / information retrieval

     Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 22:46:20 +0200 (MET DST)
    From: Esther Koenig-Baumer <estherIMS.Uni-Stuttgart.DE>
    Subject: Position: text corpora exploration / information retrieval


    The Institute for Natural Language Processing (Institut fuer maschinelle Sprachverarbeitung) of Stuttgart University is seeking a computer scientist or computational linguist to join the text corpora/computational lexicons team of its Computational Linguistics department. The position is rated BAT-IIa (ca. 30-35 KECU per year, depending on age), available initially for one year with a planned medium term extension (of ca. 2 to 3 years).

    Successful candidates hold a Diploma in Computer Science (M. Sc.) or in Computational Linguistics, or an equivalent diploma, have programming skills and experience in C and preferably experience in work with SGML. Knowledge and experience in Information Retrieval is considered a major plus. Additional experience with one or more of C++, Perl, Java, or Javascript is an advantage, but not a precondition for employment.

    The position should be filled by July 1st, 1997 or earlier. It is aimed at the design and implementation of tools for the computational linguistic analysis of large textual corpora and at the development of corpus query tools, as well as at their application in research, development and service projects. Possibility for Ph.D. work.

    If you are interested, check the home page of IMS (http://www.ims.uni-stuttgart.de/IMS-en.html) and its Web pages on corpora, tools and services etc. Send your application with the usual documentation before May 12, 1997, to

    Universitaet Stuttgart Institut fuer maschinelle Sprachverarbeitung - Computerlinguistik -- z.Hd. Herr Dr. Ulrich Heid Azenbergstr. 12 D 70174 Stuttgart.

    Prof. Dr. Christian Rohrer Dr. Ulrich Heid



    Message 2: Jobs: EFL teachers

     Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 14:46:17 +0000
    From: Jong-Bok Kim <jongboknms.kyunghee.ac.kr>
    Subject: Jobs: EFL teachers


    The Foreign Language Education Center of Seowon University in Korea is seeking a few qualified native speakers of English (the university has over 6,000 undergraduate students and is located in Chongju, approximately 2 hours from Seoul). The Center is initiating an English Summer Camp from June 30 to August 9, 1997. The center would like to hire EFL instructors to teach English in this summer camp. Applicants are expected to have the following qualifications: 1. Master's degree in any field or Bachelor's degree in English, English Education, TESOL, Linguistics, or ESL teaching certificate 2. Previous teaching experience and enthusiasm for Teaching (Minors in Business or Dancing are also preferred) The EFL instructors will teach one hour conversation class, lead two hour discussion sessions, and take field trips with students. The stipend includes US$1,500, a free roundtrip air ticket, and free room and board during the summer camp. If the hired instructors successfully perform their duties in the camp, they will be seriously considered for the position of the university's full-time EFL lecturers from the beginning of the '97 fall semester.

    Interested person should airmail, fax, or email the letter of interest and resume to the following:

    Dr. Dae-Bin Kim Academic Advisor Foreign Language Education Center Seowon University 231 Mochung-dong, Chongju-si, Choongbuk, Korea 361-140 Tel: (o) 2-82-431-61-8524/(r) 2-82-342-712-8206

    Fax: 2-82-431-61-8248 E-mail address: flecdragon.seowon.ac.kr

    The DEADLINE for the application is May 10, 1997.

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