LINGUIST List 8.710

Mon May 12 1997

Jobs: Chair in Lx, Computational Lx

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  • P.A.Rowlett, Chair in Linguistics
  • Erhard Hinrichs, Computational Linguistics - Tuebingen

    Message 1: Chair in Linguistics

     Date: 12 May 97 16:04
    From: P.A.Rowlett <P.A.Rowlettmod-lang.salford.ac.uk>
    Subject: Chair in Linguistics


    UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD Salford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

    CHAIR IN LINGUISTICS

    Department of Modern Languages and European Studies Research Institute

    The European Studies Research Institute (ESRI) and the Department of Modern Languages are looking to appoint a Professor of Linguistics. Applicants will be expected to play a leading role in enhancing further the high profile of ESRI, graded 5A in the government's 1996 Research Assessment Exercise, and to do some teaching in the Department of Modern Languages, the largest constituent member of the Institute. The person appointed will have an outstanding research and publication record in one or more of the areas of linguistics from phonology to pragmatics, not forgetting interface areas such as language acquisition, socio- or computational linguistics. A specialisation in Romance or Germanic linguistics may be an advantage but is not a prerequisite for applying.

    Salary within the national professorial range, minimum GBP33,882 per annum.

    Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Geoffrey T Harris, Director, ESRI. E-mail: g.t.harrismod-lang.salford.ac.uk

    Further particulars from the Personnel Division, University of Salford, Allerton Building, Frederick Road, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK M6 6PU. Tel: +44 (0) 161 295 2121 (24-hour answering service.

    Formal letters of application, including the names and addresses of three referees, should be forwarded to the Personnel Division by 6 June 1997, quoting ref ML/183.

    This advertisement will appear in The Guardian on 13.5.97 and the Times Higher Education Supplement on 16.5.97.

    Message 2: Computational Linguistics - Tuebingen

     Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 22:21:54 +0200 (MET DST)
    From: Erhard Hinrichs <ehsfs.nphil.uni-tuebingen.de>
    Subject: Computational Linguistics - Tuebingen


    The Division of Computational Linguistics in the Dept. of Linguistics at the University of Tuebingen, Germany is searching for a

    1. a theoretical/computational linguist with research and teaching experience in the linguistic and computational aspects of constraint-based grammar formalisms, particularly of HPSG.

    2. a computational linguist with research and teaching experience in stochastic and corpus-based approaches to computational linguistics.

    Preference will be given to applicants in the above mentioned areas. Knowledge of German is highly desirable. However, outstanding applicants in other areas of theoretical or computational linguistics who complement existing strengths in the department will be considered.

    Duties for both posts include teaching (1 four-hour course per semester), independent research and participation in externally-funded, on-going research projects.

    The starting date for both positions is July 1st, 1997.

    The positions are at the rank of "Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter" (M.A. or equivalent required) and "Wissenschaftlicher Assistent" (Ph.D. or equivalent required). The salary is on the German payscale of BAT IIa and C1, respectively; minimum of 70 000 DM per year). The initial contract for both positions is for three years (until June 2000), with the possibility of renewal for two additional years (at the rank of Wiss. Mitarbeiter) or three additional years (at the rank of Wiss. Assistent).

    Applications should include CV and an outline of research and teaching experience/interests. Names and addresses of references would be helpful. Applications should be sent by mail or email to the address below.

    Prof. Erhard W. Hinrichs Seminar fuer Sprachwissenschaft, Abt. Computerlinguistik Eberhard-Karls Universitaet Tuebingen Kleine Wilhelmstr. 113 D-72074 Tuebingen, Germany

    sekrsfs.nphil.uni-tuebingen.de

    Applications received by June 15th, 1997 will receive full consideration, although interviews may start at any time.