LINGUIST List 8.806

Fri May 30 1997

Jobs: EFL, Span Lexicographer, Span Ling

Editor for this issue: Ann Dizdar <annlinguistlist.org>

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  • Katsuyuki Miyahira / =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCNVxKPz4hOVQbKEo=?=, EFL
  • Deborah Coughlin, Spanish Lexicographer
  • Thomas M. Stephens, Job: Spanish linguist

    Message 1: EFL

     Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 19:06:34 +0900
    From: Katsuyuki Miyahira / =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCNVxKPz4hOVQbKEo=?= <miyahirall.u-ryukyu.ac.jp>
    Subject: EFL


    POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT VISITING INSTRUCTOR IN EFL

    College of Law and Letters University of the Ryukyus Okinawa, Japan

    May 28, 1997

    The Department of Languages and Cultures in the College of Law and Letters of the University of the Ryukyus is now accepting applications for the position of a native-speaker Visiting Instructor in English as a Foreign Language. Those native speakers of English holding an M.A. or Ph.D., preferably in EFL, Applied Linguistics, or Communication Studies, are invited to apply.

    The successful applicant will teach Intermediate and Advanced English Composition, Comprehensive English, English Pronunciation, and possibly English Reading in classes of between 25 and 40 students.

    The initial appointment will take effect from October 1, 1997, and is for two years, with the possibility of renewal. The monthly salary is 347,000 - 625,000 yen, the exact figure to be determined by the Ministry of Education depending upon the applicant's age, qualifications, and professional experience. In addition, annual bonuses equivalent to about five months' salary will be paid in the same way as Japanese faculty members. A housing allowance will also be provided. Furthermore, expenses for proceeding to the post and returning to his/her country, including those for legal dependents, will be paid. However, the expenses for returning to his/her country shall be paid provided that he/she has served for at least two consecutive years, that the period of the contract has expired, and that he/she leaves Japan within three months after the expiration of the period of the contract.

    If you are interested in the position, please submit the following:

    1. A full curriculum vitae, including current telephone numbers and e-mail address. The curriculum viiae should also include exact dates for admission to and graduation from elementary school up to the final period of university education. The degrees and exact dates when they were obtained should also be included. Finally, dates, job titles and evidence (such as certificaies of employment) for all professional experience from the time of the B.A. should be included. This information is very important as it is used to determine the exact salary of the successful applicant.

    2. Undergraduate and graduate transcripts. 3. Two up-to-date sealed letters of reference. 4. A brief statement from a doctor confirming the applicant's good health. 5. A recent photograph. 6. A 1 - 2 page Statement of Teaching Philosophy.

    The above documents must be received at the following address by July 31, 1997.

    Professor Tetsuo Shimabukuro, Dean College of Law and Letters University of the Ryukyus 1 Senbaru, Nishihara-cho Okinawa, Japan 903-01 Phone: 098-895-8184 FAX: 098-895-6407

    For furlher infomiation, please contact

    Professor Kentoku Yogi, Chairperson Department of Languages and Cultures College of Law and Letters University of the Ryukyus Phone: 098-895-8906 (office) FAX: 098-895-6407

    Message 2: Spanish Lexicographer

     Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 09:33:01 -0700
    From: Deborah Coughlin <deborahcMICROSOFT.com>
    Subject: Spanish Lexicographer


    COMPUTATIONAL LEXICOGRAPHER for Spanish

    The NLP Group in Microsoft Research is looking for a computational lexicographer for Spanish. 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.

    RESPONSIBILITIES: The lexicographer's primary responsibilities include maintaining the morphological rules and data for the language, in accordance with the overall system architecture used by the Microsoft Research NLP group, and working on the conversion of a machine readable dictionary.

    QUALIFICATIONS: The lexicographer's qualifications should include experience in linguistic research and online dictionary development, programming experience, keen interest in lexical issues, and an advanced degree in linguistics or a closely related discipline. Native proficiency in Spanish is assumed. A practical orientation is highly desirable. Significant programming experience or experience extracting lexical information from online dictionaries or corpora would be a plus.

    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. The programming system and underlying principles that are used for English have been found to be applicable to other languages. 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/research/nlp

    Please send your application to: Steven Clyne Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052-6399

    Via email: resumemicrosoft.com Attn: N05rc-d1

    Message 3: Job: Spanish linguist

     Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 09:11:25 -0400
    From: Thomas M. Stephens <tstephnsrci.rutgers.edu>
    Subject: Job: Spanish linguist


    Possible appointment, one-year annual line, instructor of Spanish linguistics, September 1997 - June 1998. Native or near-native speaker of Spanish to teach four undergraduate courses Fall 1997 (Spanish phonetics and phonology, Hispanic bilingualism, structure of modern Spanish, and introduction to linguistics in Spanish), and at least two courses in Spring 1998. Salary approximately $24K. Send letter of application, CV/resume, and three letters of recommendation to:

    Thomas M. Stephens, Acting Chair Department of Spanish and Portuguese Rutgers University, 105 George Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 USA Email: tstephnsrci.rutgers.edu

    Rutgers is an AA/EEO employer.

    _______________________________

    Thomas M. Stephens, Ph.D. e-mail: tstephnsrci.rutgers.edu Department of Spanish and Portuguese Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0270 USA (908)932-9323/fax9837