LINGUIST List 9.127
Tue Jan 27 1998
Jobs: Language Education & Ling., Mexican Spanish
Editor for this issue: Anita Huang <anitalinguistlist.org>
Directory
Susan Ervin-Tripp, Job in Education of Language Minority Students
tphelan, Recording Operator Mexican Spanish
tphelan, Lexicographer Mexican Spanish, Berkeley, CA
Message 1: Job in Education of Language Minority Students
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 00:00:53 -0700
From: Susan Ervin-Tripp <ervin-trCOGSCI.Berkeley.EDU>
Subject: Job in Education of Language Minority Students
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSHIP
LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND LINGUISTIC
MINORITY STUDENTS
The Graduate School of Education, University of
California, Berkeley, seeks a specialist in the education of
language minority students with broad knowledge of the
area of educational linguistics for an associate
professorship with tenure, pending budgetary approval, to
begin in July 1998. The individual selected for this position
will be affiliated with an interdisciplinary group focused on
language and literacy development and education, and
would help that group expand its work on the education of
linguistic minority students. Since language figures
prominently in most areas of education, that individual
should be prepared to work with students and faculty in
other areas of schooling as well; for example, on issues
related to the role of language in mathematics and science
education; to cognitive and social development in bilingual
children; and language policy or testing in education. In
particular, the position will deal with linguistics issues in
the education of diverse language minority students, and
with the preparation of teachers to work with such students
in American schools.
Candidates should hold a doctoral degree in
education, linguistics, educational linguistics, applied
linguistics, or a closely related area, and should be able to
demonstrate excellence in research and teaching. Teaching
and research experience in the American public school
system is highly desirable. Candidates should be prepared
to teach graduate level courses in research on language
teaching and learning, as well as teacher education courses
with a focus on bilingual issues and various school subjects
(e.g., math, science, reading and writing, social studies,
etc.) to language minority students (e.g., Latino, Asian,
American Indian, etc.). In addition, candidates should
expect to play an active role in the development of the
School's research and instructional programs, and to
collaborate with colleagues throughout the School in
scholarly and service activities.
Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a
statement of interests and qualifications, the names and
addresses of at least three references, and one or more
samples of published or unpublished writings to:
Educational Linguistics Search Committee
Graduate School of Education
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-1670
Telephone: (510) 642-3726
The deadline for postdate of applications is March 2, 1998.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity,
Affirmative Action employer.
Message 2: Recording Operator Mexican Spanish
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 11:20:51 -0800
From: tphelan <tphelanlhs.com>
Subject: Recording Operator Mexican Spanish
If you would like to be considered for this position, please:
e-mail your resume to tphelanlhs.com,
or fax your resume to Terri Phelan at 1-510-841-5093
Position: Recording Operator Mexican Spanish
Department: Linguistic Resources
Location: Berkeley, California
Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products (L&H) is an international leader in the
development of advanced speech technology for various commercial
applications and products. A temporary position for a Recording Operator
Mexican Spanish is immediately available at Lernout &
Hauspie?s Berkeley office.
The task of the Recording Operator includes:
? Creating, enhancing and extending acoustic databases for Mexican and
other varieties of American Spanish
? Assisting in speaker recruitment through local contacts
? Running recording sessions; explaining procedures in English or
Spanish and operating recording hardware and software
? Assessing recording quality during recording sessions
? Possibly setting up the recording station off-site; troubleshooting
hardware and software problems
Requirements:
? Native level knowledge of Spanish, esp. Mexican Spanish
? Experience with Windows 95 and software such as Word and Excel.
Experience with recording or sound editing software or DOS is an
advantage.
? Able to work independently and remain attentive to detail over long
periods of time
? Enjoy working with people; able to make them feel at ease
? Knowledge of linguistics or an interest in languages is an advantage.
? Knowledge of scripting languages a plus
Message 3: Lexicographer Mexican Spanish, Berkeley, CA
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 11:23:13 -0800
From: tphelan <tphelanlhs.com>
Subject: Lexicographer Mexican Spanish, Berkeley, CA
If you would like to be considered for this position, please:
e-mail your resume to tphelanlhs.com,
or fax your resume to Terri Phelan at 1-510-841-5093
Position: Lexicographer Mexican Spanish
Department: Linguistic Resources
Location: Berkeley, California
Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products (L&H) is an international leader in the
development of advanced speech technology for various commercial
applications and products. A temporary position for a Lexicographer Mexican
Spanish is available at Lernout & Hauspie?s Berkeley office for the
Linguistic Resources Department.
The task of the lexicographer includes:
? Creating, enhancing and extending lexical databases for Mexican
Spanish. The lexical databases will have to contain at least:
orthographic representation, phonetic transcriptions, PoS,
inflectional codes, lemma information; it is expected that more detailed
grammatical information will be required in the near future.
? Keeping track of what Spanish lexical databases exist outside the
company and contributing to the acquisition of these if necessary
? Keeping track of what Spanish lexical databases are available within
the company
? (Contributing to) development of tools and programs to (partially)
automate these tasks
Requirements:
? Native level knowledge of Spanish, esp. Mexican Spanish
? an MA with a background in linguistics or lexicography is preferred;
good knowledge of grammatical concepts and of phonetics
? Experience with DOS, Windows 95, and software such as Word and Excel.
Experience with Access or other database packages is an advantage.
? Knowledge of programming preferred (awk, Visual Basic)
? Detail-oriented and conscientious worker