LINGUIST List 9.1642

Thu Nov 19 1998

Jobs: Computational Ling, English Ling

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  • Gamper Johann, Computational Ling; European Academy of Bozen
  • Niki Ritt, English Linguistics; Prof at Vienna University

    Message 1: Computational Ling; European Academy of Bozen

     Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 16:27:41 +0100
    From: Gamper Johann <Johann.Gampereurac.edu>
    Subject: Computational Ling; European Academy of Bozen


    The section "Language and law" of the European Academy of Bozen offers a

    ================================ JOB IN COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS ================================

    The section "Language and law", lead by Prof. Oskar Putzer, focuses on research and education activities at the intersection between linguistics and legal practice. The main themes covered are legal and administrative terminology, languages for special purposes, language policy and computer-assisted language learning. Research in these fields is accompanied and supported by a group working in computational linguistics. The successful candidate will join this group and mainly work in a project about computer-assisted terminology extraction.

    TASKS:

    * building of a parallel Italian/German text corpus * development of methods for semi-automatic terminology acquisition

    REQUIRED:

    * MS/PhD in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Mathematics or related field; * good programming skills; * good problem solving and communication skills (both written and verbal); * interest in basic and applied research

    DESIRED:

    * knowledge of Italian and/or German

    The positions will be filled as soon as possible. There is the possibility to get a PhD.

    HOW TO APPLY:

    Interested candidates should send a CV and potential references (including name and email address) to the following address: European Academy of Bozen Weggensteinstr. 12/a 39100 Bozen, Italy Tel.: +39 0471 306114 Fax.: +39 0471 306199 WWW: http://www.eurac.edu

    The deadline for submission is January 12th, 1999.

    For further information contact Johann Gamper (jgampereurac.edu).

    Message 2: English Linguistics; Prof at Vienna University

     Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 11:36:16 +0100
    From: Niki Ritt <nikolaus.rittunivie.ac.at>
    Subject: English Linguistics; Prof at Vienna University


    PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LINGUISTICS

    The Department of English, University of Vienna, has a vacancy for the position of Professor in English Linguistics. The post is tenable from October 1st, 2000. Applicants should be able to teach across a broad area of English Linguistics and have substantial relevant experience in the field. In their research they should have demonstrated excellence in the area of descriptive linguistics of present-day English, with particular concern for its relevance and applicability to language teacher education (Applied Linguistics for EFL). Applicants should also be well-versed in and receptive to different theoretical approaches in linguistics. Administrative experience is desirable.

    Applicants will need to have relevant academic qualifications up to the level of an Austrian habilitation or the equivalent from elsewhere, together with proven expertise in teaching and academic leadership and a recognised position in the international scholarly community.

    Applications, which should include detailed CV, list of publications, summary of courses taught and conference papers given, should arrive no later than 29th January 1999 at the following address:

    Dekanat der Geisteswissenschaftlichen Fakultt der Universitt Wien, Dr. Karl Lueger-Ring 1, A-1010 Wien, AUSTRIA.

    In accordance with ministerial policy, the appointment will be based on the principle of equal opportunity.

    For the full German text of this advertisement, see the homepage of the Department: http://www.univie.ac.at/Anglistik/.