LINGUIST List 9.233

Mon Feb 16 1998

Jobs: Studentships (Applied Ling), NLP-Cycorp

Editor for this issue: Martin Jacobsen <martylinguistlist.org>

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  • Li Wei, Studentships: U of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
  • Gene Rohrbaugh, NLP Positions at Cycorp

    Message 1: Studentships: U of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

     Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 15:09:10 GMT0BST
    From: Li Wei <Li.Weinewcastle.ac.uk>
    Subject: Studentships: U of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK


    Department of Speech University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

    Applications are invited for TWO ESRC studentships for the MA in Applied Linguistics and Bilingualism (1 year full-time), and for PhD studentship on a competition basis. Candidates must have at least a 2.1 honours degree in a relevant subject and be British or EU nationals. Further details can be found at: http//www.ncl.ac.uk/~nspeech

    Deadline for application: 20 March, 1998.

    Dr Li Wei, Senior Lecturer and Director of Postgraduate Studies Department of Speech, University of Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, Great Britain, Fax: 44(0)191 222 6518

    Message 2: NLP Positions at Cycorp

     Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 10:52:05 -0600 (CST)
    From: Gene Rohrbaugh <genecyc.com>
    Subject: NLP Positions at Cycorp


    Cycorp, a leader in development of software with common sense, has opportunities for 1 or 2 individuals to join our NLP effort.

    These positions involve working with the Cyc(TM) technology -- an immense, broad, multi-contextual knowledge base which our group has developed over the last fourteen years. The Cyc(TM) knowledge base, spanning fundamental human knowledge, enables a multitude of knowledge-intensive products and services which will revolutionize the way in which people use and interact with computers: semantic information retrieval, consistency-checking of structured information, deductive integration of heterogeneous data bases, natural language interfaces able to cope with realistic levels of ambiguity/terseness/contextualization, and many more.

    We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to contribute to our natural language interface for Cyc. We are particularly interested in candidates with several of the following kinds of experience and abilities:

    o Strong programming skills in C, C++, or Lisp o Familiarity with NL parsing theory (including statistical and/or corpus-based parsing methods and other methods) o Experience in designing, building, and extending parsers o Knowledge of discourse structure, pragmatics, and dialog modeling o Experience in natural language generation o Knowledge of NL interfaces for information retrieval o Familiarity with knowledge representation, predicate calculus, and other AI tools and techniques

    Successful applicants will be instrumental in designing and implementing an interactive dialog system and other interface tools for information retrieval, database integration, knowledge entry, and ontological integration. They will work with Cycorp's diverse team of linguists, programmers, and ontological engineers to improve our existing natural language capabilities and create prototypes of commercial products incorporating NLP and Cyc's common sense knowledge and reasoning.

    For further information about our company and our technology, please visit our Website at www.cyc.com

    For immediate consideration, please send your resume and a cover letter to:

    Kathleen Black Cycorp Inc. 3721 Executive Center Drive, Suite 100 Austin TX 78731

    Please refer to "NL Interface Team" in your cover letter. Cycorp is an Equal Opportunity Employer.