LINGUIST List 9.257

Fri Feb 20 1998

Jobs: EFL, TEFL/Applied Ling, Natural Lang Engineer

Editor for this issue: Anita Huang <anitalinguistlist.org>

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  • Steven J Scholberg, English Teachers Wanted in Korea
  • bcraig, Positions in EFL & TEFL/Applied Linguistics in Taiwan
  • Rohini K. Srihari, Natural Language Engineer

    Message 1: English Teachers Wanted in Korea

     Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 21:31:51 -0800
    From: Steven J Scholberg <wzzzzrdemail.msn.com>
    Subject: English Teachers Wanted in Korea


    BCM Language Center in Korea has almost 20 years of teaching history and reputation. Qualifications : BA Degree, Contract Terms : One (1) year contract basis (renewal is optional). Working hours & salary range : 130 hours a month are guaranteed and the salary will be 13,000/hour Korean Won. (Ask for further details). Housing is provided, (this is key) Air-fare is provided, Medical insurance is provided, 1,000,000 Korean Won bonus will be paid at the end of the contract year. Required documents : ( In order to process the Korean E-2 working Visa promptly, your contact phone, e-mail & fax with starting month & year, should be indicated on your cover letter.) 1. Resume 2. Passport copy with picture 3. College diploma copy 4. College transcript copy All documents should be sent to: Mr. Steven Scholberg, Recruitment Manager BCM Language Center - Los Angeles Office 7044 Harvey Way Suite# 100 Lakewood, California. 90713 E-mail- SScholbergaol.com Fax- (562) 420-8498

    Message 2: Positions in EFL & TEFL/Applied Linguistics in Taiwan

     Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 08:44:00 +0800 (EAT)
    From: bcraig <bcraigs867.thu.edu.tw>
    Subject: Positions in EFL & TEFL/Applied Linguistics in Taiwan


    TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY, Department of (Western) Foreign Languages and Literature.

    We invite applications for

    1) Assistant Professor in Composition/Writing, to teach writing and oral skills courses in English Majors Program in EFL environment. Ph.D. in Rhetoric, English, TEFL (with emphasis in teaching writing), or other relevant field required; expertise in teaching literature, humanities, or cultural studies desirable. Closing date: March 31, 1998.

    2) Lecturer/Assistant Professor in TEFL, Foreign Language Education, or Applied Linguistics to teach integrated skills EFL classes and participate in curriculum/program development; background in educational technology and language testing desirable. M.A. or Ph.D. in hand by time of appointment. Closing date: April 30, 1998.

    For both positions we require commitment to teaching and scholarship in a regional (Taiwan) and international context, and minimum three-year commitment. Send English cover letter, vita, graduate transcripts, and at least three reference letters to Karen Kingsbury, Chair, Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, Tunghai University. Provide telephone and fax numbers or e-mail address to facilitate communication.

    Please DO NOT reply by email to the sender's address. Please send all email correspondence to:

    fllds867.thu.edu.tw

    Thank you for your cooperation.

    Posted by:

    Barbara Craig Associate Professor Department of Foreign Languages & Literature Tunghai University Taichung, Taiwan

    Message 3: Natural Language Engineer

     Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 16:54:16 -0500
    From: Rohini K. Srihari <rohinicymfony.com>
    Subject: Natural Language Engineer


    Natural Language Engineer/Project Manager

    Cymfony, a Buffalo, NY based company specializing in Information Technology is seeking an experienced computer scientist to work on a software development project. The project involves state of the art Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology for information retrieval and information extraction applications. The candidate must have experience working on large-scale NLP systems. The candidate must be familiar with the use of on-line lexical resources, parsers, POS taggers, etc. Experience with both statistical and symbolic NLP techniques is desired.

    We are looking for an individual with extensive programming and software engineering background. Candidate should have a solid computer science background with experience in C, C++ programming, and applications programming for the Windows 95/NT platform, and UNIX platform.

    This will be a "hands-on" position requiring code development. The primary responsibility will be the design and implementation of a deployable prototype system for information extraction. This system will integrate technology developed thus far by our team of research scientists. Specific duties will include software design and implementation, as well as supervising other programmers and interacting with researchers.

    Some project management duties will also be required. Candidate must have good verbal and written skills as well as experience in team work.

    Cymfony is located in suburban Buffalo, NY, close to the State University of New York campus. This is a full-time, permanent position and is available immediately. Cymfony offers benefits such as health insurance and retirement savings plans. Salary will be commensurate with education and experience. Please forward resume with education, programming skills, work experience and references to:

    Cymfony Attn: Personnel 5500 Main Street Williamsville, NY 14221

    or fax to: (716)-565-0308 or email to: infocymfony.com