LINGUIST List 10.1574

Thu Oct 21 1999

Jobs: Computational Ling., Oral Discourse

Editor for this issue: Naomi Ogasawara <naomilinguistlist.org>

Directory

1. Stephen Kelly, Unilever Research
2. Thomas Kent, Oral Discourse: Assistant Professor at Iowa State University, Iowa USA

Adaptive Computation Scientists				

Wirral, NW England

At Unilever it is our ability to recognise and cater for the diverse yet
 subtle needs of a global marketplace, that differentiates us from the
 competition. Totally committed to scientific exploration and discovery, we
 invest �550 million in pioneering new research to ensure that our products
 remain the preferred choice, 150 million times a day. 

Adaptive Computation techniques play a key role in the development of a wide
 spectrum of our product and manufacturing applications for leading foods,
 home and personal care products including Impulse, Organics, Persil, Flora
 and Wall's Ice Cream. This is why we have recently established a Centre of
 Excellence in Port Sunlight that is committed to this area and to developing
 and maintaining links with leading academics.

Here you will discover exciting opportunities for talented individuals who
 will relish the challenge of developing leading-edge solutions to complex
 industrial problems. A combination of world-class research and an
 understanding of how technology may be applied in practice will enable you
 to extend both your technological capabilities and application areas.

Flexible, self motivated and a strong team player with a broad scientific
 interest, you will need a high level of numeracy and the ability to work to
 tight deadlines. Your good first Degree encompassing a strong mathematical
 component should be supported by a PhD, MSc or industrial experience.

We are looking for one or two specialists in one or two of the following areas:

*) Evolutionary systems; Multi-criteria optimisation; Adaptive Agents;
 Complex Adaptive Systems
*) Statistical Text Analysis; Computational Linguistics; Natural Language
 Engineering

As a world-leading organisation we can offer an attractive salary and
 benefits package and excellent career opportunities.

For informal enquiries contact: Shail.Patelunilever.com

Make a noticeable difference to your career by writing with full a CV quoting
 ref 1253/EL to Vanessa Gilroy, TMP Response Management, 32 Aybrook Street,
 London W1M 3JL, England. Or e-mail your details to: responsetmpw.co.uk

Closing date 12th November 1999.

For more information about Unilever Research and Unilever, visit our
 Internet Web Site at http://research.unilever.com

Rank of Job: Assistant Professor
Areas Required: Oral Discourse
Other Desired Areas: K-12 ESL/EFL teaching, curriculum design, distance
education, language for specific purposes, computer-assisted language
learning. 
University or Organization: Iowa State University
Department: English Department
State or Province: Iowa
Country: USA
Final Date of Application: Until Job is Filled
Contact: Thomas Kent tkentiastate.edu

Address for Applications:
Department of English, Iowa State University,
Ames,
IA 50011
USA

Assistant Professor
TESL/Applied Linguistics

The Department of English and the cross-disciplinary Program in
Linguistics at Iowa State University announce a tenure-track position at
the rank of Assistant Professor beginning August 2000. The faculty
member will participate in an M.A. TESL/Applied Linguistics program, an
interdisciplinary B.A. program in linguistics, and contribute toward
developing a Ph.D. program in applied linguistics (AL). Applicants
should have potential for excellence in applied
research on oral discourse, including pronunciation, and should be
proficient in using technology for analyzing and teaching oral language
(e.g., corpus-based approaches, text-to-speech technologies, or speech
analysis). Expertise in one or more of the following is also desirable:
 K-12 ESL/EFL teaching, curriculum design, distance education, language
for specific purposes, computer-assisted language learning. Primary
duties will include (1) teaching undergraduate, graduate, and ITA
courses, (2) supervising TESL/AL theses, (3) serving on graduate
committees in TESL/AL and other areas, and (4)
contributing to TESL/AL program development. Applicants should hold a
Ph.D. in AL, SLA, or related field and have ESL/EFL experience by time
of appointment.

For more information visit the TESL/AL homepage at 
http://www.engl.iastate.edu/tesling/homepage.html. 

Send letter of application describing qualifications, CV, and names and
addresses of three referees to Thomas Kent, Chair, Department of
English, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA. Review of
applications will begin December 1 and will continue until
position is filled. Iowa State is an AA/EO employer. Women and
minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.