LINGUIST List 21.4965 Wed Dec 08 2010 Jobs: Chinese Ling; Corpus Ling; Comp Ling: Consultant, Brandeis U Editor for this issue: Christy Bird <christylinguistlist.org> New! Visit LL's Multitree project for over 1000 trees dynamically generated from scholarly hypotheses about language relationships:             http://multitree.linguistlist.org/ The LINGUIST List strongly encourages employers to engage in non-discriminatory hiring practices. We urge employers not to discriminate on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, age, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. However, we have no means of enforcing these standards. Job seekers should pay special attention to language in ads regarding employment requirements and are encouraged to consult our international employment page at http://linguistlist.org/jobs/jobnet.html. This page has been set up so that people can report on the employment standards of various countries. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/posttolinguist.cfm Directory         1.     Yuping Zhou , Chinese Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics; Computational Linguistics: Consultant, Brandeis University, MA, USA Message 1: Chinese Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics; Computational Linguistics: Consultant, Brandeis University, MA, USA Date: 08-Dec-2010 From: Yuping Zhou <yzhoubrandeis.edu> Subject: Chinese Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics; Computational Linguistics: Consultant, Brandeis University, MA, USA E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: Brandeis University Department: Computer Science Job Location: Massachusetts, USA (Telecommute) Web Address: http://www.cs.brandeis.edu Job Rank: Consultant Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics Required Language(s): Chinese, Mandarin (cmn) Description: Applications are invited for Research Associate or Linguistics Consultant positions in the Language and Linguistics Lab, Department of Computer Science at Brandeis University to work on a large-scale Chinese language processing project funded by the U.S. Government. The Research Associate or Linguistics Consultant is expected to perform syntactic, semantic, and discourse analysis on Chinese language data such as newswire, broadcast news, and weblogs. The Research Associate/Linguistics Consultant is expected to initially work on a part-time basis, and if there is mutual interest and upon availability of additional funding, the Research Associate/Linguistics Consultant will continue either on a full-time or part-time basis, depending on individual circumstances. Qualifications: - Native or near-native level of proficiency in Mandarin Chinese - Strong interest in language and linguistics, enjoying working with linguistic data - Comfortable working with computer Operating Systems such as Unix/Linux and windows - Eligible to work in the U.S.. - Able to commit at least 10 hours/week to the project - (preferable) some background in linguistics, especially in theoretical syntax, semantics, and/or pragmatics Desirable traits/skills: - Living in Boston area or within commuting distance of Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts. - Programming skills with scripting languages such as Perl and Python. Applications including a CV and the contact information of three references should be sent via email to Yuping Zhou, Department of Computer Science, Brandeis University. Application Deadline: 28-Feb-2011 Email Address for Applications: yzhoubrandeis.edu Contact Information: Dr. Yuping Zhou Email: yzhoubrandeis.edu New! Visit LL's Multitree project for over 1000 trees dynamically generated from scholarly hypotheses about language relationships:             http://multitree.linguistlist.org/ Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 08-Dec-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.