LINGUIST List 22.154 Sun Jan 09 2011 Internships: Lang Documentation: Research Assistant, CA, USA Editor for this issue: Erica Wicks <ericalinguistlist.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 use non-discriminatory standards in hiring policy. In particular we urge that employers do not discriminate on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, age, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. However, we have no means of enforcing these standards. To submit an internship, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/internship Directory         1.     Ron Artstein , Language Documentation: Research Assistant, USC Institute For Creative Technologies, CA, USA Message 1: Language Documentation: Research Assistant, USC Institute For Creative Technologies, CA, USA Date: 05-Jan-2011 From: Ron Artstein <artsteinict.usc.edu> Subject: Language Documentation: Research Assistant, USC Institute For Creative Technologies, CA, USA E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: USC Institute For Creative Technologies Web Address: http://ict.usc.edu/internships Type of Work: Annotation Linguistic Field(s): Language Documentation Duration: 17-May-2011 to 02-Sep-2011 Compensation: Paid: Competitive Internship Location: Los Angeles, California, USA Minimum Education Level: No Minimum Special Qualifications: Very good spoken and written English (native or near-native competence preferred). Some background in Linguistics or a related field. General feel for language and working with linguistic material. Description: The Natural Language Dialogue team collects linguistic data for use in developing, training and extending coverage of our conversational dialogue systems. The annotation/transcription project consists of transcribing speech and annotating conversation transcripts, collected through role-plays and interaction with existing systems, using semantic representations that have been developed specifically for our implemented systems. The job is suitable primarily for undergraduate students. Interns who reside locally in the Los Angeles area may be able to continue working at ICT after the summer. Application Deadline: 18-Feb-2011 Web Address for Applications: http://ict.usc.edu/internships Contact Information: Ron Artstein Email: artsteinict.usc.edu Phone: +1 310 448 0313 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: 09-Jan-2011       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.