LINGUIST List 22.155 Sun Jan 09 2011 Internships: Comp Ling, Pragmatics, NLP: Research Assistant, CA, USA Editor for this issue: Erica Wicks <ericalinguistlist.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 , Computational Linguistics, Pragmatics, Natural Language Processing: Research Assistant, USC Institute For Creative Technologies, CA, USA Message 1: Computational Linguistics, Pragmatics, Natural Language Processing: Research Assistant, USC Institute For Creative Technologies, CA, USA Date: 05-Jan-2011 From: Ron Artstein <artsteinict.usc.edu> Subject: Computational Linguistics, Pragmatics, Natural Language Processing: 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: NLP Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics                             Pragmatics Duration: 17-May-2011 to 02-Sep-2011 Compensation: Paid: Competitive Internship Location: Los Angeles, California, USA Minimum Education Level: No Minimum Special Qualifications: Experience working in one or more aspects of pragmatics of dialogue; some familiarity with programming and/or computational models; ability to work independently as well as in a collaborative environment. Description: This project will involve taking one or more state of the art theoretical approaches to issues in pragmatics, (e.g., speech act update semantics, reference resolution, presupposition, implicature, relevance) and implementing the approach within an advanced dialogue system for multi-modal dialogue. The intern will work withing a collaborative group of Faculty, PhD researchers and students on advancing the capabilities of virtual human dialogue by importing new approaches to pragmatic issues to advance the capabilities of a virtual human conversation system. The work will include adapting the theory to make use of available resources within the system, helping implement the theory, and evaluating performance. Some work on data collection, either for training or evaluation may also be needed. Application Deadline: 18-Feb-2011 Web Address for Applications: http://projects.ict.usc.edu/internship/ Contact Information: David Traum Email: traumict.usc.edu 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.