LINGUIST List 22.2898 Thu Jul 14 2011 Jobs: Arabic Dialects: Researcher, Columbia University 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.     Nizar Habash , Arabic Dialects: Researcher, Columbia University, NY, USA Message 1: Arabic Dialects: Researcher, Columbia University, NY, USA Date: 14-Jul-2011 From: Nizar Habash <habashccls.columbia.edu> Subject: Arabic Dialects: Researcher, Columbia University, NY, USA E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: Columbia University Department: Center for Computational Learning Systems Job Location: New York, USA Web Address: http://www.ccls.columbia.edu/ Job Rank: Researcher Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Arabic Dialects Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb) Description: We are looking for a person who has a good knowledge of Standard Arabic and at least one of its dialects, and who is familiar with contemporary linguistic theory. The candidate should have at least an MA in a related field (PhD preferred). Focus or previous research in spoken Arabic and or Arabic dialectology is a major plus. The candidate should also be comfortable with using a computer, and should be able to write simple scripts in a language such as Perl or Python, or should be open to learning this skill. The linguist will work within the Columbia Arabic Dialect Modeling (CADIM, http://www1.ccls.columbia.edu/~cadim/) research group at Columbia University in New York City, which has generated some of the most used computational tools for Arabic and its dialects. The specific duties will include: - Working with computational linguists on the specification of Arabic dialect linguistic knowledge for computational tools such as morphological analyzers, morphological disambiguators, lemmatizers, and dialect identifiers - Helping with annotation efforts; specifically, participating in creating annotation guidelines intended for human annotators, training annotators, and checking human annotations - Participating in efforts to publish and distribute resources and tools developed at CADIM - Remuneration will be commensurate with training, experience and capabilities For inquiries and application, please send email to Dr. Nizar Habash habashccls.columbia.edu with subject line "Arabic Linguist Columbia University". Please include a CV and a list of references. Include examples of published or unpublished work. Application Deadline: Open until filled. Email Address for Applications: habashccls.columbia.edu Contact Information: Dr. Nizar Habash Email: habashccls.columbia.edu Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 14-Jul-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.