LINGUIST List 22.4366 Thu Nov 03 2011 Jobs: Formal & Functional Corpus Annotation: Post Doc, Laboratory EFL Editor for this issue: Christy Bird <christylinguistlist.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.     Martine Vanhove , Formal & Functional Corpus Annotation of Information Structure and Grammatical Relations in Lesser-Described Languages: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Laboratory Empirical Foundations of Linguistics, Paris, France Message 1: Formal & Functional Corpus Annotation of Information Structure and Grammatical Relations in Lesser-Described Languages: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Laboratory Empirical Foundations of Linguistics, Paris, France Date: 02-Nov-2011 From: Martine Vanhove <vanhovevjf.cnrs.fr> Subject: Formal & Functional Corpus Annotation of Information Structure and Grammatical Relations in Lesser-Described Languages: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Laboratory Empirical Foundations of Linguistics, Paris, France E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: Laboratory Empirical Foundations of Linguistics Job Location: Paris, France Web Address: http://www.labex-efl.org/ Job Rank: Post Doc Specialty Areas: Text/Corpus Linguistics; Corpus Annotation of Information Structure and Grammatical Relations Description: Contact: Martine Vanhove, LLACAN Contact email: vanhovevjf.cnrs.fr University: INaLCO Job rank: Postdoctoral Researcher Duration: 12 months Salary: 24,000 EUR net income a year Keywords: Linguistics - Spoken corpora in lesser-described languages, Information Structure in lesser-described languages Application deadline: 2011/11/10 Application email: adonabedianinalco.fr Application reference: EFL-GD1 This is a full-time position, starting on February 1st, 2012 Applications are invited for a one-year position within the project 'The typology and corpus annotation of information structure and grammatical relations', coordinated by Amina Mettouchi and Martine Vanhove, within the Labex project Empirical Foundations of Linguistics. This position involves interaction with field linguists working on various language families, in view of testing various annotations of information structure and grammatical relations in spoken corpora. The candidate will be expected to (a) work with each member of the project in order to identify the relevant structures encoded in the language, (b) implement the various coding solutions devised for each language on a corpus belonging to the members of the project, (c) synthesize the problems encountered and the solutions found for all the languages in the project. There is no software development involved. Details on the project can be found on: http://web.me.com/aminamettouchi/ISGR_Labex_EFL/ The prerequisite for the position is a PhD in linguistics, on a topic involving lesser-described languages (including endangered languages, creoles, pidgins and mixed languages). The PhD thesis and the publications of the candidate should be proof of her/his competence in working on spoken data gathered during fieldwork, and their treatment in the form of electronic corpora (Toolbox, Elan, Praat or other). Competence in prosodic annotation is an asset, but is not required at the beginning of the project. When applying, please include: A letter of motivation; a curriculum vitae (including a list of publications); a website where publications can be found; the names and email addresses of two referees. Contact information: Martine Vanhove, and Amina Mettouchi, vanhovevjf.cnrs.fr, mettouchivjf.cnrs.fr, llacan.labexvjf.cnrs.fr Application Deadline: 10-Nov-2011 Email Address for Applications: adonabedianinalco.fr Contact Information: Martine Vanhove Email: vanhovevjf.cnrs.fr Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 03-Nov-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.