LINGUIST List 23.29 Tue Jan 03 2012 Jobs: Syntax; Treebanking: Post Doc, Carnegie Mellon University 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.     Lori Levin , Syntax; Treebanking: Post Doc, Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, USA Message 1: Syntax; Treebanking: Post Doc, Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, USA Date: 29-Dec-2011 From: Lori Levin <lslcs.cmu.edu> Subject: Syntax; Treebanking: Post Doc, Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, USA E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: Carnegie Mellon University Department: Language Technologies Institute Job Location: Pennsylvania, USA Web Address: http://www.lti.cs.cmu.edu/ Job Rank: Post Doc Specialty Areas: Syntax; Treebanking Description: We are seeking a post-doctoral researcher for a treebanking project. The job will involve converting existing treebanks into a standard format for dependency treebanks. The post-doctoral researcher will formulate guidelines related to headedness; identify structures in existing treebanks that are not consistent with the headedness guidelines; and formulate rules that will convert those structures into the new standard format. Ideal qualifications: - Ph.D. in linguistics, specializing in syntactic theory - Expertise one or more of these sub-areas: grammatical relations, dependency grammar, construction grammar, typology, transitivity alternations, auxiliary verbs, light verbs, structure of NP and DP, theories of headedness with respect to lexical (open class) and functional (closed class) categories - Knowledge of one or more of these languages: Arabic, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Spanish - Experience with rule writing, grammar formalisms, or computer programming - Experience in industry or funded academic projects with timelines The salary is $36,000 (USD) plus benefits. The candidate must spend twelve full months on the project. The candidate will work at the Language Technologies Institute at Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA, USA), although this is joint work with Columbia University. To apply, email a CV and names and contact information for three references to Lori Levin (email address below), with the subject header 'Postdoc Application'. There will be further instructions on how to submit an official application to CMU. There is no specific deadline for application, but we expect to make a decision by the end of January. Lori Levin will be available to meet with candidates at the annual meeting of the LSA in Portland. Contact information: Lori Levin, Carnegie Mellon University, lslcs.cmu.edu Owen Rambow, Columbia University, rambowcs.columbia.edu Application Deadline: (Open until filled) Email Address for Applications: lslcs.cmu.edu Contact Information: Lori Levin Email: lslcs.cmu.edu Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 03-Jan-2012       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.