LINGUIST List 5.308

Fri 18 Mar 1994

Jobs: Japanese lecturer, Research assistants

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1. YUKIE HORIBA, Japanese lectuere position
2. RENE MULDER,
3. Yorick Wilks, T

A lecturer in Japanese Language

Pending budgetary resources, the Department of Asian Languages and
Literatures at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst has one opening
for a part-time lecturer in Japanese. Effective September 1995, for one
year, with the possibility of extension. Responsibilities: teaching a
language course, development of related curriculum and materials, and
testing. Requirements: teaching experience, M.A. or equivalent in
language teaching related field, native or near-native fluency. The
campus is a member of the Five College Consortium, which includes Smith,
Amherst, Hampshire, and Mount Holyoke Colleges and the University of
Massachusetts at Amherst. Send application with curriculum vitae and
three letters of recommendation to: Search Committee, Department of Asian
Languages and Literatures, 26 Thompson Hall, University of Massachusetts,
Amherst, MA 01003. AA/EOE.

((Please post this ad. We hope to interview candidates at the AAS and the
MIT/ATJ Conference in Boston, MA next week.))

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

The Holland Institute of Generative Linguistics (HIL) is an inter-
universitary research institute of generative linguists from Leiden
University, the University of Amsterdam, and the Free University
(Amsterdam).

The research is concentrated around two areas of specialisations
syntax/semantics and
phonology/morphology.

HIL provides a course program, leading up to a doctoral degree. HIL is
part of the National Graduate School in Linguistics (LOT).

Starting September 1 1994, there are available

4 POSITIONS FOR RESEARCH ASSISTENTS

These research assistents wil be appointed at Leiden University (3), the
University of Amsterdam (1) and the Free University in Amsterdam (1).

The positions are on a full-time basis (38 hours a week), for a period of
4 years.

At least 75% of the available time must be devoted to research, the
remainder is designated for training and teaching.

The research will lead to a doctoral dissertation, to be defended at one
of the universities that participate in HIL.

Requirements:
An MA-degree, coupled with an active interest in scientific research and
working knowledge of at least one domain of generative linguistics.

Salary:
Dfl. 2000,- gross in the first year, increasing to a Dfl. 3573,- gross in the
fourth year.

Information:
Prof. dr. J.G. Kooij, director of HIL,
phone +31 71 27 2101/2102, e-mail jgkooijrullet.leidenuniv.nl

Applications should be accompanied by a research proposal, a curriculum
vitae, copies of relevant diploma's and grades, references, MA thesis, and,
if available, publications or manuscripts in the domain of generative
linguistics, and should have reached the personel department before April
10. The address is:

Rijksuniversiteit Leiden
Faculteit der Letteren
Afdeling personeelzaken
Cleveringaplaats 1
Postbus 9515
2300 RA Leiden
The Netherlands

 University of Sheffield

 Department of Computer Science

 RESEARCH STUDENTSHIPS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

This strongly research-orientated department intends to recruit a number of
postgraduate students with a start date of October 1994 in our
main areas of research interest below. Successful applicants will work towards
 an M.Phil
or Ph.D within research teams working in the following areas:

Cognitive Systems
 Computational Models of Hearing
 Speech Technology
 Natural Language Processing
 Computer Graphics
 Intelligent Tutoring Systems
 Computer Argumentation
 Connectionist Language Processing

 Formal Methods and Software Engineering
 Theory of Computer Science
 Software and systems engineering
 Communication Networks
 Neural Networks
 Object-Oriented Programming

 Parallel Systems
 Safety Critical Systems
 Parallel Databases
 CASE Tools for Parallel Systems
 Neural Networks and Parallel Hardware

We welcome applications from candidates with a good honours degree (or
its overseas equivalent) in a relevant discipline (not necessarily Computer
Science), including those who expect to attain such a degree by October 1994.
A number of awards are available. Application forms
and further particulars are available from:

The Departmental Secretary, Department of Computer Science, University of
Sheffield, Regent Court, 211 Portobello St, Sheffield S1 4DP.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to
Dr. P.D. Green, phone (0)742-825578, email p.greendcs.sheffield.ac.uk
Prof Yorick Wilks, phone (0)742-825563, email yorickdcs.sheffield.ac.uk
Closing Date: Friday 22nd April 1994.