LINGUIST List 8.1027

Thu Jul 10 1997

Jobs: Research Assistant, Professorship

Editor for this issue: Brett Churchill <brettlinguistlist.org>

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1. John Clibbens, Research Assistant Required (Department of Psychology)
2. Prof. Dr. Karl Heinz Wagner, Professorship of English, University of Bremen

Research Assistant Required (Department of Psychology)

Start date: 1/9/97

Duration: 1 year

Salary: Research Assistant Scale Point 6 stlg13480
Job Reference 2310/HSCI

A full-time Research Assistant is required to work on an ESRC-funded
project entitled `The Role of Object Knowledge in the Comprehension
and Production of Spatial Prepositions' with Dr Kenny Coventry. The
work will involve running a series of language experiments using
rating and reaction time methodologies. The ideal candidate should
have a first degree in Psychology or Cognitive Science and a good
grounding in experimental methodology. Programming skills and an
interest in semantics would be an advantage.

Informal enquiries can be made by contacting Dr Kenny Coventry,
Department of Psychology, University of Plymouth, Telephone 01752
233157, E-mail kcoventryplymouth.ac.uk,
http://psy.plym.ac.uk/staff/kcoventry/kchp.htm. For an application
contact the Personnel Department quoting the job reference on 01752
2168 (FAX 01752 2166). 

Closing date for applications is 21st of July. Interviews will be held
the first week of August. 
Kenny R. Coventry PhD
Senior Lecturer
Department of Psychology
Faculty of Human Sciences
University of Plymouth
Plymouth 
Tel (44) 01752 233182
Fax (44) 01752 233176
http://psy.plym.ac.uk/staff/kcoventry/kchp.htm

Dr John Clibbens
Department of Psychology
University of Plymouth
Tel: 01752 233143
Fax: 01752 233176

University of Bremen
Faculty of Languages and Literature

Professorship (Tenured, Grade C 4)
of English:
Applied Linguistics with Translation Studies and
Applied Natural Language Processing; (subject to final approval)

Code Nr. P 187/96

The successful candidate will
be a teacher and researcher of proven achievement in the field of
Applied
Linguistics for English with special emphasis on computer-aided
translation
and applied natural language processing;
hold a "Habilitation" (second or higher doctorate) or have publications
of an equivalent standard;
be prepared to take responsibility for the planning and implementation
of a new degree course in applied English studies;
be expected to have a good working knowledge of German.

The University is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified women are
expressly
urged to apply. Physically handicapped persons with appropriate
qualifications
will be accorded precedence.

Applications (quoting code no P 187/96) must arrive no later than August

1st 1997 at the following address:

Universit=E4t Bremen
Fachbereich 10
Postfach 330440
D-28334 Bremen