LINGUIST List 9.52

Thu Jan 15 1998

Jobs: English in China, Japanese/English Linquist

Editor for this issue: Martin Jacobsen <martylinguistlist.org>

Directory

1. H S INTL, Teach English in China/Taiwan
2. Alan Engel, Japanese - English Technical Linquist, Machine Translation

I'm currently directing a Teach-in-China Program to assist those
interested in teaching English in China and Taiwan locate positions
there. If you would like to experience Chinese culture and teach
English at a college/university in China and Taiwan, please contact me
at email: HSINTLaol.com, cc: honewschool.edu or tel/fax:
201-432-6861. Applications for the next school year are being
accepted. Positions for regular appoinments and summer programs are
available. If you have a bachelor's degree, good references and are
committed to teaching, we guarantee placement. If you would like to
talk to people that we have helped place in China, which I urge you
to, I would be happy to provide you with a list.

I'll be leading a tour group to visit China this July, as I do every
year, and we'll be visiting five major Chinese cities: Hong Kong,
Hangzhou, Shanghai, Xi'an and Beijing. You are welcome to join
us. Contact me for details.

Yong Ho, Ph.D.
Foreign Languages Dept.
New School for Social Research
New York City

Job Listing: Technical linguist - machine translation

Company: ISTA

Job Title: Technical linguist - machine translation

Part-time positions also available

Location: Philadelphia area

Language(s): Japanese, English 

Send resumes to: aengelintlscience.com

List: Technical

International Science & Technology Associates, Inc.(ISTA) is a
ten-year-old information specializing in providing Japanese technical
information. Since 1996, ISTA has been unique in providing machine
translations of Japanese patents while developing proprietary machine
translation software.

ISTA is looking for J/E technical linguists to help with its growing
Converted Kokai (tm) machine translation service for Japanese
patents. The linguist will work in-house to service client requests
and develop knowledge bases. The ideal candidate will have a technical
background and fluency with written Japanese and English technical
documents. Training will be provided for using online searches to
research the lexicon. In-house training will be provided for using
ISTA's proprietary machine translation system to deliver useful
information to clients.

Responsibilities:
	Receive and process orders from clients
	Assist in building knowledge bases for machine translation

Required skills and background:
	Bachelor's degree in a science or engineering major (chemistry
		or biology related preferred)
	Japanese technical reading knowledge
	Demonstrated fluency in technical English

Preferred skills (training can be provided)
	MS Windows and Internet
	Online information searching

Opportunities for personal development (depending on interests and
aptitudes)
	Marketing
	Computing
	Natural language programming

Benefits:
	Health, dental, fitness center
	Pension funding (starts after 1 year)

Contact:
Alan Engel
ISTA, Inc.
551 West Lancaster Ave, Suite 212
Haverford, Pennsylvana 19041 USA
Tel: +1-610-527-4500
Tel: +1-800-430-5727
Fax: +1-610-527-2041
mailto:aengelintlscience.com
http://www.intlscience.com