LINGUIST List 11.383

Wed Feb 23 2000

Jobs: Typology/Historical Ling, Computational Ling

Editor for this issue: Naomi Ogasawara <naomilinguistlist.org>

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  • Irene Wolke, Typology/Historical Ling: Research Position at U of Konstanz, Germany
  • Albert Llorens, Comp Linguists in TRANSLATION TECHNOLOGY at SAIL LABS, Barcelona

    Message 1: Typology/Historical Ling: Research Position at U of Konstanz, Germany

     Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 14:02:31 +0100
    From: Irene Wolke <Irene.Wolkeuni-konstanz.de>
    Subject: Typology/Historical Ling: Research Position at U of Konstanz, Germany


    There is a three-year half-time research position available in the Linguistics Dept at the Universitaet Konstanz (Germany), beginning 1 March 2000 or asap thereafter.

    The successful candidate will be expected to work half of her/his time on her/his PhD (to be submitted at Konstanz or her/his home university) and the other half on a research project on the typology and change of form classes (lexical vs. grammatical), funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft within the Sonderforschungsbereich 471.

    A solid background in linguistic theory and historical linguistics and some genetic or areal specialisation are desirable.

    Payment according to the BAT IIa/2 scale (around DM 2,500 p.m. before taxes).

    Further particulars from Frans Plank at the addresses below. Send applications and summary of MA thesis or the like by the end of February.

    Frans Plank Sprachwissenschaft Universitaet Konstanz D-78457 Konstanz Germany E-mail: frans.plankuni-konstanz.de Tel: +49-(0)7531-88 2656, home +49-(0)7531-57450 Fax: +49-(0)7531-88 4190

    Message 2: Comp Linguists in TRANSLATION TECHNOLOGY at SAIL LABS, Barcelona

     Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 15:30:37 +0100
    From: Albert Llorens <Albert_Llorenssail-labs.es>
    Subject: Comp Linguists in TRANSLATION TECHNOLOGY at SAIL LABS, Barcelona




    Openings in TRANSLATION TECHNOLOGY at SAIL LABS Barcelona

    Sail Labs is one of the world's leading R&D companies in the field of "Natural Language Understanding". With the slogan "Innovation in Understanding", the company is focusing on three core development areas:

    * Language technology * Translation technology * Content technology

    In the Munich head office and in its branches in Berlin, Barcelona, Antwerp and Vienna, 160 developers are working on solutions, products and components related to the understanding of natural languages.

    For the further expansion of our highly motivated team in Barcelona we are looking for qualified professionals for the area of translation technologies.

    Candidate tasks and profiles:

    ************************************ PROJECT LEADERS (ref. PL) ************************************

    Your tasks: * Manage and coordinate development projects in the area of natural language processing technology and systems.

    Your profile: * An advanced degree in a relevant field (Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, etc.). * A minimum of four years experience in systems design and development, from design to product delivery. * Previous experience as a project leader. * Good knowledge of and experience in natural language processing applications. * Native or near-native proficiency in at least two of the following languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, and Japanese. * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. * Fluency in English. * Experience in object oriented programming will be a plus.

    ************************************************************ SENIOR COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTS (ref. SCL) ************************************************************

    Your tasks: * Design, development and maintenance of formal grammars for our several new or existing translation engines. * Design and development of the linguistic components of our new generation of translation systems.

    Your profile: * University degree in philosophy, linguistics, computational linguistics or equivalent, with a strong background in natural language processing. * Experience in one or more of the following knowledge areas: disambiguation, statistical NLP, semantic networks, example-based and pattern-based machine translation, discourse representation, lexical knowledge representation. * Programming experience. * Experience in machine translation and/or developing formal grammars for natural language processing applications. * Native or near-native proficiency in at least two of the following languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, and Japanese. * Effective communication skills in written and spoken English.

    *******************************************************************************

    LINGUISTS FOR LEXICON AND GRAMMAR DEVELOPMENT (ref. LEX/GR) *******************************************************************************

    Your tasks: * Development and maintenance of grammars and lexicons for our new and existing translation engines.

    Your profile: * University degree in philology, linguistics, languages, computational linguistics or equivalent * Native or near-native proficiency in at least two of the following languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, and Japanese. * Effective communication skills in written and spoken English. * Programming experience will be a plus. * Experience in machine translation and/or developing lexicons and grammars for natural language processing applications will be a plus.



    Working language: English

    Starting date: As soon as possible

    Office location: Center of Barcelona (in the charming 19th century district Eixample, within walking distance from the old part of the city and from the famous 'Las Ramblas')

    You will join a young, international, and highly motivated team. SAIL LABS combines research and development of market-ready products. This will thus offer a great opportunity to those people who want to apply their acquired knowledge and skills in real-world conditions.

    More information about SAIL LABS can be found at the web page http://www.sail-labs.com

    If you are interested, send CV and cover letter in English either by surface mail to:

    SAIL LABS Roger de Lluria, 50 1-B E-08009 BARCELONA Spain

    Fax: +34 - 93 - 487 76 19

    or by email to

    jobs-bcnsail-labs.es

    indicating on the envelope or in the subject of the email the job reference.