LINGUIST List 10.1903

Fri Dec 10 1999

Jobs: Computational Linguistics, ESL

Editor for this issue: Lydia Grebenyova <lydialinguistlist.org>

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1. Barbara.Flammang, Comp Ling: 3 lang specialists at Systran Luxemburg
2. Lynne.D'Amico-Reisnerlinguistlist.org, Ph.D., ESL: Short-term Lecturer at Georgetown Univ/ Sofia, Bulgaria

Systran Luxembourg S.A., a company based in Luxemburg and developing the
Systran Machine Translation system, has an immediate opening for 3 language
specialists to join its development team in Luxembourg on a full-time basis:


1. Greek-English language specialist

This person will work on the development of the Greek-to-English translation
system, and particularly on the English target language. This includes the
coding of
words and expressions in electronic dictionaries and the maintenance and
creation of linguistic programs.

Profile :
- native English
- excellent knowledge of (modern) Greek
- university degree in philology, linguistics, languages, computational
linguistics or
equivalent
- good knowledge/experience in one or more of the following areas would be
considered an asset :
 * human translation
 * programming
 * programming language : C
 * natural language processing
 * Greek linguistics
 * Ancient Greek
 * computational linguistics
 * languages other than English and Greek
 * ability to work in a team and independently



2. Portuguese-English language specialist

This person will work on the development of the Portuguese-to-English
translation
system, and particularly on the English target language. This includes the
coding of
words and expressions in electronic dictionaries and the maintenance and
creation of linguistic programs.

Profile :
- native English
- excellent knowledge of Portuguese
- university degree in philology, linguistics, languages, computational
linguistics or
equivalent
- good knowledge/experience in one or more of the following areas would be
considered an asset :
 * human translation
 * programming
 * programming language : C
 * natural language processing
 * Romance philology
 * computational linguistics
 * languages other than English and Portuguese, preferably Spanish
 * ability to work in a team and independently



3. French-Portuguese language specialist

This person will work on the development of the French-to-Portuguese
translation
system, and particularly on the Portuguese target language. This includes
the coding of
words and expressions in electronic dictionaries and the maintenance and
creation of linguistic programms.

Profile :
- native Portuguese
- excellent knowledge of French and good knowledge of English
- university degree in philology, linguistics, languages, computational
linguistics or
equivalent
- good knowledge/experience in one or more of the following areas would be
considered an asset :
 * human translation
 * programming
 * programming language : C
 * natural language processing
 * Romance philology
 * computational linguistics
 * ability to work in a team and independently




If you are interested in one of these job opportunities and you believe to
fulfil the required profile, please E-mail your CV, including full details of
education, qualifications and previous experience to :

Pierre.ThillenSystran.lu

Alternatively, please send a paper copy to :

Mr. Pierre Thillen
Systran Luxembourg
12, rue de Vianden
L - 2680 Luxembourg

Rank of Job: short-term lecturer
Areas Required: ESL only
Other Desired Areas: 
University or Organization: Georgetown University
Department: East Central European Scholarship Program
State or Province: Washington, DC
Country: Sofia, BULGARIA
Final Date of Application: December 31, 1999
Contact: Lynne D'Amico-Reisner,Ph.D. damicolynneyahoo.com

Address for Applications:
6156 31st St., NW
Washington
DC 20015
USA

Strong ESL teachers needed to participate in 12-week English Studies and
Intercultural Training Program for elite training group in Sofia,
Bulgaria. Dynamic, content-based/task-based language program. Excellent
professional opportunity. January 16-April 16, 2000. Stipend plus
private room with bath, 3 meals per day, transportation to/from site,
health insurance. E-mail resume.