LINGUIST List 2.752

Mon 04 Nov 1991

Jobs: UT Austin, NEC Research

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1. , Job at UT Austin
2. , job announcement, NLP at NEC Research Institute, Princeton NJ

The English Department's Budget Council has approved the following copy, to
appear in the December issue of the MLA _Job List._
U of Texas at Austin
E English Austin TX 78712
Possible tenure-track assistant professorship in English and Computers, in
addition to positions already announced. Applicants should have strong
background in instructional/research applications of computing in literary,
rhetorical, or linguistic study. Minority candidates are especially
encouraged. Ph.D. candidates must have degree by 8/20/92. Enclose self-addre.
_postcard_ for acknowledgment. Address applications (letter, c.v., and
dossier) to Recruitment Committee. Letter and c.v. must arrive by Nov. 29.
AA/EO employer.
[End of ad copy]
The English Department's Computer Research Lab occupies three rooms in the
basement of the Flawn Academic Center, which also houses the Undergraduate
Library: an IBM-based classroom with 24 IBM PS/2 model 70's; a Mac-based
classroom with 24 Mac IIsi's, and a development lab with additional IBM and
Mac equipment, a Kurzweil scanner, a NeXTstation, and some multimedia
development facilities. We teach a range of courses, from first-semester
writing through graduate seminars in literature and rhetoric.
John Slatin
Director
Computer Research Lab
Department of English
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712
slatinutxvm.cc.utexas.edu (internet)
eieb360utxvm (bitnet)
512-471-9293

				RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
			 NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING
The NEC Research Institute Inc., an institute conducting long-term basic
research in the physical and computer sciences, currently has an opening for a
full-time Research Associate in the area of Natural Language Processing.
The Research Associate will be expected to develop software for a
multi-language parsing system. It is anticipated that this will include the
development of various extensions, interfaces to external systems and an
interactive user interface. The Research Associate will also be expected to
design and set up experiments and participate in current research.
The successful candidate is expected to possess research experience in natural
language processing and knowledge of contemporary linguistic theory.
Naturally, the candidate should also have expertise in software development
with regard to Unix, C and X-windows. Knowledge of Prolog and Lisp will be a
plus. The candidate should have a BS or MS in computer science, cognitive
science, linguistics or related area.
The Institute offers a very competitive salary and benefits package.
Qualified candidates should forward resumes to: Dr. Sandiway Fong, NEC
Research Institute, Inc., 4 Independence Way, Princeton NJ 08540.
			Equal Opportunity Employer
				M/F/H/V
[Qualified candidates may direct enquiries, *not* resumes, to
sandiwayresearch.nj.nec.com]