Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 21:57:48 From: Cathy Blake < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Linguistics/Literature: Researcher, University of North Carolina, NC, USA
University or Organization: University of North Carolina Department: School of Information and Library Science Job Rank: Researcher Specialty Areas: None Description: Research Associate This 12-month position is administratively located in the School of Information and Library Science. The primary responsibilities of the Research Associate will be: - Conducting linguistic analysis of scientific literature to develop new approaches to citation and relevance research. - Developing extraction rules that employ basic linguistic concepts such as morphology and syntax for the purposes of identifying relationships among scientific articles. - Identifying high quality linguistic literature relevant to document summarization and information extraction. - Identifying high quality linguistic datasets from external sources (either public or commercial), for inclusion into research activities. - Reviewing text collection activities and working closely with student research assistants to reconcile discrepancies. - Collaborating on writing and editing manuscripts for publication. - Developing new grant proposals, including identifying funding sources and designing continuing research programs. Salary: $26,000 Required Qualifications: Bachelor degree in Linguistics, Masters preferred, including coursework related to the duties in this position. Minimum of two years experience with preparing grants and academic manuscripts for publication. Desired Qualifications: - Experience in data gathering, management and analysis. - Experience with morphology and syntax, and the application of linguistic techniques to textual analysis. - Strong interpersonal skills since the position will require working with a heterogeneous range of people including faculty from SILS and Chemistry, and both undergraduate and graduate students. - The applicant should enjoy working with a team of people and be able to function independently. - Excellent organizational skills and superior written and verbal communication. - Experience with presentations or workshops. Send application letter, resume, and copy of degree transcript(s) to the address below. Equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Address for Applications: Dr. Catherine Blake School of Information and Library Science Campus Box 3360, 100 Manning Hall University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360 United States of America Application Deadline: 31-Oct-2004 Contact Information: Dr. Cathy Blake Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [blake at ils.unc.edu] Phone: 919-843-5636 Fax: 919-962-8071 Website: http://sils.unc.edu/ This announcement was not accompanied by a donation to the LINGUIST List. It is being posted as a service to the discipline. ----------------------------------------------------------- LINGUIST List: Vol-15-2848 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/7aEqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ____ 13500+ members and counting. No Spam. No Ads. No Bull. Just plain job posts. Join us, send a blank e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vacancy/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
