New MA Program: Computational Linguistics at Melbourne

Starting in 1999, a new MA in Computational Linguistics will be offered at the University of Melbourne. This program is designed to provide advanced training in Computational Linguistics for students in linguistics, applied linguistics or computer science who wish to specialize in the field of Natural Language Processing (NLP). For more information, contact:

Administrative Officer
Dept. of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
University of Melbourne
Parkville VIC 3052
AUSTRALIA
enquiries@linguistics.unimelb.edu.au

Job announcement: Tenure-track computational linguistics at UCSD

The Department of Linguistics at the University of California, San Diego has an assistant professor, tenure-track position in computational linguistics beginning academic year 1999-2000. Candidates must expect to complete a Ph.D. in Linguistics, Computer Science, or a closely related field by the time of appointment. Candidates should be able to demonstrate the relevance of their research interests to issues in theoretical linguistics; in addition to the traditional core sub-fields (phonology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics), possible points of contact include but are by no means limited to acquisition, discourse/information structure, morphology, sentence processing, etc. There are no restrictions on theoretical orientation or methodology. Qualifications include research productivity, knowledge of theoretical linguistics, and ability to teach and advise graduate and undergraduate students. Salary will be commensurate with rank and experience and will be based on current University of California salary scales. A letter of application, a curriculum vitae, one research sample (publication or draft) and the names and addresses of three referees should be sent to:

University of California, San Diego
Computational Linguistics Search Committee (Code H)
Department of Linguistics
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0108

Please address email inquiries to barker@ling.ucsd.edu.
Materials must be received not later than January 15, 1999.

New Position: Valerio Allegranza

Valerio Allegranza has taken up a position as Contract Professor of General Linguistics for the academic year 1998-99 at the Faculty of Foreign Languages, University of Torino (Italy). More information will be made available through his personal Web site: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/3782