JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
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CALLING ALL GRAMMAR FREAKS!!!
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POSITION: Grammatical Analyst (English)
LOCATION: Lancaster University (Unit for Computer Research
On The English Language)
SUPERVISION: Grammatical Analyst team under the supervision of
Professor Geoffrey Leech, F.B.A., Department of
Linguistics, author of the definitive modern grammar
of English, etc.
TIME PERIOD: Starts as soon as possible, LATEST JULY 1, 1995.
Runs until March 1, 1996. Possible extension for one
year depending on performance and on project needs.
SALARY: Lousy: roughly 14000 Pounds per year.
QUALIFICATIONS:
(i) Candidate must be willing to migrate from wherever
to Lancaster, for a period of seven or eight months,
with no guarantee of further employment after that (al-
though another year's work is a possibility).
(ii) Candidate should have a degree, preferably in a
subject which gives them a headstart in grammar
(iii) Candidate should not be hidebound by some theoretical
approach to English which gives them a magnificent knowledge
of a tiny area of language, whereas we want general mastery of
run-of-the-mill linguistic categories
(iv) Candidate must have good keyboard skills, in typing English
(v) Candidate must have experience (preferably quite a lot) of
interacting with computer systems - preferably not just
word-processing packages, but other experience as well.
(vi) Candidate must be willing to work at Lancaster in an environment
where people are working at computer keyboards/screens all day,
under considerable pressure, and doesn't mind putting in extra hours.
(vii) Candidate must be INTERESTED in the job of working repetitively
at the parsing of sentences. I.e., must be a grammar-freak!
(viii) Candidates will be interviewed and aptitude-tested at Lancaster
University.
Additionally, candidates must be native speakers of English with
UK citizenship.
JOB DESCRIPTION: Learning in detail a comprehensive system for
grammatical analysis of English and applying it to approximately
100 sentences per day drawn from an extremely varied selection
of written sources. A state-of-the-art data entry system is
used to input these grammatical analyses to the computer.
This job is EXTREMELY CHALLENGING AND SATISFYING INTELLECTUALLY
to those who can become adept at it, and it requires a VERY HIGH
degree of INTELLIGENCE to carry out well.
Please contact Ezra Black (black@itl.atr.co.jp). (Do it now...) Thanks!