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University of Toronto and University of Waterloo
Departments of Computer Science

RESEARCH POSITIONS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
(1)  Computational Linguistics: Post-doctoral Fellow or Research Associate
(2)  Computational Linguistics: Programmer

(1)
Subject to confirmation of funding, a position for a Post-Doctoral
Fellow or Research Associate will be available for a three-year project
in natural language generation, starting 1 April 1994 or soon
thereafter.  The position will be in the Artificial Intelligence Group
of the University of Toronto, or by special arrangement, at the
University of Waterloo.

Background and skills required:  Doctorate or equivalent experience in
computational linguistics, including natural language generation;
experience in developing large systems in Common Lisp; and ability in
day-to-day management of a project.  Knowledge of German and experience
in medical applications, or in the LOOM and Penman systems, would be
assets.

Job description:  The holder of the position will be responsible for
the day-to-day administration and some of the technical work of a
three-year project in applications of natural language generation.  The
project, to be carried out in collaboration with the Forschungsinstitut
f\"ur anwendungsorientierte Wissensverarbeitung (FAW), Ulm
(Baden-W\"urttemberg, Germany) and industrial partners in Ontario, will
use Unix, Common Lisp, Penman, LOOM, and software developed by FAW.
Other systems, platforms, and programming languages might also be
involved.  Administrative duties will include liaison with the project
partners and sponsors and supervision of the project staff.

Stipend or salary will depend upon qualifications and experience.

Interested applicants should send a CV (including three references)
along with a letter describing their background and research interests
to:

 Graeme Hirst
 Department of Computer Science
 University of Toronto
 Toronto, Ontario 
 CANADA  M5S 1A4
 e-mail: gh@cs.toronto.edu
 Fax: 416-978-1455

In accordance with Canadian immigration regulations, the search for
a Post-Doctoral Fellow is limited to those (of any citizenship) who
have received a doctorate not more than two years before the starting
date of the position.  The search for a Research Associate is limited
to Canadian citizens and landed immigrants.


(2)
Subject to confirmation of funding, a programming position will be
available for a three-year project in natural language generation
starting 1 April 1994 or soon thereafter.  The position will be in the
Artificial Intelligence Group of the University of Toronto, or by
special arrangement, at the University of Waterloo.

Background and skills required:  Bachelor's or Master's degree in
computer science, with experience in computational linguistics; and
experience in developing large systems in Common Lisp.  Knowledge of
German and experience in medical applications, in natural language
generation, or in the LOOM and Penman systems, would be assets.

Job description: The programmer will be responsible for technical work
in a three-year project in applications of natural language
generation.  The project, to be carried out in collaboration with the
Forschungsinstitut f\"ur anwendungsorientierte Wissensverarbeitung
(FAW), Ulm (Baden-W\"urttemberg, Germany) and industrial partners in
Ontario, will use Unix, Common Lisp, Penman, LOOM, and software developed by
FAW.  Other systems, platforms, and programming languages might also be
involved.

Salary will depend upon qualifications and experience.

Interested applicants should send a CV (including three references)
along with a letter describing their background to:

 Graeme Hirst
 Department of Computer Science
 University of Toronto
 Toronto, Ontario
 CANADA  M5S 1A4
 e-mail: gh@cs.toronto.edu
 Fax: 416-978-1455

In accordance with Canadian immigration regulations, this search is
limited to Canadian citizens and landed immigrants.