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<P ALIGN=CENTER><I><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">RESEARCH SCIENTIST POSITION<BR>
</FONT></B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">(Natural Language Processing)</FONT><B></B></I><B></B></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">available at</FONT><B></B></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Educational Testing Service<BR>
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<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><I><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Headquartered in Princeton, NJ, ETS is the world's premier educational measurement institution and a leader in educational research. As an innovator in developing achievement and occupational tests for clients in business, education, and government, we are determined to advance educational excellence for the communities we serve.</FONT></I></P>
<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">ETS Research & Development has a Research Scientist opening in the Automated Scoring and Natural Language Processing Group. This group conducts research focusing on the development of new capabilities in automated scoring and NLP-based analysis and evaluation systems which are used to improve assessments, learning tools and test development practices for diverse groups of users that include K-12 students, college students, English Language Learners and lifelong learners. The Research Scientist position involves </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman">applying scientific, technical and software engineering skills in designing and conducting research studies and developing capabilities in support of educational products and services. </FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">REQUIREMENTS</FONT></B></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Job level to be determined based on qualifications and experience.</FONT>
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<P><U><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Associate Research Scientist</FONT></U><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">: </FONT>
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<LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">A Ph.D. in Natural Language Processing, Computational Linguistics, or Computer Science with a concentration in linguistics, or Linguistics with a concentration in computer science and/or programming,</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman"> or an appropriate combination of experience and formal education that would result in comparable skills</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman">Evidence of substantive research experience and/or experience in developing and deploying NLP capabilities in educational environments.</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman">Demonstrable contributions to new and/or modified theories of NLP processing and their implementation in automated systems.</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman">Practical expertise with NLP systems and fluency in at least one major programming language (e.g. java, perl, c/c++, python).</FONT></LI>
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<P><U><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Research Scientist</FONT></U><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">: </FONT>
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<LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Same as above. In addition, three years of </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman">substantive research experience and/or experience in developing and deploying NLP capabilities in educational environments.</FONT></LI>
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<P><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">HOW TO APPLY</FONT></B>
<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">ETS offers competitive salaries, outstanding benefits, a stimulating work environment, and attractive growth potential. ETS is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Please send two copies of your resume, along with cover letter stating salary requirements to: </FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Cheryl Wallace, Educational Testing Service, Rosedale Road, MS 02-D, </FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Princeton, NJ 08541. </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman">Email: </FONT><A HREF="mailto:cxwallace@ets.org"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">cxwallace@ets.org</FONT></U></A><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman">; Fax: 609-497-6022</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><B><I><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">RESEARCH SCIENTIST POSITION<BR>
</FONT></I></B><I><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">(Speech Technology)</FONT><B></B></I><B></B></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">available at</FONT><B></B></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Educational Testing Service</FONT></B></P>
<BR>
<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><I><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Headquartered in Princeton, NJ, ETS is the world's premier educational measurement institution and a leader in educational research. As an innovator in developing achievement and occupational tests for clients in business, education, and government, we are determined to advance educational excellence for the communities we serve.</FONT></I></P>
<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">ETS Research & Development has a Research Scientist opening in the Automated Scoring and Natural Language Processing Group. This group conducts research focusing on the development of new capabilities in automated scoring and NLP-based analysis and evaluation systems which are used to improve assessments, learning tools and test development practices for diverse groups of users that include K-12 students, college students, English Language Learners and lifelong learners. The Research Scientist position involves </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman">applying scientific, technical and software engineering skills in designing and conducting research studies and developing capabilities in support of educational products and services. </FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">REQUIREMENTS</FONT></B></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Job level to be determined based on qualifications and experience.</FONT>
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<P><U><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Associate Research Scientist</FONT></U><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">: </FONT>
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<LI><FONT FACE="c">A Ph.D. in Natural Language Processing, Computational Linguistics, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering with a focus on speech technology, particularly speech recognition. Knowledge of linguistics is a plus.</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT FACE="c">Evidence of at least three years of independent substantive research experience and/or experience in developing and deploying speech technology capabilities, preferably in educational environments.</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT FACE="c">Demonstrable contributions to new and/or modified theories of speech processing and their implementation in automated systems.</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT FACE="c">Practical expertise with speech recognition systems and fluency in at least one major programming language (e.g. Java, Perl, C/C++, Python).</FONT></LI>
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<P><U><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Research Scientist</FONT></U><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">: </FONT>
<LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Same as above. In addition, three years</FONT> <FONT FACE="c">of independent substantive research experience and/or experience in developing and deploying speech technology capabilities, preferably in educational environments.</FONT></LI>
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<P><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">HOW TO APPLY</FONT></B>
<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">ETS offers competitive salaries, outstanding benefits, a stimulating work environment, and attractive growth potential. ETS is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Please send two copies of your resume, along with cover letter stating salary requirements to: </FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Cheryl Wallace, Educational Testing Service, Rosedale Road, MS 02-D, </FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Princeton, NJ 08541. </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman">Email: </FONT><A HREF="mailto:cxwallace@ets.org"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">cxwallace@ets.org</FONT></U></A><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman">; Fax: 609-497-6022</FONT></P>
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