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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style="">[Apologies
for cross-postings]<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style="">Technical
Director<br>
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Working
under the supervision of the Managing Director, he/she will be
responsible of
the development and management of technical projects related to
language
technologies, as well as partnerships, guaranteeing the timely and cost
effectiveness
of the execution of those projects.<o:p><br>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">He/she will
be responsible for the management of project teams and the steering of
all
technical aspects.<o:p> <br>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">He/she will
organise, supervise and coordinate the technical activities,
guaranteeing of
the good scheduling of tasks. He/she will be in charge of the
establishment of
new contacts, in order to ensure the development of the firm and
negotiate business
activities in collaboration with our Business Development Manager.
Thus, he/she
will help setting up all necessary means such as new competences, in
order to
develop the activity of the firm. Most part of the activity is taking
place
within international R&D projects co-funded by the European
Commission, the
French ANR or private partners.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span>Skills
required:</p>
<ul>
<li><o:p></o:p><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Engineer/PhD
degree, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a project manager in
the field
of information technologies (human language technologies)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""></span>Experience
and/or excellent knowledge of
European cooperation programmes in the field of human language
technologies, as
well as international programmes<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""></span>Experience in
project management, including
the management of European projects<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""></span>Experience
and/or good knowledge of issues
related to Language Resources and tools of natural language processing
in general.
<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Service-,
customer- and business-minded, he/she has ability to work with a team
and to
listen. Excellent communication, as well as good social skills, written
and oral
ability will be a plus. Knowledge of market strategic orientations of
human language
technologies. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Proficiency
in French and English<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Candidates
should have the citizenship (or residency papers) of a European Union
country.</span><o:p><br>
</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Salary:
Commensurate with qualifications and experience.<o:p> <br>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Applicants
should send (preferably via email) a cover letter addressing the points
listed
above together with a curriculum vitae to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Khalid Choukri<br>
ELRA / ELDA<br>
55-57, rue Brillat-Savarin<br>
75013 Paris<br>
FRANCE<br>
Fax : 01 43 13 33 30<br>
Courriel : <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:job@elda.org">job@elda.org</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For more information on ELRA/ELDA, visit the
following web sites:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.elda.org">http://www.elda.org</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.elra.info">http://www.elra.info</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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