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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hello again:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">In answer to a number of requests: the positions are in Redmond, Washington, US. There is no application deadline: the jobs will remain open until filled. Application should be made to the Microsoft job site:
click on the job links below, or enter job code 771979, or 771980 at <a href="http://careers.microsoft.com/gclp.aspx">
http://careers.microsoft.com/gclp.aspx</a>). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Mari Olsen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Mari Olsen
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 26, 2011 16:56<br>
<b>To:</b> CORPORA@UIB.NO<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Job announcement: Computational linguists at Microsoft Natural Language Group<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Mari Olsen
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 26, 2011 13:45<br>
<b>To:</b> 'CORPORA@UIB.NO'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Job announcement: Computational linguists at Microsoft Natural Language Group<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Natural Language Group (NLG), part of the Office Division, is looking for two talented computational linguists to help design, build and evaluate the next generation of high quality intelligent productivity software in a significant
number of languages markets. NLG ships features in a wide range of products. We are passionate about leveraging state of the art techniques, like Machine Learning to deliver exciting natural language related technologies in the Office ecosystem to benefit
millions of customers across the globe. If you share that passion, you are a great candidate for the NLG team!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">These positions offer a great opportunity to join a talented engineering team at the forefront of developing natural language technology for Microsoft products. We have expertise in shipping software with high linguistic quality for multiple
languages in areas such as spellchecking, grammar checking, statistical language models and other data-driven approaches, e-mail prioritization, named entity recognition, and much more.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Apply at <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/careers">http://www.microsoft.com/careers</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="https://careers.microsoft.com/JobDetails.aspx?ss=&pg=0&so=&rw=1&jid=65930&jlang=EN">Job ID: 771979</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Required qualifications include:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">•Advanced degree in Computational Linguistics, Linguistics or related technical field.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">•2 years of experience using C++ and/or C#.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">•1 year of software industry experience<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">•Familiarity with the literature in the areas mentioned above.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">•Detail-oriented, results-driven individual with strong cross-group collaboration and strong communication skills.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">•Demonstrated ability to generate new ideas and innovate.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">The following qualifications are preferred:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">•Native proficiency in a language other than English.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">•Experience developing or evaluating commercial or high-quality research software.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">•Experience developing GUI tools<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="https://careers.microsoft.com/JobDetails.aspx?ss=&pg=0&so=&rw=1&jid=65602&jlang=EN"><span style="color:#1F497D">Job ID: 771980</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Required qualifications include:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">•Advanced degree in Computational Linguistics, Linguistics or related technical field.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">•2 years of experience using scripting skills in languages such as Python, Java, C# or Perl
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">•1 year of software industry experience
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">•Passion for quality<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">•Creative thinking<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">•Detail-oriented, results-driven individual with strong cross-group collaboration and strong communication skills.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">The following qualifications are preferred:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">•Native proficiency in a language other than English.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">•Experience evaluating commercial or high-quality research software.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">•Experience developing or testing GUI tools<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Direct questions to <a href="mailto:nlglingjobs@microsoft.com">
<span style="color:#1F497D">nlglingjobs@microsoft.com</span></a>. Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mari Broman Olsen<br>
Sr. Lead Int’l Project Engineer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Scalability and Design<o:p></o:p></p>
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