11.1680, Jobs: Information Extraction/Xigo Inc/California USA

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Subject: 11.1680, Jobs: Information Extraction/Xigo Inc/California USA

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Date:  2 Aug 2000 18:37:07 -0000
From:  Kenan Rappuchi <eng-jobs at xigo.com>
Subject:  Information Extraction: Xigo, Inc., California USA

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Date:  2 Aug 2000 18:37:07 -0000
From:  Kenan Rappuchi <eng-jobs at xigo.com>
Subject:  Information Extraction: Xigo, Inc., California USA


Rank of Job:
Areas Required: Information Extraction
Other Desired Areas:
University or Organization: Xigo, Inc.
Department:
State or Province: California
Country: USA
Final Date of Application: August 31, 2000
Contact: Kenan Rappuchi eng-jobs at xigo.com

Address for Applications:
249 Shipley St. #4
San Francisco
CA 94107
USA

Information Extraction at Xigo, San Francisco, CA

Xigo, a pre-IPO startup specializing in information for online
investors, is looking for someone with a background in information
extraction (IE), computational linguistics, or natural language
processing to join our text analysis team.  The position would be a
combination of applied research and software engineering, involving
anything from evaluating possible IE techniques to implementing
components of our system.  The ideal candidate will be equally
comfortable browsing the research literature, writing the code, and
designing the experiment to evaluate it.  An M.S. or equivalent is
required for this job.

Xigo is a rapidly growing, well-funded company that offers a
competitive salary, terrific benefits, and an excellent stock option
plan.  For more information about Xigo, visit our web site at
http://www.xigo.com

If you wish to apply for this position, please send your resume to
eng-jobs at xigo.com and include the phrase "linguist" in the subject line.

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