11.1832, Jobs: NLP: Software Engineer, Surrey UK

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Subject: 11.1832, Jobs: NLP: Software Engineer, Surrey UK

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Date:  30 Aug 2000 15:44:46 -0000
From:  Tony Rose <retjob at cre.canon.co.uk>
Subject:  NLP: Software Engineer, Canon Research Centre Europe, Surrey UK

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Date:  30 Aug 2000 15:44:46 -0000
From:  Tony Rose <retjob at cre.canon.co.uk>
Subject:  NLP: Software Engineer, Canon Research Centre Europe, Surrey UK


Rank of Job: Software Engineer
Areas Required: Natural Language Processing
Other Desired Areas: Information Retrieval
University or Organization: Canon Research Centre Europe
Department: Information Retrieval Group
State or Province: Surrey
Country: UK
Final Date of Application: no final date
Contact: Tony Rose retjob at cre.canon.co.uk

Address for Applications:
1 Occam Court
Guildford
Surrey GU2 7YJ
UK

Software Engineer - Natural Language Processing

Due to ongoing expansion, Canon Research Centre Europe (CRE)
has a position for a first class Software Engineer in the
Information Retrieval Group. Applications from experienced
software engineers and exceptional recent graduates are
invited for the following position:

Job Specification:
 * to design and develop prototypes and product-level software
   for multi-lingual information retrieval

 * to perform development activities as an integral member of an
   R&D team working on natural language processing and information
   retrieval

Requirements:
 * experience of building robust, high performance NLP
   or IR applications

 * excellent software engineering skills in a variety of languages
   e.g. C/C++ and Java

 * excellent academic background: honours degree with significant
   computing content

Desirable:
 * experience of working on commercial software projects

 * track record of initiative and teamwork in software
   development projects

 * expertise in the areas of:
	- multi-lingual IR systems
 	- C++ standard template library
 	- databases

We offer:

 * Stimulating and flexible working environment
 * Competitive salary and benefits package
 * Excellent career opportunities

To apply, please send your CV with a covering letter to:

The Recruitment Manager, Canon Research Centre Europe Ltd,
1 Occam Court, Occam Road, Guildford GU2 7YJ, United Kingdom
EMAIL:	retjob at cre.canon.co.uk	PHONE:	+44 (0)1483 448 844
FAX:	+44 (0)1483 448 845	WEB:	http://www.cre.canon.co.uk

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