19.137, Jobs: Corpus Development: Programmer Analyst, U of Pennsylvania

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Subject: 19.137, Jobs: Corpus Development: Programmer Analyst, U of Pennsylvania

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Date: 10-Jan-2008
From: Kazuaki Maeda < maeda at ldc.upenn.edu >
Subject: Corpus Development: Programmer Analyst, University of Pennsylvania, USA

 

	
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University or Organization: University of Pennsylvania 
Department: Linguistic Data Consortium
Job Location: Pennsylvania, USA 
Web Address: http://www.ldc.upenn.edu

Job Rank: Programmer Analyst  

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Corpus Development


Description:

The Linguistic Data Consortium at the University of Pennsylvania has an
immediate opening for a programmer analyst to support our rapidly growing
linguistic resource creation projects. 

Programmer Analyst (#071223633)

Duties: 
This position will support LDC's linguistic data creation projects by
providing programming, technical and research support in a lead capacity.
Primary responsibilities will be to design, develop and implement
programming solutions and oversee all technical aspects of the projects;
work with LDC's project managers, annotators, programmers, and clients to
develop achievable plans for corpus development and successfully execute
them; investigate technical issues that may arise during the life cycles of
projects, and provide timely solutions to them as necessary; work with
project managers to develop and execute tool and data specifications;
coordinate a team of programmers to provide timely support of project goals.

Minimum Qualifications:
- BS/BA in Computer Science or Computational Linguistics (advanced degree
preferred)
- At least one year of relevant work experience in linguistic resource
creation or human language technology development
- Strong programming skills in at least two of the following programming
languages: Python, C++, Java and Perl
- Proven record of success in project support or project management

For further information or to apply online please visit
http://jobs.hr.upenn.edu/; search postings for reference number 071223633.

Penn offers an excellent benefits package including medical/dental,
retirement plans, tuition assistance and a minimum of 3 weeks paid vacation
per year. The University of Pennsylvania is an affirmative action/equal
opportunity employer.

Positions contingent upon funding.

For more information about LDC and the programs we support, visit
http://www.ldc.upenn.edu.


Application Deadline: 10-Feb-2008 (Open until filled)
	  
Web Address for Applications: http://jobs.hr.upenn.edu 
Contact Information:
	Kazuaki Maeda 
	Email: maeda at ldc.upenn.edu 




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