22.3566, Jobs: Natural Language Processing: Researcher, eBay

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LINGUIST List: Vol-22-3566. Mon Sep 12 2011. ISSN: 1068 - 4875.

Subject: 22.3566, Jobs: Natural Language Processing: Researcher, eBay

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Date: 12-Sep-2011
From: Nitin Indurkhya [nindurkhya at ebay.com]
Subject: Natural Language Processing: Researcher, eBay, CA, USA
 

	
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Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:50:29
From: Nitin Indurkhya [nindurkhya at ebay.com]
Subject: Natural Language Processing: Researcher, eBay, CA, USA

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University or Organization: eBay 
Department: eBay Research Labs
Job Location: California, USA 
Web Address: http://labs.ebay.com
Job Rank: Researcher  

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Natural Language Processing


Description:

The eBay Research Labs is a team of domain-area experts and researchers. 
With hundreds of millions of buyers and sellers, and hundreds of millions of live 
listings at any point of time, millions of daily transactions and billions of daily 
queries on eBay, the labs provides an amazing playground for researchers to 
work with data and conduct experiments at scale. The labs is currently starting 
a Natural Language Processing center of excellence and is hiring NLP and text 
mining experts. We have many positions available for researchers.

Primary Job Responsibilities 
-  Conduct world class research in the area of NLP and text mining
-  Support the research activities of other members of the research labs
-  Develop rapid prototypes to showcase new business ideas or the capabilities 
of emerging enabling technologies
-  Participate in evolving business and technology innovation ideas and 
developing them to align with the business strategies

Job Requirements 
-  Ph.D. or equivalent in NLP or text mining
-  Excellent hands on algorithmic, server side, and client-side programming 
skills
-  Highly creative and innovative in problem solving and willing to experiment 
with new ideas and technologies
-  Strong leadership skills, an ability to learn quickly, and a 'can-do' attitude
-  Excellent interpersonal skills and presentation skills, including the ability to 
communicate effectively in small and large groups, and at various levels of the 
organization

If you yearn to drive invention and innovation across eBay Marketplaces, 
Paypal, and beyond, and are looking for employment opportunities, please 
submit your resume at the application email address below.


Application Deadline: 31-Mar-2012 
	  
Email Address for Applications: researchlabs at ebay.com 
Contact Information:
	Dr Nitin Indurkhya 
	Email: nindurkhya at ebay.com 






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