22.3668, Jobs: Comp Ling: Computational Linguist, Attensity Corp.

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Subject: 22.3668, Jobs: Comp Ling: Computational Linguist, Attensity Corp.

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Date: 20-Sep-2011
From: Jessica Perri [jperri at attensity.com]
Subject: Computational Linguistics: Computational Linguist, Attensity Corporation, UT, USA
 

	
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Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:22:36
From: Jessica Perri [jperri at attensity.com]
Subject: Computational Linguistics: Computational Linguist, Attensity Corporation, UT, USA

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University or Organization: Attensity Corporation 
Department: R&D Linguistic Technology
Job Location: Utah, USA 
Web Address: http://www.attensity.com
Job Rank: Computational Linguist  

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Natural Language Processing


Description:

Attensity helps the world's leading brands leverage customer conversations 
as a business asset. Using Attensity's integrated suite of customer analytics 
and response applications, organizations can tap the wealth of data stored in 
both internal and online sources, and use that information to improve the 
customer experience with their brands. Attensity's award-winning Customer 
Experience Management (CEM) solutions are built on a massively scalable 
text analytics platform that enables organizations to listen, analyze, relate 
and act on customer conversations, no matter where they take place. From 
its headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., and Kaiserslautern, Germany, Attensity 
is powering the customer experience strategies of companies such as 
Charles Schwab, Citigroup, HP, JetBlue, Lloyd's Banking Group, Siemens, 
Starwood Resorts, Travelocity and Whirlpool. For more information visit 
www.attensity.com and follow the company at blog.attensity.com, on Twitter 
@Attensity, and on facebook.com/Attensity.

Attensity seeks a Computational Linguist to assist in the design, 
implementation, and management of domain models and extraction 
technologies. This role focuses on the development of Attensity's English 
extraction portfolio.   

Requirements of the Position:
-  Apply theoretical Syntax, Semantic and Pragmatics expertise to complex, 
real-world problems 
-  Create and maintain industry-vertical domains consisting of dictionaries and 
entities
-  Design and prototype new features and extraction patterns
-  Assist in development of Attensity's cutting edge parsing and extraction 
technologies 

Qualifications:
-  2 years experience working in computational linguistics or natural language 
processing
-  Solid working knowledge of Morphology, Syntax and Semantics
-  Experience with corpus analysis, esp. Social Media
-  Track record of strong analytical and design skills

Preferred:
-  Knowledge of regular expressions, scripting languages such as Python or 
Ruby, or databases
-  Experience developing Ontologies or information hierarchies
-  Proficiency in a second language

Education:
-  Advanced degree in Computational Linguistics, Linguistics, Cognitive 
Science or related fields


Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Web Address for Applications: http://www.attensity.com/company/careers 
Contact Information:
	Jessica Perri 
	Email: jperri at attensity.com 






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