23.3117, Jobs: Onomastics: Applied Onomastics Analyst/Researcher, Ethnic Technologies LLC

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Subject: 23.3117, Jobs: Onomastics: Applied Onomastics Analyst/Researcher, Ethnic Technologies LLC

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Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:08:03
From: Lisa Radding [lradding at ethnictechnologies.com]
Subject: Onomastics: Applied Onomastics Analyst/Researcher, Ethnic Technologies LLC, New Jersey, USA

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University or Organization: Ethnic Technologies LLC 
Department: Product Development
Job Location: New Jersey, USA 
Web Address: http://www.ethnictechnologies.com/
Job Rank: Applied Onomastics Analyst/Researcher  

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; Genetic Classification; Historical Linguistics; Onomastics


Description:

Role: Product Development/ Applied Onomastics Analyst

The Opportunity:
Ethnic Technologies is currently seeking to recruit a person with an 
interest and background in Onomastics, the study of proper names 
and name origins, to join the Product Development Department. 

As a member of the Research branch of the Product Development 
Department, the Applied Onomastics Analyst will be responsible for 
classifying names by ethnicity, seeing patterns within lists of names, 
and thinking creatively to define rules that will further classify these 
patterns. Through this work, the team is continuing to build and 
improve a predictive software system, the industry-leading product in 
multicultural marketing.
 
The ideal candidate has a background in Linguistics, particularly in 
Onomastics, and experience with text pattern recognition and 
morpheme recognition. The ideal candidate is interested in 
Geography, Ancestry, History, Sociology, Demography, Culture, 
People, and solving interesting data "puzzles".
 
Qualifications:
Bachelor Degree or Equivalent Required.

Skills and Competencies:
-  Excellent Microsoft Office skills, especially Microsoft Excel.
-  Strong English written and verbal communication.
-  Fluency or competency in at least one second language.
-  Ability to work as part of a team.
-  Self-driven and self-motivated. 
-  Works independently within set objectives.
-  Experience with Data Visualization and Descriptive Statistics.
-  Experience with SQL or any programming language.
-  Experience with marketing, particularly multicultural marketing.
 
Compensation:
Ethnic Technologies offers a competitive base salary with health 
benefits and a 401k program.  
 
About the Company:
We are a growing and successful direct marketing database software 
company located in South Hackensack, NJ.  We are the leading 
provider of multicultural marketing data, ethnic identification 
software, and ethnic data appending services. To this end, our 
experts are constantly learning about the interaction of people 
through studying their names, culture, and geography.


Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
Mailing Address for Applications: 
	Lisa Radding 
	Ethnic Technologies LLC 
	600 Huyler St 
	South Hackensack, NJ 07606 
	USA  
Email Address for Applications: lradding at ethnictechnologies.com 
Contact Information:
	Lisa Radding 
	Email: lradding at ethnictechnologies.com 
	Phone: 866-333-8324 





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