23.3139, Jobs: Mandarin Chinese; Comp Ling: Consultant, Nuance Communications

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Subject: 23.3139, Jobs: Mandarin Chinese; Comp Ling: Consultant, Nuance Communications

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Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:51:49
From: Nate Blaylock [nate.blaylock at nuance.com]
Subject: Mandarin Chinese; Computational Linguistics: Consultant, Nuance Communications

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University or Organization: Nuance Communications 
Department: NLP Research
Web Address: http://www.nuance.com
Job Rank: Consultant  

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics 

Required Language(s): Chinese, Mandarin (cmn)

Description:

We are looking for a short-term, part-time research assistant (ideal 
for a masters or PhD student) to help us develop our natural 
language understanding systems in Mandarin Chinese. The work is 
remote, so you can live anywhere in the US or Canada. The position 
would start as soon as possible, for a term of around two months 
(possibly renewable).  If you're a student, this is a really great way to 
put work experience on your CV.

In this position, you will be helping with grammar developement and 
data collection.

Minimum requirements:
-  Bachelors in linguistics, computer science, or foreign language
-  Native speaker of Mandarin Chinese
-  Fluent in English
-  Comfortable with the Linux command line
-  Programming skills - at least two of the following languages: perl, 
python, groovy, ruby, java, C/C++, shell scripting
-  Must be able to commit to at least 15 hours a week
-  Must be authorized to work in the US or Canada.

Preferred requirements:
-  Masters in computational linguistics, natural language processing, 
linguistics, or computer science
-  Experience writing BNF or SRGS grammars
-  Knowledge of databases, especially lucene/solr
-  Commit to 20 hours a week or more

Applicant must be authorized to work in the US or Canada.  The work 
will be done remotely, so no relocation is needed.

Interested applicants can send their resumes to Nate Blaylock at the 
applications email address below.


Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: nate.blaylock at nuance.com 
Contact Information:
	Nate Blaylock 
	Email: nate.blaylock at nuance.com 





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