29.739, Jobs: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Morphology; Semantics; Syntax: Linguistic Project Manager, Pygmalion

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Subject: 29.739, Jobs: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Morphology; Semantics; Syntax: Linguistic Project Manager, Pygmalion

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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2018 12:56:55
From: Katie Vadella [kvadella at google.com]
Subject: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Morphology; Semantics; Syntax: Linguistic Project Manager, Pygmalion, California, USA

 
University or Organization: Pygmalion 
Job Location: California, USA 
Job Title: Linguistic Project Manager for NLU
Job Rank: Manager

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Morphology; Semantics; Syntax; French, Korean, Italian, Portuguese, Hindi, or Indonesian

Required Language(s): Hindi (hin)
                      Indonesian (ind) 
                      Korean (kor) 
                      Romance 

Description:

The role of the Linguistic Project Manager for NLU is to help develop NLU
systems in collaboration with computational linguists and linguistic
annotators.

Work will be done onsite in Mountain View, CA, with an immediate start date. 

Responsibilities include: 
- Developing NLU systems
- Advising linguistic annotators on how to complete their work
- Refining guidelines for semantic, syntactic and morphological analysis 
- Evaluating and analyzing data quality 

Job requirements: 
- Graduate degree, or comparable work experience, in Linguistics or
Computational Linguistics 
- Professional fluency in English 
- Knowledge of semantics and syntax 
- Ability to quickly grasp technical concepts
- An interest in natural language processing 
- Excellent oral and written communication skills 
- Good organizational skills 
- Able to multitask effectively and adjust smoothly to changing priorities 
- Near-native level of at least one of the following languages: French,
Korean, Italian, Portuguese, Hindi, Indonesian

Preferred qualifications: 
- Experience with linguistic annotation in semantics and syntax
- Experience programming or scripting, and working in Linux/Unix environment 

Project duration: 
Estimated at 12 months (with potential for extension). This is a fixed-term
contract, not a permanent position. 

How to apply: 
For immediate consideration, please email your CV and cover letter in English
(in PDF format) with "Linguistic Project Manager NLU" in the subject line.



Application Deadline: 30-Apr-2018 
	  
Contact Information:
	Katie Vadella 
	Email: advancedlinguistics at gmail.com 


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