30.4102, Jobs: General Linguistics: Data Analyst, ProSearch

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Subject: 30.4102, Jobs: General Linguistics: Data Analyst, ProSearch

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Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 12:59:55
From: David Li [dli at prosearch.us]
Subject: General Linguistics: Data Analyst, ProSearch, Los Angeles, California, USA

 
University or Organization: ProSearch 
Department: Linguistics, Analytics, and Data Science
Job Location: California, USA 
Web Address: http://www.prosearch.com/
Job Title: Data Analyst I
Job Rank: Data Analyst; Other

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics 


Description:

Position Overview:
Data Analysts in the Linguistics, Analytics, and Data Science group at
ProSearch discover information hidden in vast amounts of text data to support
the custom search, technology assisted review (TAR), and information retrieval
needs of our clients. A Data Analyst, Level I is responsible for providing
annotations to train machine learning algorithms and models in areas of
Natural Language categorization. Additionally, Level I Data Analysts provide
search support and implement machine learning programs as part of our current
information retrieval workflow.

Responsibilities:
- Annotate language data with predefined hierarchies and actionable categories
- Work closely with Data Scientists to refine annotation guidelines, design
quality control methodology, and contribute to workflow improvements
- Assess third party tools and develop business processes and documentation to
support their use for Project Analysts and Project Managers
- Assist Data Scientists in building test datasets
- Propose and run research experiments around linguistic phenomena 
- Understand document review goals and project constraints

Minimum Qualifications:
- Eligibility to work in the United States
- Bachelor’s degree in an analytical field (e.g., Linguistics, Psychology,
Cognitive Science, Human Language Technology, Statistics, Mathematics) 
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to adapt to changing requirements, priorities, and revisions

Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with large datasets and/or working in a laboratory setting
- Familiarity with a programming language

For more information, or to submit letter of interest and resume please see
the application email provided below.

About ProSearch:
ProSearch Strategies, Inc. is located in Los Angeles and enables corporations
and law firms to meet eDiscovery, regulatory, and legal document investigatory
and discovery requirements at scale with precision and ease.



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: LADS_Jobs at prosearch.us 
Contact Information:
	David Li 
	Email: dli at prosearch.us 


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