Corpora: Open Position at Canon Research Centre Europe

[Tony Rose]

Software Engineer - Information Retrieval

Due to ongoing expansion, Canon Research Centre Europe
(CRE) has a position for a first class Software Engineer in the
Information Retrieval Group. Applications from experienced
software engineers and exceptional recent graduates are
invited for the following position:

Job Specification:
 * to design, develop and maintain prototypes, demonstrators and
   product-level software for multi-lingual information retrieval

 * to perform development activities as an integral member of an
   R&D team working on advanced information retrieval, user
   interface technology, natural language processing & WWW

Requirements:
 * excellent software engineering skills in a variety of languages
   including C/C++ and Java

 * experience of working on commercial software projects

 * excellent academic background: honours degree with significant
   computing content

Desirable:
 * experience of building robust, high performance IR or NLP
   applications

 * track record of initiative and teamwork in software
   development projects

 * expertise in the areas of:
  - C++ standard template library
  - multi-lingual IR systems
  - databases

We offer:

 * Stimulating and flexible working environment
 * Competitive salary and benefits package
 * Excellent career opportunities

Canon has over 75,000 employees world wide. Since its founding,
Canon has moved forward toward its objective of being the
manufacturer of the best products in the world. While pursuing
the pinnacle of quality, we have taken the lead in developing
electronic and automation technologies to enhance the ease of
use of our products. One key to Canon's success has been the
spirit of meeting new technological challenges and at CRE you
will have the opportunity to play a significant part in this.

Because of British Law, preference will be given to applicants
who already have the right to work in the United Kingdom.
To apply, please send your CV with a covering letter to:

The Recruitment Manager, Canon Research Centre Europe Ltd,
1 Occam Court, Occam Road, Guildford GU2 7YJ, United Kingdom
EMAIL: retjob at cre.canon.co.uk PHONE: +44 (0)1483 448 844
FAX: +44 (0)1483 448 845 WEB: www.cre.canon.co.uk