[Corpora-List] Computational linguist position, Janya Inc.
Cassandre Creswell
ccreswell at janyainc.com
Fri Feb 10 15:10:08 UTC 2006
[Apologies for cross posting]
Janya (www.janyainc.com), located in suburban Buffalo, New York State,
USA, is a leader in research and development of natural language
processing applications. In addition to R&D, Janya offers products and
solutions based on its text analytics technology for the DoD,
intelligence, and law enforcement communities and other government
markets.
We are seeking a computational linguist with expertise in parsing and
grammar development. The focus of this position is on development and
improvement of core NLP resources and will require both hands-on work, as
well as participation in more research-oriented efforts.
The ideal candidate will have a keen interest in applying their
theoretical and computational linguistics training to solving practical
problems posed by NLP technology. You should enjoy collaborative work on
tasks that range from writing grammars to analyzing parsing errors to
training and evaluating statistical algorithms.
Requirements:
- Hands-on experience with grammar and parser development, particularly
for large-scale production-quality NLP systems;
- Knowledge of finite-state technology and rule-based and statistical
parsing;
- Strong background in syntax, including familiarity with a variety of
grammar formalisms;
- Either Masters in computational linguistics with work experience in NLP
or PhD in computational linguistics.
Additional desirable attributes:
- Comfortable working with Unix/Linux operating systems
- Proficiency in scripting languages (Perl, Python) or programming
languages, particularly C++
- Experience with lexicon and ontology development
This Buffalo, NY position is available immediately. Candidates must be
eligible to work in the US; US citizens preferred. Salary will be
commensurate with education and experience. Janya also offers an
attractive benefits package.
Please email CV (list job title) with references to careers at janyainc.com
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