[Corpora-List] Job offer: postdoctoral position at Syllabs, Paris

[Claude de Loupy]

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Research Fellow Position in Information Processing at Syllabs (Paris, France)
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(Sorry if cross-posting occurs) 


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Job Description  
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Syllabs is seeking a versatile, highly motivated postdoctoral researcher in the area of NLP and Information Processing.

The researcher will actively be involved in the development of innovative NLP and information processing tools with a
clear focus on information extraction (fast information extraction tools merging statistics and linguistics, lexicon
extraction, etc.). Problem resolution will be essential. The post-doc will also participate in ongoing multi-partner
projects. 

The position is available on a full-time basis for a period of one year and can lead to a permanent position with
supervision of student interns and PhD candidates and a key role in project development (response to French and EU call
for tenders).


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Person Specification
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The successful candidate will have the following profile: 

- PhD (or PhD candidate approved for defense) in a relevant area of Computer Science with good knowledge of linguistics
- Experience in one or more of: Information Retrieval, Information Extraction, Ontologies, Statistical NLP, Machine
Learning, etc.
- Strong programming skills in the following languages: C, C++, Perl
- Programming skills in .NET and Java will be a plus
- Windows and Linux development experience
- Experience with XML

- A strong ability to work effectively and independently and to meet deadlines
- Good communication skills and an ability to work well as part of a team and with academia and industrial partners
- Good report and proposal writing skills

- Fluent in English
- Good knowledge of French (at least good comprehension)
- Other languages will be a plus

Additional desirable attributes:

- Previous participation in multi-partners research projects
- Experience in evaluation of Natural Language Processing tools and resources


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Syllabs
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Syllabs is a research company specialising in the development of innovative tools for in-depth textual analyses, using
Natural Language Processing. 
Syllabs specialises in multilingual information processing combining the methods of statistics, linguistics and
semantics. In addition, Syllabs develops and manages multi-partner research projects associated with the management and
the intelligent analysis of textual and multimedia information, including projects for the French National Research
Agency (ANR) and the European Union (search engines, categorisation, text mining, etc.). We also provide consulting
services to clients wishing to better analyze their specific requirements and benefit from NLP tools. 

Syllabs is located in the heart of Paris, France. 
We offer a friendly and professional working atmosphere.


For more information about Syllabs, please visit our website: http://www.syllabs.com/en/


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Application 
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Applications are welcome to the following address: jobs-at-syllabs.com 
Please join the following materials: 
- detailed CV
- name and address of referees 
- one or more publications
- if possible, your PhD thesis

Deadline: Open immediately until filled. 



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