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Lynch, Jim jlynch at davisadv.com
Tue Dec 9 13:58:52 UTC 2008


Hello,

Please post the following message/job opportunity to the list.


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RESEARCH SCIENTIST - Speech Technology

Headquartered in Princeton, NJ, ETS is the world's premier educational
measurement institution and a leader in educational research. As an
innovator in developing achievement and occupational tests for clients
in business, education and government, we are determined to advance
educational excellence for the communities we serve.

ETS Research & Development has a Research Scientist opening in the
Automated Scoring and Natural Language Processing Group. This group
conducts research focusing on the development of new capabilities in
automated scoring and NLP-based analysis and evaluation systems, which
are used to improve assessments, learning tools and test development
practices for diverse groups of users that include K-12 students,
college students, English Language Learners and lifelong learners. The
Research Scientist position involves applying scientific, technical and
software engineering skills to designing and conducting research studies
and developing capabilities in support of educational products and
services. 

REQUIREMENTS
Job level to be determined based on qualifications and experience.

 Associate Research Scientist:      
*	A Ph.D. in Natural Language Processing, Computational
Linguistics, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering with a focus on
speech technology, particularly speech recognition. Knowledge of
linguistics is a plus.
*	Demonstrable contributions to new and/or modified theories of
speech processing and their implementation in automated systems.
*	Practical expertise with speech recognition systems and fluency
in at least one major programming language (e.g., Java, Perl, C/C++,
Python).
*	Experience conducting substantive research and/or experience in
developing and deploying speech technology capabilities, preferably in
educational environments.

 Research Scientist:
*	In addition to the above requirements, three years of
independent substantive research experience and/or experience in
developing and deploying speech technology capabilities, preferably in
educational environments.

Interested candidates are invited to visit our Career page on our Web
site at www.ets.org  and apply directly online for position #65339.

ETS offers competitive salaries, outstanding benefits, a stimulating
work environment and attractive growth potential. ETS is an Equal
Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.

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Thank you!

Jim Lynch
Davis Advertising
P:(610)227-0418
F:(610)227-0397
jlynch at davisadv.com 



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