[Corpora-List] Two job openings at the Linguistic Data Consortium, University of Pennsylvania

Tue May 1 16:15:37 UTC 2012

Apologies for double posting.

The *Linguistic Data Consortium* <http://www.ldc.upenn.edu/> (LDC) at 
the University of Pennsylvania announces two full-time position openings:

·Publications Programmer, reference number 120432549

·Programmer Analyst, reference number 120432550

The simplest way to search job postings at the University of 
Pennsylvania is to use the job Reference Number on Penn's HR page. 
Please go *here* 
<https://jobs.hr.upenn.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1335888568874> 
and copy and paste the appropriate identifier into the Reference Number 
field. You may also search all open positions at LDC by selecting 00228 
from the 'Org' dropdown menu.

Please submit your application via Penn's HR site.

The University of Pennsylvania requires background checks for all 
prospective employees.

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*Publications Programmer*

Position will have primary responsibility for developing, implementing 
and managing data processing systems required to coordinate and prepare 
publications of language resources used for human language technology 
research and technology development. Such resources include video, 
computer-readable speech, software and text data that are distributed 
via media and internet. Position will communicate with external data 
providers and internal project managers to acquire raw source material 
and to schedule releases; perform quality assessment of large data 
collections and render analyses/descriptions of their formats; create or 
adapt software tools to condition data to a uniform format and level of 
quality (e.g., eliminating corrupted data, normalizing data, etc.); 
validate quality control standards to published data and verify results; 
document initial and final data formats; review author documentation and 
supporting materials; create additional documentation as needed; and 
master and replicate publications. Position will also maintain the 
publications catalog system, the publications inventory, the archive of 
publishable and published data and the publication equipment, software 
and licenses. Position requires attention to detail and is responsible 
for managing multiple short-term projects.

Qualifications: BS/Computer Science or equivalent required; advanced 
study strongly preferred. Background in Information Science/ Library 
Science helpful. Strong programming skills in SQL and PERL or Python 
required and experience in C/C++ and Java preferred. Solid knowledge of 
XML/SGML/HTML and Unicode required; knowledge of CGI, ODBC and JDBC 
preferred. Scripting skills and experience with PERL and Unix shells 
required; Bash knowledge preferred. Experience with Unix/Linux/FreeBSD 
and Windows required. Must be able to perform analysis of problem 
reports and access reference documents to troubleshoot and resolve user 
issues. Must be able to work in small groups and across academic, 
expertise and operating system boundaries. Strong oral and written 
communication skills and interpersonal skills necessary. Demonstrated 
ability to manage multiple short-term projects with attention to detail 
required. Position contingent upon funding.

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*Programmer Analyst*

Position will serve as web software developer for the Linguistic Data 
Consortium (LDC), a center within the University of Pennsylvania's 
School of Arts and Sciences. Duties include supporting LDC's External 
Relations Group by monitoring, improving and updating LDC's website and 
intranet, which include LDC's online corpus catalog and web-based 
business systems. Position will code, debug and troubleshoot website 
structure and performance, review statistics and monitor analytics. 
Position will identify, design, develop, test and code necessary 
business system components and component specifications with the goal to 
refine the business process for greater efficiency and responsiveness 
with reference to established metrics. Features of the business systems 
include invoicing, sales and member tracking and reporting functions. 
Position provides maintenance and support for legacy applications and 
implements migration strategies. Position will also provide back-up 
support for the Publications Programmer, which may include performing 
quality assessments of data for release into the LDC catalog, creating 
documentation for finished products and mastering and replicating 
publications. Position is responsible for project timeline management 
including the development and execution of specifications and milestones.

Qualifications: BS/Computer Science or equivalent required; advanced 
study strongly preferred. Strong programming skills in Java, JavaScript, 
MySQL or equivalent, and PERL or PHP required. Solid knowledge of CSS, 
XML, HTML, HTTP also required. Knowledge of JBoss, Tomcat, Apache and 
HTML5 preferred. Scripting skills and experience on UNIX shells 
required; Bash knowledge preferred. Experience with Linux operating 
system required. Knowledge of relational database design preferred. 
Familiarity with development of standard platform-agnostic web 
applications and validators strongly preferred. Experience with 
web-based frameworks, especially shopping cart, account management, 
credit card payments, electronic signature and delivery of audio and 
video strongly preferred. Must be able to perform analysis of tasks, 
system design, coding, testing, implementation, documentation, training 
and user support and to work in small groups and across academic, 
expertise and operating system boundaries. Strong verbal and written 
communications skills and interpersonal skills required. Demonstrated 
ability to manage multiple short-term projects with attention to detail 
required. Position contingent upon funding.

-- 
Marian Reed
Marketing/Communications
Linguistic Data Consortium
3600 Market Street, Suite 810, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2653 USA
phone: +1.215.898.2561; fax: +1.215.573.2175
email: mreed at ldc.upenn.edu
http://www.ldc.upenn.edu

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