12.72, Jobs: Lexicographer, Grammar Developer at Logos, NJ

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Subject: 12.72, Jobs: Lexicographer, Grammar Developer at Logos, NJ

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Date:  12 Jan 2001 14:49:19 -0000
From:  Susanne Nikel <Susanne.Nikel at globalwords.de>
Subject:  English Lexicographer/Dictionary Manager at Logos Corp, NJ, USA

2)
Date:  12 Jan 2001 14:50:59 -0000
From:  Susanne Nikel <Susanne.Nikel at globalwords.de>
Subject:  English/German/French/Spanish Ling at Logos Corp, NJ, USA

-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------

Date:  12 Jan 2001 14:49:19 -0000
From:  Susanne Nikel <Susanne.Nikel at globalwords.de>
Subject:  English Lexicographer/Dictionary Manager at Logos Corp, NJ, USA

Rank of Job:
Areas Required: English Lexicographer / Dictionary Manager
Other Desired Areas:
University or Organization: Logos Corporation
Department: Linguistic Development
State or Province: NJ
Country: USA
Final Date of Application: open
Contact: Susanne Nikel Susanne.Nikel at globalwords.de

Address for Applications:
global words AG / Hospitalstr. 6
Eisenach
 99817
Germany

Logos Corporation, a leading developer of machine translation
software, in conjunction with the translation and interpreting service
provider global words AG, have openings for the following position:

     ENGLISH LEXICOGRAPHER / DICTIONARY MANAGER

at Logos Corporation Technology Development Center, which is situated
in Rockaway, NJ, near New York City.

Short Description:

* Developing the English dictionaries for our top-quality commercial
machine translation system
* Designing and developing tools for making dictionary development
more efficient
* Quality control of dictionary entries to ensure enhanced and
extended lexical coverage of the system

Job Specification:

Personal Qualifications

* Commitment and motivation
* Good communication skills
* High flexibility (working hours and activities)
* Creativity in finding solutions
* Ability to work under pressure
* Appreciation of the importance of attention to detail in dictionary
work

Professional Qualifications

Candidates must have:

* An advanced university degree, with a strong background in English
and/or linguistics
* Good knowledge of English

Any of the following characteristics would be of advantage:

* Programming skills (Perl, Java, C++, etc.)
* Experience with databases (SQL, etc.)
* Knowledge of other languages
* Experience in language engineering in an industrial or commercial
setting
* Experience in computational linguistics
* Experience in one or more of the following knowledge areas: machine
translation, corpus linguistics, statistical language processing,
contrastive linguistics, translation, project management

Working location is at Logos Corporation Technology Development
Center, which is situated in Rockaway, NJ, near New York City.

Send inquiries or resume and cover letter to the Director of Language
Technology, Mr. Lars Huesken, or to Miss Susanne Nikel (technical
responsibility).

Address:	global words AG
		Hospitalstr. 6
		99817 Eisenach
 		Germany

Contact:	Tel:	+49 - (0)3691-204510
		Fax:	+49 - (0)3691-204512

Web:		lars.huesken at globalwords.de
		susanne.nikel at globalwords.de	
		http://www.globalwords.de

-------------------------------- Message 2 -------------------------------

Date:  12 Jan 2001 14:50:59 -0000
From:  Susanne Nikel <Susanne.Nikel at globalwords.de>
Subject:  English/German/French/Spanish Ling at Logos Corp, NJ, USA

Rank of Job:
Areas Required: LINGUISTS specialized in English, German, French or
Spanish
Other Desired Areas:
University or Organization: Logos Corporation
Department: Linguistic Development
State or Province: NJ
Country: USA
Final Date of Application: open
Contact: Susanne Nikel Susanne.Nikel at globalwords.de