18.960, Jobs: Computational Linguistics: Full Time Employee, Zi Corporation

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Subject: 18.960, Jobs: Computational Linguistics: Full Time Employee, Zi Corporation

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Date: 29-Mar-2007
From:  Gorski < cgorski at zicorp.com >
Subject: Computational Linguistics: Full Time Employee, Zi Corporation; Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:31:07
From:  Gorski < cgorski at zicorp.com >
Subject: Computational Linguistics: Full Time Employee, Zi Corporation; Calgary, Alberta, Canada 

Organization: Zi Corporation 
Department: Linguistics
Web Address: http://www.zicorp.com

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics 

Description:

Zi Corporation is a technology company that delivers intelligent interface
solutions to enhance the user experience of wireless and consumer
technologies. Zi's product portfolio dramatically improves the usability of
mobile phones, PDA's, gaming devices and set-top boxes and the applications
on them. Zi supports their strategic partners and customers from offices in
Asia, Europe and North America. A publicly traded company, Zi Corporation
is listed on the Nasdaq National Market (ZICA) and the Toronto Stock
Exchange (ZIC). For more information please visit our website at
www.zicorp.com.

COMPUTATIONAL LINGUIST

Reporting to the Manager - Linguistics, this position located in Calgary,
Alberta, Canada involves the professional application of skills and
knowledge to develop information structures and formal algorithms for
language processing.

Short term or long term possibilities exist for the right person.
Relocation is provided.

Key Responsibilities Include:

- Work with the lexicon and morphology of languages representing a wide
variety of language families, including developing morphological tagging
systems
- Work with native speakers to coordinate assignments
- Participate in further developing the intelligence of and applications of
the linguistic databases
- Customize databases according to customer specifications and market interest

Skills and Qualifications:

- Minimum Masters degree in Linguistics. PhD is preferred.
- Strong background in theoretical linguistics
- Demonstrated research/professional experience in corpus linguistics /
computational linguistics / lexicography or morphology, with published
articles in any of these fields
- Demonstrated proficiency in English and at least one other language
- Demonstrated research / professional experience with languages of varied
families; a specialty in Indic or African languages would be advantageous
- Strong computer skills (especially Microsoft, Access and Excel)

The Zi culture is evolving, fast paced and multicultural. All interested
candidates are invited to submit their resume Attn: Human Resources to:

Zi Corporation
Suite 2100, 840 - 7 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta  T2P 3G2
Fax: (403) 233-8878
Email: employment at zicorp.com

Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)

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