23.536, Jobs: German; Computational Linguistics: Senior Developer, SAP Labs

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Subject: 23.536, Jobs: German; Computational Linguistics: Senior Developer, SAP Labs

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Date: 01-Feb-2012
From: Jackie Hall [jackie.hall at sap.com]
Subject: German; Computational Linguistics: Senior Developer, SAP Labs, MA, USA


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Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:25:15
From: Jackie Hall [jackie.hall at sap.com]
Subject: German; Computational Linguistics: Senior Developer, SAP Labs, MA, USA

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University or Organization: SAP Labs 
Department: TIP BAT EIM Information Quality and Insight
Job Location: Massachusetts, USA 
Web Address: http://www.sap.com
Job Rank: Senior Developer  

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Named Entity Extraction

Required Language(s): German (deu)

Description:

Position Title:  Computational Linguist
Location:  Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Work Area:  Software - Design and Development
Expected Travel:  0%
Career Status:  Professional
Employment Type:  Regular Full-Time

Please forward your resume to Jackie Hall at the application email 
address below.

Purpose and Objectives:
The Text Analysis team at SAP focuses on the development of Natural 
Language Processing (NLP) Information Extraction technologies. The 
team combines the talents of computational linguists and skilled software 
engineers to deliver best-of-breed Text Analysis functionality in all major 
languages. This groundbreaking technology includes a comprehensive 
set of advanced text analysis tools such as search, categorization, and 
entity extraction that is being used in SAP applications ranging from 
business intelligence to semantic search.

Expectations and Tasks:
-  Assumes ownership of one or more language modules in our NLP 
products
-  Creates, maintains and augments machine-readable dictionaries, 
grammar rules and parsing algorithms
-  Develops and maintains tools for the automation and support of 
linguistic tasks
-  Enhances the accuracy of our core technologies
-  Optimizes the performance of core engines to achieve breakthrough 
results
-  Researches and implements new functionality

Education and Qualifications/Skills and Competencies:
-  Minimum of B.A. in Computational Linguistics or equivalent and 2+ 
years of experience in the NLP industry, or M.A. in Computational 
Linguistics or equivalent
-  Native or near-native knowledge of German and/or other major world 
languages in addition to English
-  Strong background in syntax and morphology
-  Proficiency in at least one data manipulation language (Perl or Python 
preferred)
-  Understanding of statistical approaches to NLP (e.g., Bayesian 
algorithms, HMMs, SVMs, supervised or unsupervised learning)
-  Familiarity with UNIX® environments

Work Experience:
-  Experience with regex languages and finite state automata for NLP 
applications
-  Experience developing named entity recognition functionality or in-depth 
knowledge of other text-based linguistic applications
-  Experience working in a production-oriented development environment
-  Agile/SCRUM development processes


Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: jackie.hall at sap.com 
Contact Information:
	Jackie Hall 
	Email: jackie.hall at sap.com 




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