23.992, Jobs: Various Languages; Multilingual Development: Manager, Janya Inc.

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Subject: 23.992, Jobs: Various Languages; Multilingual Development: Manager, Janya Inc.

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Date: 27-Feb-2012
From: Jeffrey Leavoy [careers at janya.com]
Subject: Various Languages; Multilingual Development: Manager, Janya Inc., NY, USA

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Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:52:50
From: Jeffrey Leavoy [careers at janya.com]
Subject: Various Languages; Multilingual Development: Manager, Janya Inc., NY, USA

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University or Organization: Janya Inc. 
Job Location: New York, USA 
Web Address: http://www.janya.com
Job Rank: Manager  

Specialty Areas: Discourse Analysis; Multilingual Development

Description:

Janya Inc., located in suburban Buffalo, New York, is a leader in semantic 
technology pertaining to natural language processing, machine learning, 
information extraction and text mining. We are seeking a computational 
linguist to serve as manager of Janya efforts to support text and data 
analysis in languages other than English. 

The candidate will (i) lead a small but growing team working to enhance 
multilingual processing capabilities of Janya technologies, (ii) will 
participate in government sponsored research and development efforts, 
(iii) will directly support product enhancements to Janya platforms by 
adding new language processing capabilities; and (iv) will represent 
Janya in engagements with customers and partners. 

This position will be based in Buffalo, NY or Washington, DC. Salary will 
be commensurate with education and experience. Janya offers a 
generous benefits package that includes health insurance, 401 (k) plan 
and vacation time.  

Requirements:
-  PhD or Masters degree in Computer Science or Linguistics
-  3-5 years hands-on experience in development or support of Natural 
Language Processing systems
-  Expertise in programming required
-  Expertise in discourse-level processing and/or semantics is required
-  Fluency in Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, French, Portuguese, or another 
language other than English
-  Linux and Windows development experience
-  US citizenship
-  Must possess or be able to obtain a US Security Clearance
-  Expertise in corpus-based, empirical, machine learning approaches to 
language is highly desirable

For immediate consideration, please send your resume to 
careers at janya.com. Janya is an Equal Employment Opportunity 
employer.

Important: The subject field of your email must include Manager, 
Multilingual Development.

Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)

Email Address for Applications: careers at janya.com 
Contact Information:
	Jeffrey Leavoy 
	Email: careers at janya.com 

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