27.3270, Jobs: English; Tamil; Urdu; Computational Linguistics; Lexicography; Morphology; Phonetics; Phonology; Semantics; Syntax: Manager, Pygmalion

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Subject: 27.3270, Jobs: English; Tamil; Urdu; Computational Linguistics; Lexicography; Morphology; Phonetics; Phonology; Semantics; Syntax: Manager, Pygmalion

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Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 14:21:25
From: Alena Butryna [AdvancedLinguistics at gmail.com]
Subject: English; Tamil; Urdu; Computational Linguistics; Lexicography; Morphology; Phonetics; Phonology; Semantics; Syntax: Manager, Pygmalion, Bangalore, India

 
University or Organization: Pygmalion 
Job Location: Bangalore, India 
Job Title: Analytic Linguistic Project Manager (Tamil, Urdu)
Job Rank: Manager

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Lexicography; Morphology; Phonetics; Phonology; Semantics; Syntax 

Required Language(s): English (eng)
                      Tamil (tam) 
                      Urdu (urd) 

Description:

The role of the Linguistic Project Manager is to consult with Natural Language
Understanding Researchers on creating guidelines and setting standards for a
variety of NLP projects, as well as to lead and manage the work of a team of
junior linguists to achieve high quality data output.

This includes:

- Reviewing and annotating linguistic data
- Deriving NLP data for new and on-going projects
- Training, managing, and overseeing the work of a team of junior linguists
- Creating guidelines for semantic, syntactic, morphological and phonetic
projects
- Consulting with researchers and engineers on the development of linguistic
databases
- Identifying and assigning required tasks for a project
- Tracking and reporting the team's progress
- Monitoring and controlling quality of the data annotated by the team
- Providing linguistic/operational guidance and support to the team
- Delivering final output

Minimum Requirements:

- Native speaker of the target language (Tamil or Urdu) and fluent in English.
- Master's degree or higher in Linguistics or Computational Linguistics,  with
experience specializing in semantics, syntax, morphology, lexicography,
phonetics or phonology.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Good organizational skills.
- Previous project management and people management experience.

Desired Skills:
- Ability to quickly grasp technical concepts; should have an interest in
natural language processing.
- Keen interest in technology and computer-literate (should feel comfortable
using in-house tools and should have an interest in linguistics and linguistic
resources)

Project duration: 6-12 months (with potential for extension)

This is not a permanent position but a full-time contract position.

For immediate consideration, please email your CV and cover letter in English
(PDF format preferred). The subject line should be either "Analytic Linguistic
Project Manager [Tamil]" or "Analytic Linguistic Project Manager [Urdu]"
depending on your language speciality.



Application Deadline: 31-Oct-2016 (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: AdvancedLinguistics at gmail.com 
Contact Information:
	Alena Butryna 
	Email: AdvancedLinguistics at gmail.com 


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