28.2841, Jobs: Marathi; Tamil; Telugu; Computational Linguistics; Lexicography; General Linguistics: Analytic Linguistic Project Manager, Pygmalion

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Subject: 28.2841, Jobs: Marathi; Tamil; Telugu; Computational Linguistics; Lexicography; General Linguistics: Analytic Linguistic Project Manager, Pygmalion

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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 14:46:59
From: Patcharin Areewong [advancedlinguistics at gmail.com]
Subject: Marathi; Tamil; Telugu; Computational Linguistics; Lexicography; General Linguistics: Analytic Linguistic Project Manager, Pygmalion, Bangalore, India

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

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Lexicography 

Required Language(s): Marathi (mar)
                      Tamil (tam) 
                      Telugu (tel) 

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. This includes:
- Reviewing and annotating linguistic data
- Deriving NLP data for new and on-going projects
- Providing linguistic analysis and expertise 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
- Delivering final output

Minimum Requirements:
- Native speaker of one of the target languages (Tamil, Telugu, Marathi) 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 [Telugu]"  or
"Analytic Linguistic Project Manager [Marathi]" depending on your language
speciality.



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: advancedlinguistics at gmail.com 
Contact Information:
	Patcharin Areewong 
	Email: advancedlinguistics at gmail.com 


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