30.2009, Jobs: Computational Linguistics; Language Acquisition: RPII, University of Southern California

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Subject: 30.2009, Jobs: Computational Linguistics; Language Acquisition: RPII, University of Southern California

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Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 11:40:53
From: Ryan Gabbard [gabbard at isi.edu]
Subject: Computational Linguistics; Language Acquisition: RPII, University of Southern California, USA

 
University or Organization: University of Southern California 
Department: Information Sciences Institute
Job Location: Massachusetts, USA 
Web Address: https://www.isi.edu/
Job Title: Research Programmer
Job Rank: Other; RPII

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Python


Description:

The Information Sciences Institute at the University of Southern California
seeks a programmer for a research on building computational models of grounded
language acquisition. We seek to build a software system, which, when exposed
to language paired with situations, will acquire the ability to describe new
situations. Our approach will be heavily informed by what is known about child
language acquisition.

Required Skills:
- Strong familiarity with the Python programming language

Desirable Skills:
- Background in linguistics

The position is open to candidates who would work on-site in Waltham, MA;
remotely near Philadelphia, PA; or remotely near Louisville, KY. Exceptionally
qualified remote candidates from other places would also be considered.

To apply:
Those interested should send a CV to Ryan Gabbard (gabbard at isi.edu).
- Please apply to the ISI's general NLP research programmer position at the
application link provided below.
- Mention this Linguist List posting in your cover letter. 
- To expedite processing of your application, also e-mail a copy of your CV
together with a code sample to gabbard at isi.edu .



Application Deadline:  
	  
Email Address for Applications: gabbard at isi.edu 
Web Address for Applications: https://usccareers.usc.edu/job/waltham/research-programmer-ii-natural-language-processing/1209/11634648 
Contact Information:
	Dr. Ryan Gabbard 
	Email: gabbard at isi.edu 


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