30.4095, Jobs: Czech; Hindi; Polish; Russian; Computational Linguistics: Scientist, Cerence

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Subject: 30.4095, Jobs: Czech; Hindi; Polish; Russian; Computational Linguistics: Scientist, Cerence

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Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 14:35:39
From: Martin Forst [martin.forst at cerence.com]
Subject: Czech; Hindi; Polish; Russian; Computational Linguistics: Scientist, Cerence

 
University or Organization: Cerence 
Department: NLU
Job Location: , ---------------- (Telecommute)
Web Address: https://www.cerence.com/
Job Title: NLU Language Specialist
Job Rank: Scientist

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics 

Required Language(s): Czech (ces)
                      Hindi (hin) 
                      Polish (pol) 
                      Russian (rus) 

Description:

Cerence’s Natural Language Understanding (NLU) department is currently looking
for computer scientists or (computational) linguists as freelancers who could
extend and improve the NLU system for their respective language. Candidates
should be available for 20-40 hours per week, ideally during European business
hours. Our Machine-Learning-based NLU systems are AI (Artificial Intelligence)
components integrated into products used by millions of people all over the
world. The work will involve the development of grammars and lexical
resources, the correction of annotated data, and other adjustments of the
system as well as error analysis.

Requirements:
- Bachelor or Master in Computational Linguistics, Computer Science,
Statistics, General Linguistics, or other relevant field
- (Near-)native speaker of Czech, Hindi, Polish, or Russian
- Sound knowledge of regular expressions
- Fluency in English (written and oral)

Desired qualifications:
- Solid Unix skills (bash)
- Affinity with statistics and Machine Learning
- Programming skills in a scripting language such as Python or Perl
- Familiarity with version-control software (ideally Git) 

We offer:
- Suitable training in interesting NLU projects
- Adequate compensation
- Flexible working hours
- Great team in an international working environment

Cerence is a great place to be - at the cutting edge of Machine Learning for
Natural Language Processing.

Does this sound interesting to you? Please send a short CV to the email
address indicated below.



Application Deadline: 31-Jan-2020 
	  
Email Address for Applications: martin.forst at cerence.com 
Contact Information:
	Dr. Martin Forst 
	Email: martin.forst at cerence.com 


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