Job: Programming Position, ELDA

[Thierry Hamon]

Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:02:53 +0100
From: info at elda.org
Message-ID: <4D00B75D.90207 at elda.org>

[Apologies for cross-postings]


ELDA offers a position for its Language Resource Production and
Evaluation activities working in the framework of European projects.

The position is related to a number of NLP activities within ELDA,
with a focus on the development of web-service architectures for the
automatic production and distribution of language resources.

The candidate may also be involved in the creation of LR repositories,
NLP applications development and/or evaluation, etc.


Profile:
- Degree or MSc in computer science, computational linguistics,
  natural language processing or similar fields (preference for a PhD)
- Good programming skills in C, C++, Perl and/or Java
- Experience and/or knowledge of web services
- Good knowledge of Linux and open source software
- Good knowledge of Django, database management (MySQL), programming
  environment
- Experience and/or knowledge of NLP is a plus
- Experience and/or knowledge of Machine Translation, Information
  Retrieval and related areas is a plus
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team, in particular
  to collaborate with members of a multidisciplinary and multilingual
  team
- Proficiency in French and English

Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Applications will be considered until the position is filled. The
position is based in Paris, Franceand candidates should have the
citizenship (or residency papers) of a European Union country.

Applicants should send (preferably via email) a cover letter
addressing the points listed above together with a curriculum vitae
to:

*Khalid CHOUKRI
ELRA / ELDA
55-57, rue Brillat Savarin
75013 **Paris****FRANCE**
Fax : +33 1 43 13 33 30
Email : **_job at elda.org <mailto:job at elda.org>_***

The *European Language Resources Association (ELRA)* is a non-profit
making organisation founded by the European Commission in 1995, with
the mission of providing a clearing house for language resources and
promoting Human Language Technologies.

The *Evaluations and Language resources Distribution Agency
(**ELDA**)*is ELRA's operational body. ELDAidentifies, collects,
distributes and evaluates language resources. It also organises
evaluation activities and campaigns in HLT, as well as disseminates
general information in the HLT field.

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