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==Postdoc or Research Associate - Natural Language Processing==
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==Internship position available in Natural Language Processing at Adobe Research==
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* Employer: IHMC (www.ihmc.us)
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* Employer: Adobe Systems Incorporated
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* Rank or Title: Research Associate - Natural Language Processing
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* Title: NLP Scientist Intern
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* Specialty: Computational Linguistics, Natural Language Processing, in particular dialogue processing
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* Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Dialog Systems.
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* Location: Ocala, FL
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* Location: San Jose, CA
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* Deadline: Applications accepted until position is filled
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* Deadline: open until the position is filled
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* Date Posted: September 26th, 2012
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* Date Posted: February 24, 2015
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* Contact email ywilks@ihmc.us
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* Trung Bui: bui@adobe.com
  
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'''About Us'''
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'''Description''':
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IHMC (www.ihmc.us) is a not-for-profit research institute of the Florida University System and is affiliated with several Florida universities.
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We are looking for an NLP scientist intern who will work on exploring deep learning for mapping between natural language queries and logic form and/or SQL.  
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Researchers at IHMC pioneer technologies aimed at leveraging and extending human capabilities. These systems fit the human and machine components together in ways that exploit their respective strengths and mitigate their respective weaknesses. The design and fit of computational prostheses require a broader interdisciplinary range than is typically found in one organization, thus IHMC staff includes computer scientists, cognitive psychologists, neuroscientists, physicians, philosophers, engineers and social scientists of various stripes, as well as some researchers who resist all attempts to classify them.
 
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Current active research areas include: knowledge modeling and sharing, adjustable autonomy, robotics, advanced interfaces and displays, communication and collaboration, computer-mediated learning systems, intelligent data and language understanding, software agents, expertise studies, work practice simulation, knowledge representation, and other related areas.
 
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IHMC faculty and staff collaborate extensively with industry and government to develop science and technology that can be enabling with respect to society's broader goals. IHMC researchers receive funding (current funding in force exceeds $25,000,000) from a wide range of government and private sources. IHMC research partners have included: DARPA, NSF, NASA, Army, Navy, Air Force, NIH, DOT, IDEO, Nokia, Sun Microsystems, Microsoft, Boeing, Lockheed, and SAIC, among others.
 
  
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The candidate will be appointed on a new  project on dialogue processing, due to start in the coming months and run for one year initially, with extensions expected. The aim of the project is to produce a prototype conversational Companion-in-an-iPad for a brain-damaged patient in a domestic setting. Ocala, Florida is an excellent location, close to Florida’s major university and about an hour from both coasts. IHMC is housed in an excellent, state of the art building in the city center.
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'''Key Qualifications'''
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*Experience with semantic parsing, dialog systems.
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Required:
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*Experience with machine learning, deep learning.
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*Good programming skills in Java and/or Python
  
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▪ Natural language processing / computational linguistics background. Ideal: dialogue applications experience (in NLP not ASR),
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'''Education'''
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M.S. or PhD student in Computer Science or related field
  
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▪ Substantial skills in processing corpora. Ideal: Java skills and standard statistical procedures.
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'''Additional Requirements'''
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No.
  
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▪ Ph.D. in computational linguistics or some equivalent in terms of experience in natural language processing or related areas.
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== Postdoc in Advanced Machine Learning (with an Emphasis on NLP) ==
  
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Skills and Experience:
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*Employer: University of Notre Dame
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*Job Number:  4015639
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*Date Posted:  02/17/2015
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*Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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*Online application: http://www.postdocjobs.com/jobs/jobdetail.php?jobid=4015639
  
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▪ 3+ plus years experience in natural language processing / computational linguistics in industry or large scale academic research project.
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'''Job Description'''
  
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▪ Expertise in at least some of the following specific NLP areas and topics: question answering, lexical semantics, collocations, disambiguation, multi-word expressions, (shallow) parsing, named entity recognition, lexical acquisition, RDF-style data, speech-language interfaces, information extraction, text classification, evaluation methodologies.
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The Computer Science Department at the University of Notre Dame in collaboration with the Institute for Intelligent Systems at the University of Memphis anticipates hiring a postdoctoral fellow starting as early as April 1st 2015 for one year and renewable for a second year. The position includes a full time salary and benefits and is jointly funded by sponsored research split between the University of Notre Dame and the University of Memphis. Review of applications will start immediately and continue until the position is filled.
  
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▪ Familiarity with existing data resources and tools: Wordnet, GATE, Nuance ASR, NLTK, Weka, and similar tools.
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The successful candidate will conduct research in machine learning applied to dialog-centered natural language understanding. He/she will participate in the development and application of machine learning techniques in the hierarchical and temporal domains to multi-party speech data collected in authentic educational contexts.
  
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▪ Ideal: experience with ontologies, RDF, other semantic web resources or tools.
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The candidate will work under the supervision of Dr. Sidney D’Mello, who has joint appointments in the Departments of Computer Science and Psychology at Notre Dame, and Dr. Andrew Olney in the Institute for Intelligent Systems at the University of Memphis.
  
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Apply to Yorick Wilks at: ywilks@ihmc.us
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The position offers a unique postdoctoral training experience and unsurpassed publishing opportunities within a multi-department multi-institution grant-funded project. The postdoc will be encouraged to build advanced technical skills, strengthen their research portfolios via peer-reviewed publications, develop leadership skills by mentoring students, and gain expertise in authoring collaborative grant proposals.
  
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'''Required'''
  
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== NLP Research Scientist - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory ==
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(1) Ph.D. in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field at the time of hire; (2) Research experience in advanced machine learning techniques for sequential and hierarchical domains (e.g., probabilistic graphical models, sequence tagging, deep learning) ; (3) Evidence of a strong publication record in the aforementioned areas
  
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NLP Research Scientist wanted for work impacting National Security
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'''Desired'''
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Company: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
 
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Job ID:  301731  http://www.jobs.pnnl.gov/
 
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Location:  PNNL - Richland, WA
 
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Contact: jill.schroeder@pnnl.gov
 
  
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This position requires significant contributions to the development and evolvement of natural language processing research at PNNL. The incumbent will possess skills in both natural language processing and software design and development. Expertise in natural language processing should include one or more applications including, but not limited to, information extraction, knowledge base population, machine reading, sentiment analysis and social media analytics. Software development skills should include, but are not limited to, object oriented programming and development, data modeling, building demonstrable and functional prototypes, and contributing to deployment-ready software.
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(1) Research experience in one or more of the following research areas (acoustic signal processing, automatic speech recognition, natural language understanding, discourse modeling) ; (2) Experience working on interdisciplinary projects and/or on educational research; (3) Experience mentoring graduate and undergraduate students
  
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In carrying out these duties, the incumbent will be responsible for maintaining strategic alliances with specified clients, managing individual or small team assignments for multiple projects, performing assignments with minimal oversight, working effectively within interdisciplinary development teams, and contributing to proposals, publications and presentations.  
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For more information see the application link above.
  
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Specific responsibilities include:
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== Software Engineer/NLG Specialist in Sydney, Aus - Natural Lanaguage Generation==
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- apply computational linguistics approaches and algorithms
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*Employer: Macquarie Group
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- contribute to the translation of client requests and needs into a set of project requirements and tasks
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*Title: Software Engineer/NLG Specialist
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- contribute to software design
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*Specialties: Natural Language Generation, Application Development, Linguistics
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- construct functional applications and prototypes using PHP, Perl, Python and Java
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*Location: Sydney, Australia
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- perform algorithmic development and implementation, especially as they pertain to NLP
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*Date posted: 29 January 2015
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- evaluate natural language processing methods and results
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*Contact information: andy.logan@macquarie.com
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- develop client server and database aware applications
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*Online application: http://www.careers.macquarie.com/cw/en/job/923649/software-engineers-nlpnlg-programming-equities-research
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- design and implement graphical user interfaces
 
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- develop on Linux and Windows environments
 
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- effectively manage individual tasks, schedule, workload, budget, and deadlines
 
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- contribute to technical presentations and demonstrations of designs, prototypes and operational software to existing and potential clients; group, division, and sector managers
 
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- contribute to or lead efforts in publishing research  
 
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- help grow the natural language processing business portfolio through proposal writing and client engagement
 
  
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'''Job Description'''
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*Unique opportunity within the Equities Research space for a Engineer with strong NLG experience
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*New Systems Implementation with Opportunity to push the envelope within Research
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*Permanent Opportunity – Sydney CBD Location
  
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Responsibilities & Accountabilities:
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'''About the role'''
  
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This position reports to the Technical Group manager for Knowledge Discovery and Informatics within PNNL’s National Security Directorate, and is responsible for work activity as assigned by PNNL project managers for both internal and external clients. The incumbent is expected to develop knowledge of the goals of any projects to which they are assigned and the clients they support. The incumbent is expected to maintain a customer-service focus commensurate with this position.  
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We are seeking a Software Engineer to join our Equities Research business team. This is a truly unique opportunity for someone to join Macquarie working on a pioneering project within the business which could be a big game changer. The role will utilise your strong NLG/NLP experience and you will be responsible for building and developing the NLG functionality within the team. If you are interested in gaining commercial experience with NLG, have excellent written communications and have a flair for English grammar, have a passion for finance and in particular Equities Trading and want the opportunity to really pioneer something, then this could be the position for you.  
  
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The incumbent normally receives task instructions from their project managers, which are performed with minimal oversight. The incumbent will work both as task lead, and as a staff member under the direction of project managers and senior software scientists. The incumbent will be expected to attend regular project meetings and KDI group meetings. The incumbent may also be expected to attend offsite team meetings with other team members, clients, and users.
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'''Key Responsibilities'''
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*Design and Develop our first NLG/NLP Application within Equities Research
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*Work closely with the vendor to understand the application limitations and functionality
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*Drive the development with the Head of Research as well as industry analysts
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*Mature the offering and look for further areas of development within the business
  
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A level II scientist contributes to the completion of project milestones by leading specific tasks of the project to meet scope, schedule and budget. Level II scientists are contributing professionals who are building a professional reputation for their technical expertise in NLP. They are expected to continue to develop their technical expertise and knowledge, and develop new skills.  In addition, strong contributions to the technical content of proposals will be made.
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'''About You'''
  
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A level III scientist will lead small to moderate research projects, contribute to the completion of programs and projects, and mentor other staff members. Level III scientists will be skilled professionals able to apply existing NLP methods to new work and will maintain skills consistent with the state of the art in NLP.  Level III scientists will generate ideas for new proposals and lead the development of technical content for small to medium proposals, and will contribute to scoping, scheduling and budgeting for projects.  . 
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To be successful in this role as a Software Engineer you will possess a University Degree in Computer Science/Mathematics and would have probably undertaken further studies of some sort (Masters/PhD) and have previous Natural Language Generation/Processing experience in either a commercial or research environment. You will have a passion and flair for the English Language as well as having a interest in financial services and in particular traded products. Previous OO Development experience would be highly regarded. In addition you will possess the following:
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Minimum Requirements 
 
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Level II:
 
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A Bachelor's degree with 2-3 years experience or a Master's degree with 0-2 years experience or a Ph.D. is required.  Expected to contribute professionally, building a professional reputation for technical expertise.  Fully applying and interpreting standard theories, principles, methods, tools and technologies. All staff at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory must be able to demonstrate the legal right to work in the United States.
 
  
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Level III:
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*Tenacity to produce different If Statements and to develop the platform further
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A Bachelor's degree with at least 5 years experience or a Master's degree with 3 years experience or a Ph.D. with 1-2 years experience is required.  Must be a skilled professional who applies a broad basis of existing theories, principles, and concepts to a specialty field.  All staff at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory must be able to demonstrate the legal right to work in the United States.
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*Strong interest in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Based Learning.
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Qualifications 
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*Keen interest in finance
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Professional Expertise: Expertise in NLP algorithm development and strong software design and development skills.
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*Self Starter and strong attention to detail to really drive uptake of the platform
  
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Work-related Experience:
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This is a unique opportunity within Macquarie and quite possibly a pioneering project within the Investment Banking space. We are looking to hire two developers into the team and are flexible across career levels from recent Grads to Senior Engineers. Here at Macquarie we truly believe in you owning your future, at Macquarie you’ll own it. Find out more at the new Careers website: '''macquarie.com/career'''
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- Demonstrated ability and willingness to perform as a team member on multiple projects simultaneously and work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic team environment with high expectations for quality.  
 
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- Experience leading project teams in research, design and development a plus.  
 
  
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Breadth of Relevant Specialized Knowledge and Skills:
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If you meet the above requirements, please apply via the following link.  Alternatively to find out more about the position and a confidential discussion, please contact '''Andy Logan on 02 8237 8472 or andy.logan@macquarie.com'''
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- Well-developed oral and written communication skills, including ability to convey complex technical information accurately.
 
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- Above-average client interaction skills including the ability to quickly understand a client’s business needs and communicate at the proper level of detail
 
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- Proficient in the use of Windows, Macintosh, and Linux environments 
 
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Preferred Education/Credential 
 
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A PhD in computational linguistics is preferred.  
 
  
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Level II:  
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== PostDoc Position in Heidelberg (NLP, Networks, Databases, Machine Learning)==
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PhD in computational linguistics, natural language processing or related field within the last 5 years or Masters of Science in computer engineering, computer science or related field and 1+ years of experience in NLP within the last 5 years
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*Employer: Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies gGmbH (HITS)
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*Title: PostDoc
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*Specialties: Natural Language Processing, Networks, Databases, Machine Learning
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*Location: Heidelberg, Germany
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*Deadline: 20 February 2015
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*Date posted: 29 January 2015
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*Contact information: michael.strube (at) h-its.org
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*Online application: https://application.h-its.org/intern/register.php?id=o51kdq1
  
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Level III PREFERRED:
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'''Job Description'''
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PhD in computational linguistics, natural language processing or related field and 1-2 years of experience in NLP within the last 5 years  or Masters of Science in computer engineering, computer science or related field and + years of experience in NLP within the last 5 years 
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PostDoc position available in the NLP group at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) in Heidelberg, Germany
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Equal Employment Opportunity 
 
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer and supports diversity in the workplace.  All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital or family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information.  All staff at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory must be able to demonstrate the legal right to work in the United States. 
 
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Other Information 
 
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This position requires the ability to obtain a federal security clearance in a timely manner.  Which requires: 
 
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* US Citizenship
 
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* Background Investigation: Applicants selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified matter in accordance 10 CFR 710, Appendix B.
 
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* Drug Testing:  All Security Clearance (L or Q) positions will be considered by the Department of Energy to be Testing Designated Positions which means that they are subject to applicant, random, and for cause drug testing.  In addition, applicants must be able to demonstrate non-use of illegal drugs for the 12 consecutive months preceding completion of the requisite Questionnaire for National Security Positions (QNSP).
 
  
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Note: Applicants will be considered ineligible for security clearance processing by the U.S. Department of Energy until non-use of illegal drugs for 12 consecutive months can be demonstrated.
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One position is available for a PostDoc working in Natural Language Processing, in particular in the areas of Entity Linking, Cross-document Coreference Resolution, Coreference Resolution, Word Sense Disambiguation. The position is within a newly funded project on "Scalable Author Name Disambiguation in Bibliographic Databases". Project partners are DBLP (http://dblp.org/db/) and zbMATH (https://zbmath.org/), the two leading bibliographic databases in computer science and mathematics which will also supply the data to be disambiguated and the gold standard. The project will be funded for three years starting June 1st, 2015.
  
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== Faculty Positions (open rank) in multiple areas, particularly Biomedical NLP / Text Mining, The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH, USA) ==
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The candidate should have a strong background in Natural Language Processing and possess a PhD in either Computational Linguistics or Computer Science. Experience with machine learning, databases, parallel programming, big data and networks as well as strong programming skills are required.
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* Employer: The Ohio State University, Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering and Dept. of Biomedical Informatics
 
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* Rank or Title: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor
 
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* Specialty: Multiple openings, including targeted hire in Biomedical Natural Language Processing / Text Mining
 
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* Location: Columbus, OH USA
 
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* Deadline: Review of applications will begin in November and continue until the positions are filled
 
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* Date Posted: August 30, 2012
 
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* Contact email or link to website: http://www.cse.ohio-state.edu/department/positions.shtml
 
  
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The Computer Science and Engineering Department at the Ohio State University seeks faculty candidates for multiple tenured or tenure-track appointments at the assistant, associate or full professor level. The department is slated for significant growth as part of a multi-year expansion in size and scope, including targeted faculty hires in core areas as well as in areas that bridge CS with other disciplines. The specific searches being conducted this year include:
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HITS gGmbH is a private non-profit research institute carrying out multidisciplinary research in the computational sciences. It receives its base funding from the HITS Stiftung.
  
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* One targeted position, open rank, in the area of big data, broadly defined. These include, but are not limited to, applicants that have core training in databases, systems, data analytics, or cloud computing, with experience in managing and analyzing big data stores.
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The NLP group (http://www.h-its.org/en/research/nlp/) at HITS is an interdisciplinary research group that works on applications in the area of discourse and dialogue, in particular coreference resolution, entity linking, automatic summarization, and knowledge extraction from semistructured input. The NLP group at HITS works closely together with the Computational Linguistics Department at the University of Heidelberg.  
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* One targeted position, open rank, in the area of cybersecurity, broadly defined. We are specifically interested in applicants with research interests in network security, physical layer/information theoretic security, cyberphysical systems, data privacy, cryptography, or programming language security.
 
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* One targeted position, open rank, at the interface of computer science and mathematics broadly defined. We are specifically interested in researchers working in theoretical computer science, scientific computing, or complex systems.
 
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* Multiple targeted positions, open rank, jointly searched with the Department of Biomedical Informatics. Priority consideration will be given to applicants whose research interests lie in the processing of biomedical text (e.g. NLP or text mining) as well as those interested in the multi-scale modeling and visualization of high-throughput and/or high-content molecular or image data. Outstanding applicants in other areas at the intersection of biology, clinical science, informatics, and computer science will also be considered.
 
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* In addition to the above targeted searches the department is conducting a search for an additional position (open rank) that is open to all areas of computer science and engineering.
 
  
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The department is committed to enhancing faculty diversity; women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.
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To apply, please enter your application via the following link: https://application.h-its.org/intern/register.php?id=o51kdq1 (reference Postdoc NLP HITS-01-2015)
  
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Applicants should hold or be completing a Ph.D. in CSE or a closely related field, have a commitment to and demonstrated record of excellence in research, and a commitment to excellence in teaching.
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Applications must be submitted by February 20, 2015. Please note that applications not submitted via the online system will not be considered. Inquiries about the position can be directed at Michael Strube (michael.strube (at) h-its.org).
  
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To apply, please submit your application via the online database. The link can be found at: https://www.cse.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/portal/fsearch/apply.cgi.
 
  
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Review of applications will begin in November and will continue until the positions are filled.
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==Postdoc position in Cardiff (NLP, IR, machine learning)==
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*Employer: Cardiff University
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*Title: Postdoc
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*Specialties: Natural language processing, information retrieval, machine learning, distributional models, relation extraction, commonsense resoning
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*Location: Cardiff, UK
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*Deadline: 3 February 2015
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*Date posted: 9 January 2015
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*Contact information: SchockaertS1@cardiff.ac.uk
  
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The Ohio State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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'''Job Description'''
  
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== Postdoctoral Position in Natural Language Processing in Academia Sinica (Taipei, Taiwan) ==
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Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research associate post in the School of Computer Science & Informatics at Cardiff University. This is a full-time, fixed-term post for 30 months, starting on 1 May 2015 or as soon as possible thereafter.
  
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* Employer: Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica
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The main aim of this project is to learn fine-grained semantic relations from large text corpora. Initially such relations will be obtained in an unsupervised way, by identifying semantic relations with spatial relations between vector-space representations. Subsequently, open-domain, supervised relation extraction methods will be developed which use the output of the unsupervised methods as training data. This research will be part of an ERC funded project on the use of semantic relations between natural language terms in logics for commonsense reasoning. You will work closely with Dr Steven Schockaert. You will possess a PhD in Computer Science or a closely related area, or have equivalent experience.
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http://www.sinica.edu.tw
 
  
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http://www.iis.sinica.edu.tw
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'''Essential criteria'''
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* PI: Lun-Wei Ku (Language Processing Group)
 
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http://www.iis.sinica.edu.tw/pages/lwku/index_en.html
 
  
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http://nlg18.csie.ntu.edu.tw:8080/lwku/lwku.html
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*Proven ability to undertake research in a relevant research area (e.g. natural language processing, information retrieval, machine learning) at an international level, as evidenced by research output.
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*Excellent programming skills (java or C/C++).
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*A demonstrable history of contributing to excellent publications in relevant top-tier conferences (e.g. ACL, EMNLP, SIGIR, CIKM, IJCAI, AAAI, ICML) and journals (e.g. Artificial Intelligence, Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research, ACM Trans. Information Systems, IEEE Trans. Knowledge and Data  Engineering).  
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*Proven ability to communicate specialist ideas clearly in English using written media.  
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*Excellent organisational skills with a proven ability to work independently and be self-managing, to prioritise your work and meet deadlines within the framework of an agreed programme.  
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*A PhD in Computer Science or closely related area, or equivalent experience.
  
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* Rank or Title: Post Doctorial Researcher - Natural Language Processing
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'''Desirable criteria'''
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* Specialty: Computational Linguistics, Natural Language Processing, Information Retrieval, Machine Learning
 
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* Location: Taipei, Taiwan
 
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* Deadline: open until filled
 
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* Date Posted: August 21st, 2012
 
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* Start Date: before October, 2012 or after April, 2013
 
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* Duration: 1+1+1 years
 
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* Contact email: lwku@iis.sinica.edu.tw
 
  
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*Knowledge of statistical natural language processing.
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*Knowledge of unsupervised and semi-supervised learning.
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*Knowledge of relation extraction.
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*Experience with analysing large text corpora using a high-performance computing environment.
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*Experience with dimensionality reduction methods such as multi-dimensional scaling, singular-value decomposition, and non-negative matrix factorisation.
  
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Ph.D. in computational linguistics / natural language processing or related areas.  
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'''More information'''
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For more details about the project and instructions on how to apply, please go to www.cardiff.ac.uk/jobs and search for job 2972BR.
  
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Natural language processing / computational linguistics background.  
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==Post‐Doctoral and all levels of Research Scientist at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence==
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Substantial skills in programming and processing large scale corpora.  
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*Employer: Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2)
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*Title: Post-doc/Research Scientist
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*Specialties (one or more): Natural language processing, machine reading, automatic knowledge base construction, large-scale textual inference and entailment, knowledge representation and reasoning, question answering and explanation
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*Location: Seattle, WA
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*Deadline: N/A, we are hiring throughout 2015
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*Date posted: 12/9/2014
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*Contact information: ai2-info@allenai.org, allenai.org
  
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Ideal: Java skills and standard statistical procedures.
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'''Job Description'''
  
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'''SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE'''
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The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) is a non-profit research institute in Seattle founded by Paul Allen and headed by Professor Oren Etzioni. The core mission of (AI2) is to contribute to humanity through high-impact AI research and engineering. We are actively seeking Post Docs and Research Scientists at all levels who are passionate about AI and who can help us achieve this core mission by teaming to construct AI systems with reasoning, learning and reading capabilities.  
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3+ plus years experience in natural language processing / computational linguistics in industry or large scale academic research project.  
 
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Expertise in at least some of the following specific NLP areas and topics: question answering, lexical semantics, collocations, terminology extraction, disambiguation, multi-word expressions, (shallow) parsing, named entity recognition, lexical acquisition, paraphrasis acquisition, information extraction, text classification, evaluation methodologies, sentiment analysis.  
 
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Familiarity with existing data resources and tools: Wordnet, POS taggers, parsers, SVMLight, Weka, and similar tools.  
 
  
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'''Position Summary'''
  
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'''PAYMENT'''
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AI2 currently has projects in the following areas:
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*Language and Vision
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Around 1900~2000 USD/Month, depends on the currency rate.
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*Information extraction and semantic parsing
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*Question answering
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'''HOW TO APPLY'''
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*Language and reasoning
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*Machine learning and theory formation
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*Semantic search
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*Diagram understanding
  
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Apply to Lun-Wei Ku at: lwku@iis.sinica.edu.tw. Please provide your CV, publication list and contact information.  
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AI2 Research Scientists will have a primary focus in one of these specific areas but will also have the opportunity to contribute and engage in a variety of other areas critical to our research and mission.  These include opportunities to participate in or lead select R&D projects, work with management to develop the long term vision for knowledge systems R&D, take a leading role in overseeing and implementing software systems supporting the research, author and present scientific papers and presentations for peer-reviewed journals and conferences, and help develop collaborative and strategic relationships with relevant academic, industrial, government, and standards organizations.
  
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Please also note the date you wish to start the job, and send your documents at your earliest convenience so we can review them asap.
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'''Applicant'''
  
 +
Applicants for Research Scientist at AI2 should have a strong foundation (typically PhD level) in one or more of the following areas: natural language processing, machine reading, automatic knowledge base construction, large-scale textual inference and entailment, knowledge representation and reasoning, or question answering and explanation.  We look favorably upon extensive work experience demonstrating application of your research.
  
 +
'''Application Process'''
  
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== Two Postdoctoral Positions in Natural Language Processing at the Sapienza University of Rome ==
+
All candidates are required to submit a resume, an expression of interest, and the names and contact information of at least 2 references (including email addresses) through our website: http://allenai.github.io/ai2website/jobs.html. We particularly welcome applications from women, people of color, members of the LGBT communities, and people with disabilities. Visa sponsorship is available.
−
* Employer: Sapienza University of Rome
 
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* Location: Rome, Italy
 
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* Deadline: open until filled
 
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* Date Posted: 16th August 2012
 
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* Starting date: fall/winter 2012
 
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* Duration: 1+1+1 years
 
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* Salary: 30000-45000 euros per annum, depending on qualifications. Note that this type of research contract is exempt from most taxes (e.g., 40000 euros per annum corresponds to around 2600 euros net per month).
 
−
* Informal inquiries can be sent by email to Roberto Navigli (navigli@di.uniroma1.it).
 
  
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Two positions of POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW in Natural Language Processing are open in the Department of Computer Science of the Sapienza University of Rome. The positions are part of a 5-year ERC Starting Grant funded by the European Research Council (ERC) and headed by Prof. Roberto Navigli (see http://lcl.uniroma1.it/multijedi for details). The successful candidates will participate in a frontier research project on multilingual lexical semantics and will work in a stimulating environment of a leading and highly-active research team including 2 faculty members, 1 postdoc and 6 Ph.D. students.
+
==Internship and Full-time positions available in Natural Language Processing at Apple Inc. (Siri)==
 +
* Employer: Apple Inc.
 +
* Title: Language Understanding / Dialog Scientist
 +
* Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Semantic Parsing, Dialog Systems.
 +
* Location: Cupertino, CA
 +
* Deadline: rolling
 +
* Date Posted: December 2, 2014
 +
* Thomas Kollar: tkollar@apple.com
  
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'''REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS'''
+
'''Description''':
 +
Play a part in the next revolution in human-computer interaction. Contribute to a product that is redefining mobile computing. Create groundbreaking technology for large scale systems, spoken language understanding, big data, and artificial intelligence.  And work with the people who created the intelligent assistant that helps millions of people get things done — just by asking. Join the language understanding and dialog team at Apple. The Siri team is looking for exceptionally skilled and creative scientists and engineers eager to get involved in hands-on work improving the Siri experience.
  
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* Ph.D. in Computer Science, Natural Language Processing or Computational Linguistics.
+
'''Key Qualifications'''
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* Strong publication record in Computational Linguistics/Natural Language Processing (see below).
+
*Experience with semantic parsing, dialog modeling, information extraction, question answering, semantic web, syntactic parsing, machine translation, language modeling, sentiment analysis or speech processing.
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* Willingness to coordinate and supervise part of the research work of the ERC project.
+
*Experience with supervised, weakly-supervised and unsupervised machine learning algorithms.
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* Ability to work in a collaborative environment, with a strong commitment to achieving research goals.
+
*Exceptional analytical, troubleshooting and problem solving skills
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* Fluent English. Knowledge of Italian is NOT a requirement.
+
*Ability to implement algorithms in Java and C++ in addition to performing experiments using scripting languages (Python, Perl, Ruby, bash).
−
* Solid programming skills: Java and practical expertise with standard NLP tools are required, knowledge of Perl/Python is a plus.
+
*Strong software engineering skills
 +
*Experience working with multilingual datasets
 +
*Large scale data analysis experience using distributed clusters (e.g. Pig, Spark, GraphLab, GraphX, MapReduce) a plus
  
−
Experience in research project management is a plus.
+
'''Description'''
 +
You will be a part of a team that's responsible for a wide variety of natural language processing and spoken dialog systems research and development activities, including semantic parsing, dialog modeling, information extraction and question answering. Traditionally these conversational understanding applications have been focused on developing algorithms for a particular domain or language. Here at Siri, you will use large amounts of training data from Siri requests and the web to solve these problems across languages and domains. You are passionate about using your skills to implement and improve algorithms in order to create the phenomenal products. Because you'll be working closely with engineers from a number of other teams at Apple, you’ll need to be a team player who thrives in a fast paced environment.
  
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'''SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS'''
+
'''Education'''
 +
M.S. or PhD in Computer Science or related field
  
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* POSITION #1 (LCL1-2012): research record in computational lexical semantics, large-scale knowledge acquisition and validation, open information extraction, or data-intensive machine learning
+
'''Additional Requirements'''
−
* POSITION #2 (LCL2-2012): research record in statistical machine translation, unsupervised acquisition of bilingual/multilingual lexicons, or cross-lingual methods for NLP
+
2+ years of experience in natural language processing, speech processing, machine learning, artificial intelligence or dialog systems is desired.
  
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'''HOW TO APPLY'''
+
==Multiple Tenure-Track Positions (w/focus in Data Analytics) at The Ohio State University Department of Computer Science and Engineering==
 +
* Employer: The Ohio State University
 +
* Title: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor
 +
* Specialty: open, two positions in Data Analytics
 +
* Location: Columbus, OH, USA
 +
* Deadline: January 31, 2015 (Consideration starts November 2014)
 +
* Date Posted: November 17, 2014
 +
* Website: https://web.cse.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/portal/fsearch/apply.cgi
  
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Please send a detailed CV and contact details for up to three references to Roberto Navigli (navigli@di.uniroma1.it). Please include the job reference (LCL1-2012 or LCL2-2012) in the subject line.
+
The Computer Science and Engineering Department at the Ohio State University expects to fill multiple tenure-track positions and seeks applicants in all areas of computer science.
  
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'''ABOUT SAPIENZA'''
+
Particular emphasis will be placed on filling two open rank positions in conjunction with a broad university-wide research initiative on Data Analytics (https://discovery.osu.edu/focus-areas/data-analytics/collaborative.html), and a recently announced undergraduate program in Data Analytics (https://data-analytics.osu.edu). Areas of interest for these positions include (but are not limited to): data mining, big data management, cloud computing systems, data analytics; application of machine learning or data mining or data visualization to problems in network science (including social networks), health, and climate science.
  
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The University of Rome "La Sapienza" is a seven-century-old university in the heart of Rome. It is one of the largest universities in Europe, with around 150,000 students. Its Faculty of Information Engineering, Informatics and Statistics (that includes the Department of Computer Science) is one of the youngest, most energetic and scientifically active environments at Sapienza. The Sapienza University is an equal opportunity employer.
+
The department is committed to enhancing faculty diversity; women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.
  
−
'''ABOUT THE COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT'''
+
Applicants should hold or be completing a Ph.D. in CSE or a closely related field, have a commitment to and demonstrated record of excellence in research, and a commitment to excellence in teaching.
  
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The [http://w3.uniroma1.it/dipinfo/english/index.asp Department of Computer Science] is a modern and well-equipped research institution with a top-class faculty and a strong Ph.D. program. The Department comprises 44 faculty members (among whom 3 ERC grant holders), 15 postdocs and around 30 Ph.D. students. The successful candidate will be based in Rome, one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The Department is situated in a nice lively area with lots of cafes, bars, restaurants, and at walking distance from the city centre. Prominent candidates must not be afraid of the language barrier, as Italians are in general very friendly.
+
To apply, please submit your application via the online database. The link can be found at: https://web.cse.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/portal/fsearch/apply.cgi.
  
−
== Staff Scientist and Postdoctoral Fellow Positions in Biomedical NLP and Data Mining ==
+
Review of applications will begin in November 2014 and will continue until the positions are filled.
  
−
* Employer: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
+
The Ohio State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
−
* Job Title: Staff Scientist and Postdoctoral Fellow Positions
 
−
* Location: Cincinnati, OH, USA
 
−
* Deadline: Until filled
 
−
* Date Posted: 8th August 2012
 
−
* Link to website: https://research.cchmc.org/solti/open-positions
 
−
* Contact email: Imre.Solti@cchmc.org
 
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'''Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center'''
 
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The Solti Lab at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) is inviting candidates to apply to a Research Associate position. This is a permanent  staff scientist position. The lab is funded by multiple CCHMC and NIH grants to extract clinically relevant information from the electronic health record (including narrative text). We have clinical "Big Data" and our mission is to find medically relevant patterns in it.
 
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The Research Associate, in collaboration with the PI, will lead the NIH funded clinical trial eligibility screening and the Cincinnati-Boston Children's collaborative pediatric eMERGE initiatives and patient safety and health care quality improvement research efforts. The Research Associate will help the postdoctoral fellows in data analysis and publishing the results.
 
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−
Qualified candidates for the Research Associate position have earned a PhD in biomedical informatics, bioinformatics, physics, computer science, artificial intelligence, computational linguistics or closely related field. Qualified candidates will arrive with multiple years of productive postdoctoral fellow experience and extensive publication records.
 
−
 
 
−
Research experience with Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and data mining are mandatory. Excellent command of both written and oral English, first author peer reviewed journal publications, strong programming skills and familiarity with Unix/Linux environment for programming are required. Java and Unix cluster computing experiences and familiarity with clinical NLP are preferred.
 
−
 
 
−
The Research Associate will collaborate with physicians, CCHMC research faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and programmers. Ours is a dynamic, fast paced research environment. In order to be successful, the Research Associate will have to enjoy leading and contributing to multiple research projects concurrently.
 
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−
We provide competitive salaries and excellent benefits. We will sponsor H1B visas for qualified candidates as necessary. This is a permanent staff position.
 
−
 
 
−
Cincinnati Children's has over one million patient encounters a year and is the second largest recipient of NIH funding among children hospitals. The Division manages a state-of-the-art 500+ CPU computing cluster. The research of the Solti Lab is funded from institutional and external (NIH) grants.
 
−
 
 
−
Interested candidates should send their most recent CV, a brief career statement and three publications in PDF file format to: Imre.Solti@cchmc.org  Include "Research Associate" in the subject line.
 
−
 
 
−
Imre Solti, MD, PhD, MA
 
−
Assistant Professor
 
−
Division of Biomedical Informatics &
 
−
Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence
 
−
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
 
−
 
 
−
== Engineer with NLP / ML/ IR background - Curata (Cambridge, MA) ==
 
−
 
 
−
'''Curata, Inc.'''
 
−
Curata, Inc. provides easy-to-use marketing solutions for content curation and content marketing. Curata's product, Curata, allows marketers to easily find, organize and share content on specific issues or topics in order to establish thought leadership, own industry conversations and drive qualified web traffic. Curata was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.curata.com.
 
−
 
 
−
'''Role Description'''
 
−
We are looking for an individual who enjoys building and shipping code as an engineer, first and foremost, but also enjoys prototyping new product ideas leveraging natural language processing, information retrieval, and machine learning skills. You are a fit if you enjoy experimenting with a large text corpus, innovating new product concepts, and ultimately packaging and shipping your work.
 
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−
In the past two years, our customer base, comprising of marketing, information services, and knowledge management professionals, have curated millions of pieces of content through our complex content procurement and processing pipeline. We release new code many times a day, and have fun continually optimizing and enhancing our product. As a start-up, we need someone who can match the high energy and enthusiasm of our team.
 
−
 
 
−
Technologies in our stack include Linux, Django, Python, git, MySQL, jQuery, Sphinx, and memcached.
 
−
 
 
−
'''Responsibilities'''
 
−
 
 
−
* Prototyping concepts and working with engineering team to see them through deployment.
 
−
* Suggesting new product concepts.
 
−
* Optimizing machine learning algorithms through iterative experimentation and parameter tuning.
 
−
* Architect, build and maintain flexible and highly scalable web applications
 
−
* Participate in the full engineering life cycle from design through implementation and deployment.
 
−
* Think in terms of the end-user and design accordingly
 
−
* Actively contribute to product design and feature selection discussions
 
−
 
 
−
'''Preferred Skills and Experience'''
 
−
* Significant research experience with natural language processing (NLP), information retrieval, machine learning or related fields.
 
−
* Strong software development skills, preferably with web applications.
 
−
* Versatile attitude towards technology -- ready and willing to learn and grow on the job.
 
−
 
 
−
'''Location:''' Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA / Boston
 
−
 
 
−
'''Type:''' Full-Time
 
−
 
 
−
'''Contact:''' engmgt.jobs@curata.com
 
−
 
 
−
== Research Fellowship at University of Aberdeen ==
 
−
 
 
−
* Employer: University of Aberdeen
 
−
* Job Title: Research Fellow in Natural Language Generation
 
−
* Location: Aberdeen, UK
 
−
* Deadline: 23rd July 2012
 
−
* Date Posted: 11th July 2012
 
−
* [http://www.abdn.ac.uk/jobs/index.php Application Website: click on "external applicants", search for the post with reference number 1260664
 
−
* Contact email: c.mellish@abdn.ac.uk
 
−
 
 
−
To support our ambitious research programme we are looking to appoint a postdoctoral research fellow to do research on natural language generation in the MIME project. MIME (see http://www.dotrural.ac.uk/mime/ ) investigates ways to underpin reconfigured rural emergency response services, by examining how technology could support responders to incidents such as road accidents. It is exploring the use of networked monitors to support decision making and information management in the management of casualties and the automatic generation of handover reports from responders when more expert help arrives.
 
−
The successful candidate will have a good knowledge of natural language processing techniques in general (at the postgraduate level) and preferably some practical experience with NLG. The candidate will have a PhD or be about to complete a PhD in Computer Science/ Artificial Intelligence or a relevant discipline. Enthusiasm for digital technology and innovation relevant to society and the economy is essential as is the ability to work in a cross-disciplinary team including colleagues in computer science and engineering.
 
−
 
 
−
This post is funded by the EPSRC and it is anticipated that the project activities will be completed within 9 months of the agreed start date. This appointment will be made subject to the usual terms and conditions of employment of the University.
 
−
 
 
−
== Executive Director at University of Maryland ==
 
−
 
 
−
** Employer:  University of Maryland, Center for Advanced Study of Language (CASL)
 
−
** Title:  Executive Director
 
−
** Location:  College Park, MD
 
−
** Deadline:  Open until filled
 
−
** Date Posted:  July 2, 2012
 
−
** Link to website:  http://jobs.umd.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=57086
 
−
** Contact email:  tswallst@umd.edu
 
−
 
 
−
The University of Maryland, College Park, invites applications for the position of Executive Director of the Center for Advanced Study of Language (CASL). Since its establishment in 2003, CASL’s mission has been to conduct cutting-edge research that results in improved performance on foreign language and analysis tasks relevant to the work of government language professionals. Visit www.casl.umd.edu for more information about CASL.
 
−
 
 
−
'''DUTIES:'''  The Executive Director (ED) has leadership responsibility for research, operations, strategic planning, and compliance with university and government requirements and regulations associated with CASL’s designation as a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC). The ED’s duties include developing and implementing the US Government-approved research agenda; developing and managing external relations and outreach to academia, industry, and government for purposes of collaborative research and consultation; and overseeing relevant UARC-designated activities and outreach, collaboration, education, policy and evaluation. The ED ensures the hiring and retention of the best researchers and research managers in CASL’s core compentencies and other relevant disciplines as well as highly qualified financial, information technology, operations, logistics, and security support staff. In addition to aligning CASL’s strategic plan with its mission to meet the needs of clients, the ED provides leadership in identifying opportunities for partnering and collaborating with academic departments and other research centers on campus. The ED reports to the Vice President for Research and directly supervises the directors of CASL’s various units. 
 
−
 
 
−
'''QUALIFICATIONS:''' Candidates must have an advanced degree, preferably a Ph.D., in a discipline related to one of CASL’s core competencies (e.g., Less Commonly Taught Languages and Cultures; Second Language Acquisition; Computational Linguistics; Linguistics; Cognitive or Social Psychology; Cognitive Science or Cognitive Neuroscience), with a distinguished record of scholarly achievement and/or leadership in one or more areas relevant to the research foci of the center. Candidates' experience, research and publications should show evidence of ability to tackle complex, interdisciplinary research and to work collaboratively with a range of institutions and researchers. Experience working closely with US government and/or industry colleagues in non-academic settings is essential. Candidates must qualify for an academic appointment either as a tenured professor or as a professor of the practice in a department consistent with their background.
 
−
 
 
−
'''Candidates must hold U.S. citizenship and be willing to obtain the appropriate security clearance.'''
 
−
 
 
−
'''TO APPLY:''' For best consideration, applicants should submit a letter of application, CV, and contact information for three professional references online at http://jobs.umd.edu click on “Faculty” (or direct link:  http://www. jobs.umd.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=57086)  by Monday, August 20, 2012.  Address questions to the search committee chair, Professor Thomas S. Wallsten, at tswallst@umd.edu
 
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−
The University of Maryland, College Park, actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, marital status, genetic information, or political affiliation. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply. The University of Maryland offers an excellent benefits package which includes:  health benefits, retirement plans, generous leave package, flexible spending accounts, tuition remission, and long-term, disability, and life insurance. Please visit the University’s web page at http://www.uhr.umd.edu/benefits/ to see a full list of benefits and the providers.
 
−
 
 
−
== Several Positions in Data2Text (Natural Language Generation) ==
 
−
 
 
−
* Employer: Data2Text
 
−
* Job title: Natural Language Generation Engineer, Analytics Engineer, Lead Engineer
 
−
* Specialty: natural language generation, analytics
 
−
* Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
 
−
* Deadline: 29 June 2012
 
−
* Date posted: 8 June 2012
 
−
* Link to website: http://www.data2text.com/careers
 
−
 
 
−
Data2Text is a spinout from the University of Aberdeen's Natural Language Generation (NLG)
 
−
research group.  We are looking to hire several people; please see our website for details
 
−
http://www.data2text.com/careers
 
−
 
 
−
This is a great opportunity for people who are keen on getting NLG technology
 
−
out into the real world.  In addition to the advertised positions, we're happy to talk
 
−
to people who are knowledgeable about NLG and keen to develop commercial applications,
 
−
but whose profiles do not fit the advertised positions.
 
−
 
 
−
Information inquiries (from the ACL community) should be sent to Ehud Reiter
 
−
(e.reiter@abdn.ac.uk or ehud.reiter@data2text.com)
 
−
 
 
−
== Associate Research Scientist (SPEECH) at Educational Testing Service ==
 
−
 
 
−
* Employer: Educational Testing Service (www.ets.org)
 
−
* Job Title: Associate Research Scientist (SPEECH)
 
−
* Location: Princeton, NJ
 
−
* Deadline: Open until filled
 
−
* Date Posted: 16-May-2012
 
−
* [http://ets.pereless.com/careers/index.cfm?fuseaction=83080.viewjobdetail&CID=83080&JID=124337&type=True&cfcend Application Website]
 
−
* Contact email: dyanchuk@ets.org
 
−
 
 
−
'''JOB DESCRIPTION'''
 
−
 
 
−
ETS's Research & Development division has an opening for a Speech research scientist in the NLP and Speech group. The Group currently consists of about 15 Ph.D. level research scientists in areas related to NLP and speech. Its main focus is on foundational research as well as on development of new capabilities to automatically score written and spoken test responses in a wide range of ETS test programs including TOEFL(R)iBT and GRE(R).
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
'''BASIC FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES'''
 
−
 
 
−
* Provide scientific and technical skills in conceptualizing, designing, obtaining support for, conducting, managing, and disseminating results of research projects in the field of speech technology, or portions of large-scale research studies or programs in the same field.
 
−
 
−
* Develop and/or modify NLP theories to conceptualize and implement new capabilities in automated scoring and NLP systems to improve assessments, learning tools and test development practices.
 
−
 
 
−
* Apply scientific, technical and software engineering skills in designing and conducting research studies and capability development in support of educational products and services.
 
−
 
 
−
* Develop and oversee the conduct of selected portions of research proposals and project budgets.
 
−
 
 
−
* Design and conduct complex scientific studies functioning as an expert in major facets of the projects.
 
−
 
 
−
* Assist in the conduct of research projects by accomplishing directed tasks according to schedule and within budget.
 
−
 
 
−
* Participate in dissemination activities through the publications of research papers, progress and technical reports, the presentation of seminars or other appropriate communication vehicles.
 
−
 
 
−
* Develop professional relationships as a representative, consultant or advisor to external advisory and policy boards and councils, research organizations, educational institutions and educators.
 
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−
 
−
'''EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS'''
 
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EDUCATION
 
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Ph.D. in Language Technologies, Natural Language Processing, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, with strong emphasis on speech technology and preferably some education in linguistics is required.
 
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−
 
 
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EXPERIENCE
 
−
 
 
−
Evidence of substantive research experience and/or experience in developing and deploying speech capabilities is required. Demonstrable contributions to new and/or modified theories of speech processing and their implementation in automated systems. Demonstrable expertise in the application of speech recognition systems and fluency in at least one major programming language (e.g., Java, Perl, C/C++, Python).
 
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−
 
 
−
 
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'''APPLYING'''
 
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Interested parties can apply for the position through the following website:
 
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−
http://ets.pereless.com/careers/index.cfm?fuseaction=83080.viewjobdetail&CID=83080&JID=124337&type=True&cfcend
 
−
 
 
−
If there are any questions, please contact: Dave Yanchuk (609) 406-5291 dyanchuk@ets.org
 
−
 
 
−
== Associate Research Scientist (NLP) at Educational Testing Service ==
 
−
 
 
−
* Employer: Educational Testing Service (www.ets.org)
 
−
* Job Title: Associate Research Scientist (NLP)
 
−
* Location: Princeton, NJ
 
−
* Deadline: Open until filled
 
−
* Date Posted: 16-May-2012
 
−
* [http://ets.pereless.com/careers/index.cfm?fuseaction=83080.viewjobdetail&CID=83080&JID=124335&type=True&cfcend Application Website]
 
−
* Contact email: dyanchuk@ets.org
 
−
 
 
−
'''JOB DESCRIPTION'''
 
−
 
 
−
ETS's Research & Development division has an opening for an NLP research scientist in the NLP and Speech group. The Group currently consists of about 15 Ph.D. level research scientists in areas related to NLP and speech. Its main focus is on foundational research as well as on development of new capabilities to automatically score written and spoken test responses in a wide range of ETS test programs including TOEFL(R)iBT and GRE(R).
 
−
 
−
'''BASIC FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES'''
 
−
 
 
−
* Provide scientific and technical skills in conceptualizing, designing, obtaining support for, conducting, managing, and disseminating results of research projects in the field of Natural Language Processing (NLP), or portions of large-scale research studies or programs in the same field.
 
−
 
 
−
* Develop and/or modify NLP theories to conceptualize and implement new capabilities in automated scoring and NLP systems to improve assessments, learning tools and test development practices.
 
−
 
 
−
* Apply scientific, technical and software engineering skills in designing and conducting research studies and capability development in support of educational products and services.
 
−
 
 
−
* Develop and oversee the conduct of selected portions of research proposals and project budgets.
 
−
 
 
−
* Design and conduct complex scientific studies functioning as an expert in major facets of the projects.
 
−
 
 
−
* Assist in the conduct of research projects by accomplishing directed tasks according to schedule and within budget.
 
−
 
 
−
* Participate in dissemination activities through the publications of research papers, progress and technical reports, the presentation of seminars or other appropriate communication vehicles.
 
−
 
 
−
* Develop professional relationships as a representative, consultant or advisor to external advisory and policy boards and councils, research organizations, educational institutions and educators.
 
−
 
 
−
 
−
'''EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS'''
 
−
 
 
−
EDUCATION
 
−
 
 
−
Ph.D. in Natural Language Processing, Computational Linguistics, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, with strong emphasis on NLP technology and preferably some education in linguistics is required.
 
−
 
−
EXPERIENCE
 
−
 
−
Evidence of substantive research experience and/or experience in developing and deploying NLP capabilities is required. Demonstrable contributions to new and/or modified theories of NLP and their implementation in automated systems are required. Demonstrable and practical expertise with NLP tools and fluency in at least one major programming language (e.g. java, perl, c/c++, python) is also required. Familiarity with the application of NLP tools to educational problems, and a very strong statistical background and a solid experience with machine learning algorithms would be an asset.
 
−
 
 
−
 
−
'''APPLYING'''
 
−
 
 
−
Interested parties can apply for the position through the following website:
 
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−
http://ets.pereless.com/careers/index.cfm?fuseaction=83080.viewjobdetail&CID=83080&JID=124335&type=True&cfcend
 
−
 
 
−
If there are any questions, please contact: Dave Yanchuk (609) 406-5291 dyanchuk@ets.org
 
−
 
 
−
== Associate Research Engineer at Educational Testing Service ==
 
−
 
 
−
* Employer: Educational Testing Service (www.ets.org)
 
−
* Job Title: Associate Research Engineer
 
−
* Location: Princeton, NJ
 
−
* Deadline: Open until filled
 
−
* Date Posted: 15-May-2012
 
−
* [http://ets.pereless.com/careers/index.cfm?fuseaction=83080.viewjobdetail&CID=83080&JID=124339&type=True&cfcend Application Website]
 
−
* Contact email: dyanchuk@ets.org
 
−
 
 
−
'''JOB DESCRIPTION'''
 
−
 
 
−
ETS's Research & Development division has an opening for a researcher in the NLP & Speech Group. The Group currently consists of about 15 Ph.D. level research scientists in areas related to NLP and speech. Its main focus is on foundational research as well as on development of new capabilities to automatically score written and spoken test responses in a wide range of ETS test programs including TOEFL(R)iBT and GRE(R).
 
−
 
 
−
 
−
'''BASIC FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES'''
 
−
* Assist in the implementation of speech technology and natural language processing (NLP) components of medium- to large-scale, complex research projects for ETS researchers, testing program areas, and external clients. Consult with research scientists in the application, modification, and documentation of such systems using established technologies.
 
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* Work effectively in a team setting and take an active role in contributing to team discussions and decisions.
 
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* Analyze, design, modify, develop, document and implement technologies for executing medium- to large-scale, complex Speech technology and NLP research and development tasks. Identify unexpected problems in the application of Speech and NLP tools, and develop solutions.
 
−
 
 
−
* Consult with research supervisory staff on the development of technologies for executing medium- to large-scale, complex Speech technology and NLP research and development tasks. Contribute to the implementation and support of new Speech and NLP methodologies to support research system development.
 
−
 
 
−
* Assist in the preparation of NLP development components of proposals and cost/resource estimates.
 
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* Maintain continuing awareness of recent advances in speech and natural language processing, machine learning, and software development methodologies.
 
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* Implement components of technical documentation of NLP software systems, solutions and results.
 
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* Attend area-wide staff training and development sessions.
 
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'''EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS'''
 
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EDUCATION
 
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A Masters degree in Computer Science, NLP, Language Technology, Computational Linguistics, Linguistics or a closely related field is required.
 
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EXPERIENCE
 
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A strong programming background, in languages such as Java, Python, Perl, and C, and facility with computational algorithms are essential. Coursework in statistics and experience in using machine learning toolkits are highly desirable. Experience with speech processing software (e.g. HTK, Praat, Matlab) is desirable.
 
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OTHER REQUIREMENTS
 
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* Knowledge of UNIX and Windows computing environments.
 
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* Familiarity with UNIX tools and scripting languages.
 
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* Familiarity with algorithms, methods and data structures in common use in the processing of speech and language data.
 
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* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
 
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'''APPLYING'''
 
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Interested parties can apply for the position through the following website:
 
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http://ets.pereless.com/careers/index.cfm?fuseaction=83080.viewjobdetail&CID=83080&JID=124339&type=True&cfcend
 
−
 
 
−
If there are any questions, please contact: Dave Yanchuk (609) 406-5291 dyanchuk@ets.org
 
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== Junior Researcher at Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence (OFAI) ==
 
−
 
 
−
* Employer: Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence
 
−
* Group: Language Technology
 
−
* Title: Junior Researcher
 
−
* Requirements:
 
−
** Permission to work within the European union
 
−
** Excellent English language skills; knowledge of the German language is a plus
 
−
** A degree in computational linguistics, computer science, or a related area (PhD is a plus, but experienced graduate students will be considered)
 
−
** Experience in statistical natural language processing (knowledge of unsupervised machine learning is a plus)
 
−
** Programming skills in C++, Perl and/or Java
 
−
** Strong ability to work independently and drive an original research agenda
 
−
* Deadline:  June 15, 2012
 
−
* Date Posted: May 14, 2012
 
−
* Contact: harald.trost@ofai.at
 
−
 
 
−
The Language Technology group at the OFAI, Vienna, is looking for a motivated post-doctoral researcher or a well experienced graduate student to fill a research position within the basic research project "Machine Learning Techniques for Modeling of Language Varieties".
 
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The position involves basic research on issues related to data sparsity in machine translation between non-central language pairs. In particular, morphological closeness shall be exploited and bootstrapping methods shall be employed to counter the data sparsity. Further information is available at http://varieties.ofai.at.
 
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−
A basic gross salary of EUR 40,000-45,000 per anno will be offered depending on the experience of the candidate.
 
−
 
 
−
OFAI encourages its researchers to publish results in the top venues (ACL, EMNLP, etc.) and provides travel funding towards this end.
 
−
 
 
−
Please send your applications, including a CV and a brief research statement, to Harald Trost <harald.trost@ofai.at>. The position is to be filled as soon as possible, not later than September 1st, 2012, and will terminate with the end of the project (December 31st, 2013).
 
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About the Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence (OFAI): Founded in 1984, OFAI is one of Europe's leading non-profit research institutions in AI. Further information is available at http://www.ofai.at.
 
−
 
 
−
About Vienna: Vienna is the Austrian capital and consistently ranked as one of the most livable cities in the world. At over 1,600,000 inhabitants, Vienna is one of the largest cities in the central European region and home to numerous universities and research institutions, providing an intellectually stimulating environment.
 
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−
== Junior Research Group Leaders at Saarland University ==
 
−
 
 
−
* Employer: Saarland University, Germany
 
−
* Division: MMCI Cluster of Excellence
 
−
* Title: Junior Research Group Leaders
 
−
* Job ID: W490
 
−
* Specialty: Multimodal Computing and Interaction (incl. Speech and Language Processing)
 
−
* Location: Saarbrücken, Germany
 
−
* Deadline:  April 30, 2012
 
−
* Date Posted: April 4, 2012
 
−
* Contact: http://www.uni-saarland.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Campus/Service/Stellenausschreibung/Wissenschaftliches_Personal/W490.pdf
 
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−
The Cluster of Excellence "Multimodal Computing and Interaction" at Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany, seeks applications for a number of new Junior Research Group Leader positions. The Cluster provides a highly interdisciplinary research environment with a strong Computational Linguistics component. One of the Cluster's central research areas is 'Speech and Language Processing'. Group leaders will receive junior faculty status at Saarland University, including the right to supervise Bachelor, Master and PhD students. Junior research groups are equipped with a budget of 80k to 100k Euros per year to cover research personnel and other costs.
 
−
 
 
−
Deadline for applications is April 30th, 2012.
 
−
 
 
−
For the complete announcement see:
 
−
http://www.uni-saarland.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Campus/Service/Stellenausschreibung/Wissenschaftliches_Personal/W490.pdf
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
Additional information on the excellence cluster is available on
 
−
http://www.mmci.uni-saarland.de/
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
Please feel free to contact for further information any of the PIs (Matthew Crocker, Manfred Pinkal, Hans Uszkoreit) or JRG leaders (Vera Demberg, Caroline Sporleder, Ivan Titov) in the research area. 
 
−
 
 
−
== Scientist Position in Statistical Machine Translation at Microsoft ==
 
−
 
 
−
* Employer: MICROSOFT
 
−
* Division: Online Services Division
 
−
* Title: Scientist Position
 
−
* Job ID: 789594
 
−
* Specialty: Statistical Machine Translation
 
−
* Location: Bellevue, WA or Mountain Vew, CA
 
−
* Deadline: As soon as possible
 
−
* Date Posted: March 30, 2012
 
−
* Contact: https://careers.microsoft.com/jobdetails.aspx?ss=&pg=0&so=&rw=1&jid=77908&jlang=EN
 
−
 
 
−
Scientist Position in Statistical Machine Translation
 
−
 
−
Research and Development Opportunities for Next Generation Technology at Microsoft
 
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−
Do you want to impact billions of people all over the world with speech technology that you create?
 
−
 
 
−
We are looking for PhD level scientists and senior scientists, who will work on research and development problems in statistical machine translation. The candidates with experience in large-scale syntax-based statistical machine translation,
 
−
weighted finite state transducers, natural language processing and machine learning will be preferred.
 
−
 
−
Microsoft is all-in on the Natural User Interface to bring computing to larger audiences in more applications. To drive this mission we are bringing together scientists and engineers in the areas of machine translation, speech recognition, natural language understanding, dialog modeling, machine learning and synthesis to develop and deliver robust, natural and scalable solutions across a rich set of scenarios and languages.
 
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−
Join the excitement to be part of the newly formed team of scientists within Microsoft and to impact the lives of billions of people all over the world. We are talking about Bing, Windows, XBOX, Mobile, Exchange Server and Tellme, just to name a few. Microsoft is dedicated to improving everyday life using speech. And not just in a few countries - but around the world.
 
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−
 
 
−
 
 
−
== Reasoning about Agent's Mental States in Dialog and Joint Activity (CMU Silicon Valley) ==
 
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−
* Employer: Inst. for the Study of Learning and Expertise at CMU Silicon Valley
 
−
* Title: Post MS, Post Doc, or above
 
−
* Specialty: Logic, Reasoning (Abduction/Inference), Production systems, Discourse processes, Reasoning
 
−
* Location: Mountain Vew, CA
 
−
* Deadline: As soon as possible
 
−
* Date Posted: March 21, 2012
 
−
* Contact: patrick.w.langley@gmail.com
 
−
 
 
−
An ongoing project has an opening for a researcher who will help extend
 
−
Icarus, a cognitive architecture, to reason about other agents' mental
 
−
states in the context of dialogues and joint activities. The framework
 
−
uses a logical formalism to encode knowledge, beliefs, and goals, and
 
−
it relies on a form of abduction to make plausible inferences. Experience
 
−
in building reasoning systems that operate over rich representations is
 
−
essential, and a background in applied logic, knowledge-based systems,
 
−
and/or cognitive architectures is highly desirable.
 
−
 
 
−
The location of the project will be Carnegie Mellon's Silicon Valley
 
−
Campus. The start date is negotiable, but the position will be available
 
−
on May 1, 2012, and the project has funding for another two years.
 
−
Interested parties should send their curriculum vitae, along with
 
−
the contact details for two or more references, to Pat Langley
 
−
<patrick.w.langley@gmail.com>.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
== Post-doctoral researcher in metaphor detection and analysis at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL ==
 
−
 
 
−
* Employer: Illinois Institute of Technology
 
−
* Title: Postdoc
 
−
* Specialty: Computational Linguistics, Natural Language Processing, Metaphor
 
−
* Location: Chicago, IL
 
−
* Deadline: As soon as possible
 
−
* Date Posted: March 13, 2012
 
−
* Contact: argamon@iit.edu
 
−
 
 
−
The Illinois Institute of Technology Department of Computer Science in Chicago, IL is delighted to announce an opening for a Postdoctoral Research Associate, for a recent Ph.D. in computer science, computational linguistics, or related areas. We seek applicants to work with Prof. Shlomo Argamon in the Linguistic Cognition Laboratory, the PI of a federally-funded project to identify and analyze metaphors in multiple languages.
 
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−
The ideal candidate will have a scholarly understanding of computational linguistics and metaphor, be an excellent programmer, and be comfortable with technologies for the analysis of big data. The postdoc will: (a) support development of automated language analysis and text mining for metaphor identification and analysis, (b) help manage the work of graduate research assistants on the project, (c) aid in developing research publications and external funding proposals, and (d) support other research and administration activities in the project.
 
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−
Applicants from all areas relevant to the research are encouraged to apply. In addition to the core area of computational linguistics, training in machine learning, statistical analysis, and information retrieval will be helpful. Knowledge of Spanish, Russian, or Farsi is also a plus.
 
−
 
 
−
The position includes a competitive salary plus benefits. It will run through the end of 2012, beginning as soon as possible, with the possibility of a one-year renewal upon satisfactory performance and continued funding.
 
−
 
 
−
Interested candidates should apply via email to Dr. Shlomo Argamon (argamon@iit.edu). Applications should include a CV with cover letter, including the names of three references, giving contact information (email address and phone number) and relationship to the candidate for each reference. Inquiries can similarly be directed to the above email address. Prior to hiring, successful applicants will be required to submit either a transcript/diploma showing the date of an earned Ph.D. degree or a letter from their academic adviser confirming the expectation of the degree by May 2012.
 
−
 
 
−
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
 
−
 
 
−
== Post-doctoral position within the area of automatic text summarization at Google Zurich, Switzerland ==
 
−
 
 
−
* Employer: Google
 
−
* Job title: Postdoc
 
−
* Specialty: Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, summarization
 
−
* Location: Zurich, Switzerland
 
−
* Deadline: we are looking to fill the position soon
 
−
* Date posted: 1 March 2012
 
−
 
 
−
A post-doctoral position in the area of automatic text summarization
 
−
within the RENDER project is available at the Google Switzerland R&D
 
−
office. RENDER is a EU FP7 research project focused on identifying
 
−
diversity of opinions, viewpoints, mindsets and backgrounds in texts
 
−
from different sources: news, (micro) blog streams, and in
 
−
collaboratively written resources like Wikipedia. More information on
 
−
the project goals is available at http://render-project.eu/.
 
−
 
 
−
The duration of the post-doctoral contract will be one year, with the
 
−
possibility of renewing for a second year. This position will allow
 
−
the candidate to perform research on several NLP-related areas,
 
−
to interact with the consortium partners and with other Google-internal
 
−
research and development projects, and to apply the results of the
 
−
research to real applications with a potentially large impact.
 
−
 
 
−
Requirements:
 
−
* The candidate should have a Ph.D. in Computational Linguistics or Information Retrieval. Experience with automatic text summarization, machine learning or opinion mining is a plus.
 
−
* Extensive programming experience in C/C++.
 
−
* A solid foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design.
 
−
* Fluency in English.
 
−
 
 
−
Responsibilities:
 
−
* Perform research in the context of the project (text summarization).
 
−
* Develop prototypes quickly, and implement industrial-strength production-quality high-volume applications.
 
−
* Publish the result of the research in top conferences or journals.
 
−
* Be available to attend project meetings with the partners in the project.
 
−
 
 
−
For applying to this position, please send an e-mail to Enrique
 
−
Alfonseca (ealfonseca@google.com) including a paragraph on why you
 
−
think you are a right person for the role, and a brief CV.
 
−
 
 
−
== 4 PhD positions in spoken dialogue systems research ==
 
−
 
 
−
* Employer: Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics, Charles University in Prague
 
−
* Job title: 4 PhD positions in spoken dialogue systems research
 
−
* Specialty: spoken dialogue systems, machine learning, Bayesian methods, and natural language processing
 
−
* Location: Prague, Czech Republic
 
−
* Deadline: 1 June 2012
 
−
* Date posted: 16 February 2012
 
−
* Link to website: http://ufal.mff.cuni.cz/~jurcicek/jobs
 
−
 
 
−
Applications are invited for 4 PhD fellowships in the area of statistical spoken dialogue systems funded by the Czech Government. The students will join the Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic with an anticipated start date of October 1st, 2012.
 
−
 
 
−
Topic description: In recent years, it has been suggested that statistical approach to spoken dialogue system offer a framework to naturally handle inherent uncertainty in the human speech. The two main advantages of statistical methods are increased robustness in noisy conditions and more natural behaviour learned from data. However, the current methods need large corpora effectively preventing these methods to be used for complex dialogue systems occurring in real-life. The successful PhD candidates will investigate and implement statistical models and methods with the aim of increasing the efficiency of the learning process and reducing the need for large corpora. The conducted research will cover areas of spoken language understanding, dialogue management, and natural language processing.
 
−
 
 
−
Skills: Candidates should hold a master degree in a relevant area, such as computer science, mathematics, engineering  or linguistics. A strong mathematical background, excellent programming skills (e.g. C/C++, Java, MATLAB, and various scripting languages under Linux environment), aptitude for creative research and autonomy are expected. Experience in machine learning, Bayesian methods, and natural language processing is a plus.
 
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−
The Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics is a top-level research group working in the area of computational linguistics and natural language processing. During the fellowship, there will be good opportunities to attend international conferences and workshops. The formal applications should be submitted before June 1. Prospective candidates are strongly encouraged to contact Dr Filip Jurcicek (jurcicek@ufal.mff.cuni.cz) as soon as possible to obtain details about the application process, the institute, and the research opportunities.
 
−
Additional information is available at http://ufal.mff.cuni.cz/~jurcicek/jobs.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
== PhD-position in sentiment mining and reputation analysis==
 
−
 
 
−
* Employer: Erasmus University Rotterdam
 
−
* Job title: PhD-student
 
−
* Specialty: text mining, sentiment analysis, topic detection, reputation management
 
−
* Location: Rottterdam, The Netherlands 
 
−
* Deadline: 1 March 2012
 
−
* Date posted: 6 February 2012
 
−
* Link to website: http://www.eur.nl/erasmusstudio/about_erasmus_studio/open_positions
 
−
 
 
−
In the context of the COMMIT project Information Retrieval for Information Services (COMMIT/Infiniti http://www.project-infiniti.nl/), applications are invited for a PhD student position. The research task will be to investigate the Mining of Economic Entities. As currently people easily share their sentiment regarding companies and products, reputation modeling has become increasingly important for commercial and non-commercial organisations. Due to the huge amount of opinions available through the Web, a manual approach for social media analysis for sentiment mining seems unfeasible, while there seems to be a huge potential for content-driven automated approaches. Through the mining of economic entities and the aggregated sentiment based on textual data, the aim is to support decisions on, e.g., product developments, marketing campaigns, etc. The envisaged prototype for a decision support tool will act as an indicator of public sentiment and trends. In addition, the variation in the dynamics of opinion forming for diverging domains such as economic news, political sentiment, and sentiment towards historical events will be studied.
 
−
The PhD track is embedded in the work of the EUR team working on the Infiniti project (Erasmus School of Economics/Econometric Institute/ Computer Science Group and Erasmus Studio) and the student will be able to collaborate on related topics with PhD students and researchers from other organizations participating in COMMIT. 
 
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−
For more information please visit this link: http://www.eur.nl/erasmusstudio/about_erasmus_studio/open_positions
 
−
 
 
−
To apply, send an email with the required documents (cv, motivation, relevant certificates and the names of two referees) to commit.eur@gmail.com.
 
−
 
 
−
== PhD-position in folktale classification and clustering ==
 
−
* Employer: University of Twente
 
−
* Job title: PhD-student
 
−
* Specialty: text classification, document clustering, natural language processing
 
−
* Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands / Enschede, The Netherlands
 
−
* Deadline: 4 March 2012
 
−
* Date posted: 6 February 2012
 
−
* Link to website: http://www.utwente.nl/vacatures/?VacatureID=199425
 
−
 
 
−
Applications are invited for a PhD-student in the FACT project (Folktales As Classifiable Texts), funded under the CATCH programme of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). This is a multidisciplinary research project involving collaboration between computer science and humanities researchers.  The PhD-student will work on automatic classification of Dutch folktales by their international folktale type  and on unsupervised clustering of folktales, to provide new input for humanities research. For this position, familiarity with the Dutch language is a plus.
 
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−
The PhD-student will be employed at the University of Twente, but will spend most of his/her time "on site" at the Meertens Institute in Amsterdam (http://www.meertens.knaw.nl), which maintains a large collection of Dutch folktales (http://www.verhalenbank.nl). The PhD-student will be part of a larger team within the e-Laboratory on Oral Culture at the Meertens Institute.
 
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−
For more information and the application form, visit this link: http://www.utwente.nl/vacatures/?VacatureID=199425
 
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==Research Associate Position at Educational Testing Service==
 
−
* Employer: Educational Testing Service ([http://www.ets.org www.ets.org])
 
−
* Job Title: Research Associate
 
−
* Location: Princeton, NJ
 
−
* Deadline: Open until filled
 
−
* Date Posted: 28-Jan-2012
 
−
* [http://ets.pereless.com/careers/index.cfm?fuseaction=83080.viewjobdetail&CID=83080&JID=122972&BUID=2538 Application Website]
 
−
* Contact email: dyanchuk@ets.org
 
−
 
 
−
'''JOB DESCRIPTION'''
 
−
 
 
−
Educational Testing Service has an opening for a Research Associate position in the Research Coordination and Support Group. The successful candidate will primarily provide support to Research Scientists working on a branch of computer science and computational linguistics known as Natural Language Processing (NLP) by assisting in the management of resources across numerous projects, leading communication efforts both internally and externally, and participating in all phases of research projects, including research design, project management, data collection and analysis. He or she will also collaborate with researchers in responding to external requests for information, external grant applications, and in preparing study results for publication or presentation.
 
−
 
 
−
'''BASIC FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES'''
 
−
 
 
−
* Provide full professional support to and collaborate with a Director of Research; Senior Research Scientists; and Research Scientists.
 
−
 
 
−
* Participate in planning, management, and design of research. Serve as co-investigator in research areas; collaborate on research projects.
 
−
 
 
−
* Plan and manage annotations for a variety of projects.
 
−
 
 
−
* Design and develop plans for data collection; oversee data collection, reduction, and analysis; evaluate availability and usefulness of data; identify and collect additional data necessary for completing research projects.
 
−
 
 
−
* Monitor collection and quality of data; provide comprehensive review of data collected from field sites to ensure completeness and accuracy; oversee entry of data for computer analysis.
 
−
 
 
−
* Design original research instruments and methods and applications of research.
 
−
 
 
−
* Write, rewrite, and edit proposals, professional reports, research instruments, books (or sections thereof), speeches, handbooks, research articles, and correspondence. Specifically, develop standardized materials such as PowerPoint slides, capability descriptions, and research study templates for use in communicating about automated scoring capabilities; develop boilerplate text for external audiences and proposals; and craft proposal text on demand, based on existing standard materials and input from automated scoring researchers.
 
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−
* Conduct or assist in direction and management of research projects. Conduct research of his or her own design, under general oversight of assigned supervisor. Manage resources across a wide-range of studies designed to support or enhance automated scoring technologies. Recruit and hire field staff; develop and monitor project budgets; coordinate and supervise field staff and consultants.
 
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−
* Conduct literature searches; review current research on research models and methods; review and evaluate ongoing developments in automated scoring research; and evaluate evolving business needs. Perform independent analyses of information by reading, summarizing, and evaluating it preliminary to undertaking research. Update standard materials as needed, based on new developments in research or external conditions.
 
−
 
 
−
* Provide training and consultation on computer and systems applications, including customized annotation systems. Train and instruct staff on methods and procedures for annotation, data presentation, and explain methods of implementation to technical staff.
 
−
 
 
−
* Contact, establish, and develop relationships with research community and with data sources.
 
−
 
 
−
* Arrange and attend conferences and meetings; present research findings at professional meetings.
 
−
 
 
−
'''EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS'''
 
−
 
 
−
EDUCATION
 
−
 
 
−
A Master's degree in linguistics, computer science, and/or natural language processing (NLP) is necessary.
 
−
 
 
−
EXPERIENCE
 
−
 
 
−
The successful candidate will have four years of progressively responsible research experience in linguistics or natural language processing. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to craft high-quality written communications for technical and non-technical audiences and have experience managing a large number of concurrent projects.
 
−
 
 
−
APPLYING
 
−
 
 
−
Interested parties can apply for the position through the following website:
 
−
 
 
−
http://ets.pereless.com/careers/index.cfm?fuseaction=83080.viewjobdetail&CID=83080&JID=122972&BUID=2538
 
−
 
 
−
If there are any questions, please contact:
 
−
 
 
−
Dave Yanchuk
 
−
(609) 406-5291
 
−
dyanchuk@ets.org
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
==Postdoc Position at HRL Laboratories==
 
−
* Employer: HRL Laboratories, LLC
 
−
* Job Title: POST DOC RESEARCH STAFF - Social Media Analysis & Data Mining
 
−
* Location: Malibu, CA
 
−
* Deadline: Open until filled
 
−
* Date Posted: 26-Jan-2012
 
−
* Contact email: hmoon@hrl.com
 
−
 
 
−
HRL Laboratories, LLC. (http://www.hrl.com) has openings for a postdoctoral researcher position in the area of social media analysis / data mining. HRL laboratories is one of the most innovative research organizations in industry. Overlooking the pacific ocean in the hills above Malibu, California, our beautiful surroundings are matched by our capabilities and commitment to being a world-class research and development lab. We collaborate with top researchers in academia to advance the fields of information and systems sciences, sensors and materials, applied electromagnetics, and microelectronics. Please visit http://www.hrl.com/careers/cars_jobs.html for more information.
 
−
For job considerations, please send your cover letter and CV to hmoon@hrl.com.
 
−
 
 
−
Job Description:
 
−
 
 
−
EDUCATION DESIRED: Ph.D. in Computer Science, Statistics, EE or related fields
 
−
 
 
−
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Primary job function is to apply statistical data analysis and text processing techniques to problems and applications in data mining. Tasks will include the development, simulation, evaluation, and implementation of algorithms and models. Additional job functions include solving customer problems, writing invention disclosures, publishing papers, briefing customers, and assisting in marketing HRL expertise.
 
−
 
 
−
EXPERIENCE DESIRED: Research experience in one or more of the following areas: Text processing, sentiment analysis, data mining, web & social media processing, large-scale data processing, and machine learning. Experience developing innovative solutions based upon the application of relevant research results from a wide variety of sources.
 
−
 
 
−
KNOWLEDGE DESIRED: Background in one or more of the following areas: natural language processing, social network analysis, statistical analysis, data mining, strong programming skills, particularly proficient with C/C++, Java, R and/or Matlab. Experience with MapReduce or Hadoop, and proficiency in Spanish/Portuguese language is a plus.
 
−
 
 
−
ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS: Good communication (verbal and written) skills, active participation in R&D team activities is required. Able and willing to occasionally travel.
 
−
 
 
−
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (e.g. driver’s license, special tools or restrictions): U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status required.
 
−
 
 
−
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
 
−
 
 
−
==Postdoc or Research Associate - Natural Language Processing==
 
−
* Employer: IHMC (www.ihmc.us)
 
−
* Rank or Title: Research Associate - Natural Language Processing
 
−
* Specialty: Computational Linguistics, Natural Language Processing
 
−
* Location: Ocala, FL
 
−
* Deadline: Applications accepted until position is filled
 
−
* Date Posted: January 3rd, 2012
 
−
* Contact email ywilks@ihmc.us
 
−
 
 
−
'''About Us'''
 
−
IHMC is a not-for-profit research institute of the Florida University System and is affiliated with several Florida universities.
 
−
Researchers at IHMC pioneer technologies aimed at leveraging and extending human capabilities. These systems fit the human and machine components together in ways that exploit their respective strengths and mitigate their respective weaknesses. The design and fit of computational prostheses require a broader interdisciplinary range than is typically found in one organization, thus IHMC staff includes computer scientists, cognitive psychologists, neuroscientists, physicians, philosophers, engineers and social scientists of various stripes, as well as some researchers who resist all attempts to classify them.
 
−
Current active research areas include: knowledge modeling and sharing, adjustable autonomy, robotics, advanced interfaces and displays, communication and collaboration, computer-mediated learning systems, intelligent data and language understanding, software agents, expertise studies, work practice simulation, knowledge representation, and other related areas.
 
−
IHMC faculty and staff collaborate extensively with industry and government to develop science and technology that can be enabling with respect to society's broader goals. IHMC researchers receive funding (current funding in force exceeds $25,000,000) from a wide range of government and private sources. IHMC research partners have included: DARPA, NSF, NASA, Army, Navy, Air Force, NIH, DOT, IDEO, Nokia, Sun Microsystems, Microsoft, Boeing, Lockheed, and SAIC, among others.
 
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−
The candidate will be appointed on a new US Government project on metaphor detection and understanding, due to start in the coming months and run for up to five years. Ocala, Florida is an excellent location, close to Florida’s major university and about an hour from both coasts. IHMC is housed in an excellent, state of the art building in the city center.
 
−
 
−
Required:
 
−
 
 
−
▪ Natural language processing / computational linguistics background. Ideal: metaphor and/or machine learning applications
 
−
 
 
−
▪ Substantial skills in processing large scale corpora. Ideal: Java skills and standard statistical procedures.
 
−
 
 
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Internship position available in Natural Language Processing at Adobe Research

  • Employer: Adobe Systems Incorporated
  • Title: NLP Scientist Intern
  • Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Dialog Systems.
  • Location: San Jose, CA
  • Deadline: open until the position is filled
  • Date Posted: February 24, 2015
  • Trung Bui: bui@adobe.com

Description: We are looking for an NLP scientist intern who will work on exploring deep learning for mapping between natural language queries and logic form and/or SQL.

Key Qualifications

  • Experience with semantic parsing, dialog systems.
  • Experience with machine learning, deep learning.
  • Good programming skills in Java and/or Python

Education M.S. or PhD student in Computer Science or related field

Additional Requirements No.

Postdoc in Advanced Machine Learning (with an Emphasis on NLP)

Job Description

The Computer Science Department at the University of Notre Dame in collaboration with the Institute for Intelligent Systems at the University of Memphis anticipates hiring a postdoctoral fellow starting as early as April 1st 2015 for one year and renewable for a second year. The position includes a full time salary and benefits and is jointly funded by sponsored research split between the University of Notre Dame and the University of Memphis. Review of applications will start immediately and continue until the position is filled.

The successful candidate will conduct research in machine learning applied to dialog-centered natural language understanding. He/she will participate in the development and application of machine learning techniques in the hierarchical and temporal domains to multi-party speech data collected in authentic educational contexts.

The candidate will work under the supervision of Dr. Sidney D’Mello, who has joint appointments in the Departments of Computer Science and Psychology at Notre Dame, and Dr. Andrew Olney in the Institute for Intelligent Systems at the University of Memphis.

The position offers a unique postdoctoral training experience and unsurpassed publishing opportunities within a multi-department multi-institution grant-funded project. The postdoc will be encouraged to build advanced technical skills, strengthen their research portfolios via peer-reviewed publications, develop leadership skills by mentoring students, and gain expertise in authoring collaborative grant proposals.

Required

(1) Ph.D. in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field at the time of hire; (2) Research experience in advanced machine learning techniques for sequential and hierarchical domains (e.g., probabilistic graphical models, sequence tagging, deep learning) ; (3) Evidence of a strong publication record in the aforementioned areas

Desired

(1) Research experience in one or more of the following research areas (acoustic signal processing, automatic speech recognition, natural language understanding, discourse modeling) ; (2) Experience working on interdisciplinary projects and/or on educational research; (3) Experience mentoring graduate and undergraduate students

For more information see the application link above.

Software Engineer/NLG Specialist in Sydney, Aus - Natural Lanaguage Generation

Job Description

  • Unique opportunity within the Equities Research space for a Engineer with strong NLG experience
  • New Systems Implementation with Opportunity to push the envelope within Research
  • Permanent Opportunity – Sydney CBD Location

About the role

We are seeking a Software Engineer to join our Equities Research business team. This is a truly unique opportunity for someone to join Macquarie working on a pioneering project within the business which could be a big game changer. The role will utilise your strong NLG/NLP experience and you will be responsible for building and developing the NLG functionality within the team. If you are interested in gaining commercial experience with NLG, have excellent written communications and have a flair for English grammar, have a passion for finance and in particular Equities Trading and want the opportunity to really pioneer something, then this could be the position for you.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and Develop our first NLG/NLP Application within Equities Research
  • Work closely with the vendor to understand the application limitations and functionality
  • Drive the development with the Head of Research as well as industry analysts
  • Mature the offering and look for further areas of development within the business

About You

To be successful in this role as a Software Engineer you will possess a University Degree in Computer Science/Mathematics and would have probably undertaken further studies of some sort (Masters/PhD) and have previous Natural Language Generation/Processing experience in either a commercial or research environment. You will have a passion and flair for the English Language as well as having a interest in financial services and in particular traded products. Previous OO Development experience would be highly regarded. In addition you will possess the following:

  • Tenacity to produce different If Statements and to develop the platform further
  • Strong interest in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Based Learning.
  • Keen interest in finance
  • Self Starter and strong attention to detail to really drive uptake of the platform

This is a unique opportunity within Macquarie and quite possibly a pioneering project within the Investment Banking space. We are looking to hire two developers into the team and are flexible across career levels from recent Grads to Senior Engineers. Here at Macquarie we truly believe in you owning your future, at Macquarie you’ll own it. Find out more at the new Careers website: macquarie.com/career

If you meet the above requirements, please apply via the following link. Alternatively to find out more about the position and a confidential discussion, please contact Andy Logan on 02 8237 8472 or andy.logan@macquarie.com

PostDoc Position in Heidelberg (NLP, Networks, Databases, Machine Learning)

  • Employer: Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies gGmbH (HITS)
  • Title: PostDoc
  • Specialties: Natural Language Processing, Networks, Databases, Machine Learning
  • Location: Heidelberg, Germany
  • Deadline: 20 February 2015
  • Date posted: 29 January 2015
  • Contact information: michael.strube (at) h-its.org
  • Online application: https://application.h-its.org/intern/register.php?id=o51kdq1

Job Description PostDoc position available in the NLP group at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) in Heidelberg, Germany

One position is available for a PostDoc working in Natural Language Processing, in particular in the areas of Entity Linking, Cross-document Coreference Resolution, Coreference Resolution, Word Sense Disambiguation. The position is within a newly funded project on "Scalable Author Name Disambiguation in Bibliographic Databases". Project partners are DBLP (http://dblp.org/db/) and zbMATH (https://zbmath.org/), the two leading bibliographic databases in computer science and mathematics which will also supply the data to be disambiguated and the gold standard. The project will be funded for three years starting June 1st, 2015.

The candidate should have a strong background in Natural Language Processing and possess a PhD in either Computational Linguistics or Computer Science. Experience with machine learning, databases, parallel programming, big data and networks as well as strong programming skills are required.

HITS gGmbH is a private non-profit research institute carrying out multidisciplinary research in the computational sciences. It receives its base funding from the HITS Stiftung.

The NLP group (http://www.h-its.org/en/research/nlp/) at HITS is an interdisciplinary research group that works on applications in the area of discourse and dialogue, in particular coreference resolution, entity linking, automatic summarization, and knowledge extraction from semistructured input. The NLP group at HITS works closely together with the Computational Linguistics Department at the University of Heidelberg.

To apply, please enter your application via the following link: https://application.h-its.org/intern/register.php?id=o51kdq1 (reference Postdoc NLP HITS-01-2015)

Applications must be submitted by February 20, 2015. Please note that applications not submitted via the online system will not be considered. Inquiries about the position can be directed at Michael Strube (michael.strube (at) h-its.org).


Postdoc position in Cardiff (NLP, IR, machine learning)

  • Employer: Cardiff University
  • Title: Postdoc
  • Specialties: Natural language processing, information retrieval, machine learning, distributional models, relation extraction, commonsense resoning
  • Location: Cardiff, UK
  • Deadline: 3 February 2015
  • Date posted: 9 January 2015
  • Contact information: SchockaertS1@cardiff.ac.uk

Job Description

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research associate post in the School of Computer Science & Informatics at Cardiff University. This is a full-time, fixed-term post for 30 months, starting on 1 May 2015 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The main aim of this project is to learn fine-grained semantic relations from large text corpora. Initially such relations will be obtained in an unsupervised way, by identifying semantic relations with spatial relations between vector-space representations. Subsequently, open-domain, supervised relation extraction methods will be developed which use the output of the unsupervised methods as training data. This research will be part of an ERC funded project on the use of semantic relations between natural language terms in logics for commonsense reasoning. You will work closely with Dr Steven Schockaert. You will possess a PhD in Computer Science or a closely related area, or have equivalent experience.

Essential criteria

  • Proven ability to undertake research in a relevant research area (e.g. natural language processing, information retrieval, machine learning) at an international level, as evidenced by research output.
  • Excellent programming skills (java or C/C++).
  • A demonstrable history of contributing to excellent publications in relevant top-tier conferences (e.g. ACL, EMNLP, SIGIR, CIKM, IJCAI, AAAI, ICML) and journals (e.g. Artificial Intelligence, Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research, ACM Trans. Information Systems, IEEE Trans. Knowledge and Data Engineering).
  • Proven ability to communicate specialist ideas clearly in English using written media.
  • Excellent organisational skills with a proven ability to work independently and be self-managing, to prioritise your work and meet deadlines within the framework of an agreed programme.
  • A PhD in Computer Science or closely related area, or equivalent experience.

Desirable criteria

  • Knowledge of statistical natural language processing.
  • Knowledge of unsupervised and semi-supervised learning.
  • Knowledge of relation extraction.
  • Experience with analysing large text corpora using a high-performance computing environment.
  • Experience with dimensionality reduction methods such as multi-dimensional scaling, singular-value decomposition, and non-negative matrix factorisation.

More information For more details about the project and instructions on how to apply, please go to www.cardiff.ac.uk/jobs and search for job 2972BR.

Post‐Doctoral and all levels of Research Scientist at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence

  • Employer: Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2)
  • Title: Post-doc/Research Scientist
  • Specialties (one or more): Natural language processing, machine reading, automatic knowledge base construction, large-scale textual inference and entailment, knowledge representation and reasoning, question answering and explanation
  • Location: Seattle, WA
  • Deadline: N/A, we are hiring throughout 2015
  • Date posted: 12/9/2014
  • Contact information: ai2-info@allenai.org, allenai.org

Job Description

The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) is a non-profit research institute in Seattle founded by Paul Allen and headed by Professor Oren Etzioni. The core mission of (AI2) is to contribute to humanity through high-impact AI research and engineering. We are actively seeking Post Docs and Research Scientists at all levels who are passionate about AI and who can help us achieve this core mission by teaming to construct AI systems with reasoning, learning and reading capabilities.

Position Summary

AI2 currently has projects in the following areas:

  • Language and Vision
  • Information extraction and semantic parsing
  • Question answering
  • Language and reasoning
  • Machine learning and theory formation
  • Semantic search
  • Diagram understanding

AI2 Research Scientists will have a primary focus in one of these specific areas but will also have the opportunity to contribute and engage in a variety of other areas critical to our research and mission. These include opportunities to participate in or lead select R&D projects, work with management to develop the long term vision for knowledge systems R&D, take a leading role in overseeing and implementing software systems supporting the research, author and present scientific papers and presentations for peer-reviewed journals and conferences, and help develop collaborative and strategic relationships with relevant academic, industrial, government, and standards organizations.

Applicant

Applicants for Research Scientist at AI2 should have a strong foundation (typically PhD level) in one or more of the following areas: natural language processing, machine reading, automatic knowledge base construction, large-scale textual inference and entailment, knowledge representation and reasoning, or question answering and explanation. We look favorably upon extensive work experience demonstrating application of your research.

Application Process

All candidates are required to submit a resume, an expression of interest, and the names and contact information of at least 2 references (including email addresses) through our website: http://allenai.github.io/ai2website/jobs.html. We particularly welcome applications from women, people of color, members of the LGBT communities, and people with disabilities. Visa sponsorship is available.

Internship and Full-time positions available in Natural Language Processing at Apple Inc. (Siri)

  • Employer: Apple Inc.
  • Title: Language Understanding / Dialog Scientist
  • Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Semantic Parsing, Dialog Systems.
  • Location: Cupertino, CA
  • Deadline: rolling
  • Date Posted: December 2, 2014
  • Thomas Kollar: tkollar@apple.com

Description: Play a part in the next revolution in human-computer interaction. Contribute to a product that is redefining mobile computing. Create groundbreaking technology for large scale systems, spoken language understanding, big data, and artificial intelligence. And work with the people who created the intelligent assistant that helps millions of people get things done — just by asking. Join the language understanding and dialog team at Apple. The Siri team is looking for exceptionally skilled and creative scientists and engineers eager to get involved in hands-on work improving the Siri experience.

Key Qualifications

  • Experience with semantic parsing, dialog modeling, information extraction, question answering, semantic web, syntactic parsing, machine translation, language modeling, sentiment analysis or speech processing.
  • Experience with supervised, weakly-supervised and unsupervised machine learning algorithms.
  • Exceptional analytical, troubleshooting and problem solving skills
  • Ability to implement algorithms in Java and C++ in addition to performing experiments using scripting languages (Python, Perl, Ruby, bash).
  • Strong software engineering skills
  • Experience working with multilingual datasets
  • Large scale data analysis experience using distributed clusters (e.g. Pig, Spark, GraphLab, GraphX, MapReduce) a plus

Description You will be a part of a team that's responsible for a wide variety of natural language processing and spoken dialog systems research and development activities, including semantic parsing, dialog modeling, information extraction and question answering. Traditionally these conversational understanding applications have been focused on developing algorithms for a particular domain or language. Here at Siri, you will use large amounts of training data from Siri requests and the web to solve these problems across languages and domains. You are passionate about using your skills to implement and improve algorithms in order to create the phenomenal products. Because you'll be working closely with engineers from a number of other teams at Apple, you’ll need to be a team player who thrives in a fast paced environment.

Education M.S. or PhD in Computer Science or related field

Additional Requirements 2+ years of experience in natural language processing, speech processing, machine learning, artificial intelligence or dialog systems is desired.

Multiple Tenure-Track Positions (w/focus in Data Analytics) at The Ohio State University Department of Computer Science and Engineering

  • Employer: The Ohio State University
  • Title: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor
  • Specialty: open, two positions in Data Analytics
  • Location: Columbus, OH, USA
  • Deadline: January 31, 2015 (Consideration starts November 2014)
  • Date Posted: November 17, 2014
  • Website: https://web.cse.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/portal/fsearch/apply.cgi

The Computer Science and Engineering Department at the Ohio State University expects to fill multiple tenure-track positions and seeks applicants in all areas of computer science.

Particular emphasis will be placed on filling two open rank positions in conjunction with a broad university-wide research initiative on Data Analytics (https://discovery.osu.edu/focus-areas/data-analytics/collaborative.html), and a recently announced undergraduate program in Data Analytics (https://data-analytics.osu.edu). Areas of interest for these positions include (but are not limited to): data mining, big data management, cloud computing systems, data analytics; application of machine learning or data mining or data visualization to problems in network science (including social networks), health, and climate science.

The department is committed to enhancing faculty diversity; women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.

Applicants should hold or be completing a Ph.D. in CSE or a closely related field, have a commitment to and demonstrated record of excellence in research, and a commitment to excellence in teaching.

To apply, please submit your application via the online database. The link can be found at: https://web.cse.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/portal/fsearch/apply.cgi.

Review of applications will begin in November 2014 and will continue until the positions are filled.

The Ohio State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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