LINGUIST List 11.857

Thu Apr 13 2000

Jobs: Computational Linguists, Cymfony Inc. NY State

Editor for this issue: Naomi Ogasawara <naomilinguistlist.org>

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1. Wei Li, Comp Grammarian/Lexicographer/Research Scientist at Cymfony Inc., New York State USA

Rank of Job: Research Scientist
Areas Required: Computational Grammarian/Lexicographer
Other Desired Areas: Natural Language Processing
University or Organization: Cymfony Inc.
Department: R&D
State or Province: New York State
Country: USA
Final Date of Application: open
Contact: Wei Li weicymfony.com

Address for Applications:
5500 Main Street
Williamsville
NY 14221
USA

NLP RESEARCH SCIENTISTS NEEDED

Cymfony, located in suburban Buffalo, New York State, USA, is a leader
in technology pertaining to intelligent search and retrieval, including
question answering systems. This fast-growing company has 
IMMEDIATE OPENINGS for research scientists and (computational)
linguists. A NUMBER OF POSITIONS ARE AVAILABLE.

Applications from candidates who are eligible to work in 
US and from Canadian citizens will be immediately processed.
Other applications will be processed later.

Salary will be commensurate with education and experience. Cymfony also
offers an attractive benefits package. Relocation is required. 

1. COMPUTATIONAL GRAMMARIANS

The job involves natural language data analysis, writing pattern
matching rules and debugging the rules. The ideal candidate
should have a Master's degree in (Computational) Linguistics
with hands-on experience in writing computational grammars. Programming
experience is a plus. US permanent residents and Canadian citizens are
encouraged to apply.

2. COMPUTATIONAL LEXICOGRAPHERS

The job involves processing machine readable dictionaries, 
collceting and modifying on-line lexical resources, lexicon 
debugging and maintenance. The ideal candidate should have a Master's
degree in (Computational) Linguistics with hands-on experience in
computational lexicons. Programming experience is a plus. US permanent
residents and Canadian citizens are encouraged to apply.

3. RESEARCH SCIENTISTS

The ideal candidate will have a Master's degree in Computer Science or
related field with experience in natural language processing,
computational linguistics, or information retrieval. Proficiency in C++
programming is required.

Please forward CV (list the job title) with references to:

Cymfony, Inc.
Wei Li, VP R&D
5500 Main Street, Suite 206
Williamsville, NY 14221, USA
Email: weicymfony.com
Fax: (716)-565-0308