LINGUIST List 21.4941 Tue Dec 07 2010 Jobs: English & Computational Linguistics: Programmer, North Side Inc. Editor for this issue: Erin Smith <erinlinguistlist.org> The LINGUIST List strongly encourages employers to engage in non-discriminatory hiring practices. We urge employers not to discriminate on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, age, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. However, we have no means of enforcing these standards. Job seekers should pay special attention to language in ads regarding employment requirements and are encouraged to consult our international employment page at http://linguistlist.org/jobs/jobnet.html. This page has been set up so that people can report on the employment standards of various countries. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/posttolinguist.cfm Directory         1.     Eugene Joseph , English & Computational Linguistics: Programmer, North Side Inc., Montreal, Canada Message 1: English & Computational Linguistics: Programmer, North Side Inc., Montreal, Canada Date: 06-Dec-2010 From: Eugene Joseph <eugenenorthsideinc.com> Subject: English & Computational Linguistics: Programmer, North Side Inc., Montreal, Canada E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: North Side Inc. Department: Language and AI R&D Job Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Web Address: http://www.botcolony.com Job Rank: Programmer Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics Required Language(s): English (eng) Description: Our company, North Side Inc., is developing the Bot Colony online adventure video game. Bot Colony is the first intelligent conversation game ever. Please Google and watch the Bot Colony E3 video, and look up Bot Colony on Wikipedia. Our company is developing a full natural language dialogue pipeline that includes parsing, disambiguation, co-reference resolution, reasoning and dialog management. We have several openings for Computational Linguists in our Montreal facility. Requirements: - Computational Linguistics background (M.Sc. or Ph.D.) - Strong Java skills (mandatory requirement) - Good general understanding of syntax, semantics and pragmatics issues and a good knowledge of English grammar - Some database exposure (object-oriented or SQL) Experience in one or more of the following fields: - Ontology building and validation - Disambiguation - Co-reference resolution - Reasoning - Corpus mining - Automated knowledge acquisition - Dialogue management While applied research is an important part of the work, we're very focused on developing a natural language pipeline that works well in real-time. Candidates who are interested to help build sophisticated software are encouraged to apply. Application Deadline: Open until filled. Email Address for Applications: eugenenorthsideinc.com Contact Information: CEO Eugene Joseph Email: eugenenorthsideinc.com Phone: 514-935-4566 Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 07-Dec-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.