LINGUIST List 22.2842 Mon Jul 11 2011 Jobs: Discourse Analysis: Linguistic Analyst, Cymfony Editor for this issue: Christy Bird <christylinguistlist.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.     Peter Heffernan , Discourse Analysis: Linguistic Analyst, Cymfony, MA, USA Message 1: Discourse Analysis: Linguistic Analyst, Cymfony, MA, USA Date: 11-Jul-2011 From: Peter Heffernan <pheffernancymfony.com> Subject: Discourse Analysis: Linguistic Analyst, Cymfony, MA, USA E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: Cymfony Department: Linguistic Department Job Location: Massachusetts, USA Web Address: http://www.cymfony.com Job Rank: Linguistic Analyst Specialty Areas: Discourse Analysis Description: Cymfony is seeking a Linguistic Analyst to join our growing team. The candidate will report to the Manager of Linguistic Analysis and work with Cymfony account management, professional services, and sales and technical staff to install and customize our clients' online and reporting metrics. Our employees are composed of some of the brightest and most highly motivated professionals in the field and our technology is widely recognized as among a handful of the most sophisticated natural language processing engines in the world. Core responsibilities: - Conduct detailed research and analysis in support of engagements developing supporting materials such as queries, exemplar data sets, test cases, and documentation. Work on cross functional project teams comprised of internal and external resources in support of client engagements. - Collect and review content from major content aggregators for analysis or fulfillment of professional services/custom installation engagements. - Manage installation/maintenance projects, which may require pulling together resources from various areas within the company. - Examine and verify the accuracy of various results produced by Cymfony's online application. Requirements: - Demonstrated analytical skills are an absolute requirement for this position. The candidate must be detail-oriented and be able to provide examples of experience where critical thinking has been employed to solve complex problems. - Experience and/or higher education focusing on classification/ cataloguing/grammar-based software and/or techniques are highly desired. These can include but are not restricted to experience in the fields of: search engine software, linguistics, news aggregators, and the like. - Excellent reading comprehension skills and a good working understanding of English grammar and parts of speech are required. - Must be able to work under pressure with tight deadlines, be very organized, and have very strong logical reasoning abilities. - Must be able to work collaboratively in a deadline-driven environment. Excellent communication skills are highly desired. - Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office Toolset. - Degree Required, Graduate degree desired. Application Deadline: 01-Aug-2011 Mailing Address for Applications: Staffing Consultant Peter Heffernan 11 Temple Terrace Bedford, MA 01730 USA Email Address for Applications: pheffernancymfony.com Contact Information: Staffing Consultant Peter Heffernan Email: pheffernancymfony.com Phone: 617 673 6027 Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 11-Jul-2011       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.