LINGUIST List 22.4026 Fri Oct 14 2011 Jobs: Comp Ling; Int'l Project Engineer 2, Microsoft Corporation Editor for this issue: Kristen Dunkinson <kristenlinguistlist.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.     NLG Linguistic Jobs , Computational Linguistics; International Project Engineer 2, Microsoft Corporation, Washington, USA Message 1: Computational Linguistics; International Project Engineer 2, Microsoft Corporation, Washington, USA Date: 13-Oct-2011 From: NLG Linguistic Jobs <nlglingjobsmicrosoft.com> Subject: Computational Linguistics; International Project Engineer 2, Microsoft Corporation, Washington, USA E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: Microsoft Corporation Department: Microsoft Office Division - Natural Language Group Job Location: Washington, USA Web Address: http://www.microsoft.com Job Rank: International Project Engineer 2 Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics Description: Do you have a passion for language and technology? Do you love figuring out how to apply the latest research in practical ways? Do you want to provide groundbreaking user experiences to a worldwide audience? The Natural Language Group (NLG), part of the Office Division, is looking for a talented computational linguist to help design, build and evaluate the next generation of high quality intelligent productivity software in a significant number of languages markets. NLG ships features in a wide range of products. We are passionate about leveraging state of the art techniques, like Machine Learning, to deliver exciting natural language related technologies in the Office ecosystem to benefit millions of customers across the globe. If you share that passion, you are a great candidate for the NLG team! This position offers a great opportunity to join a talented engineering team at the forefront of developing natural language technology for Microsoft products. We have expertise in shipping software with high linguistic quality for multiple languages in areas such as spellchecking, grammar checking, statistical language models and other data-driven approaches, e-mail prioritization, named entity recognition, and much more. Required qualifications include: - Advanced degree in Computational Linguistics, Linguistics, or related technical field - 2 years of experience using C++ and/or C# - 1 year of software industry experience - Familiarity with the literature in the areas mentioned above - Detail-oriented, results-driven individual with strong cross-group collaboration and strong communication skills - Demonstrated ability to generate new ideas and innovate The following qualifications are preferred: - Native proficiency in a language other than English - Experience developing or evaluating commercial or high-quality research software - Experience developing GUI tools Please search on Job Code 771979 Application Deadline: (Open until filled) Web Address for Applications: http://careers.microsoft.com/gclp.aspx Contact Information: NLG Linguistic Jobs Email: nlglingjobsmicrosoft.com Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 14-Oct-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.