LINGUIST List 22.4506 Thu Nov 10 2011 Internships: Text/Corpus Linguistics; Computational Linguist; Palo Alto, U.S. Editor for this issue: Lili Xia <lxialinguistlist.org> The LINGUIST List strongly encourages employers to use non-discriminatory standards in hiring policy. In particular we urge that employers do not discriminate on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, age, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. However, we have no means of enforcing these standards. To submit an internship, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/internship Directory         1.     Mohammad Shami , Text/Corpus Linguistics; Computational Linguist; Palo Alto, U.S. Message 1: Text/Corpus Linguistics; Computational Linguist; Palo Alto, U.S. Date: 08-Nov-2011 From: Mohammad Shami <mohammad.shamisap.com> Subject: Text/Corpus Linguistics; Computational Linguist; Palo Alto, U.S. E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: Sap Labs Department: Global Business Incubator Web Address: http://www.sap.com Type of Work: Nlp Linguistic Field(s): Text/Corpus Linguistics Duration: 01-Jan-2012 to 30-Jun-2012 Voluntary Internship Location: Palo Alto, California, USA Minimum Education Level: BA Special Qualifications: Skills Required: - A degree in Computational Linguistics or Computer Science with Computational Linguistics knowledge - Strong background in syntax and morphology - An understanding of Object Oriented programming and proficiency in Java. - At least one data manipulation language (Perl preferred) - Strict adherence to formal, documented development processes - Fluency in English and excellent verbal and written communication skills Desired Skills/Pluses: - Masters degree involving Natural Language Processing or Computational linguistics will be highly valued - Knowledge of C++ - Knowledge of Linux OS and tools - Experience with regex languages for NLP applications - Experience with developing or maintaining modules for human languages analysis Description: NOTE: This internship position has been filled. Working on site in our Palo Alto office, you will be part of a team working on the Business Content project within the SAP Global Business Incubator. The project aims at providing live state-of-the-art predictive analytics using multiple sources of business data. You will be primarily responsible for building and testing our supplier risk text analysis module, a powerful entity and fact extraction application that enables us to navigate huge volumes of unstructured text in order to highlight emerging risks in the supplier networks of our customers. Accordingly, you will be responsible for creation, maintenance and augmentation of fact-extraction rules and test cases, working on the overall analysis engine as needed. You will also be responsible for building a testing mechanism that accounts for precision, recall, and system throughput. Application Deadline: This internship position has been filled. Contact Information: Mr Mohammad Shami Email: mohammad_d_o_t_shamisap.com Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 10-Nov-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.