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To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/posttolinguist.cfm Directory         1.     Michel Gastaldo , Natural Language Processing: Manager, Xerox Research Centre Europe (XRCE), Grenoble, France Message 1: Natural Language Processing: Manager, Xerox Research Centre Europe (XRCE), Grenoble, France Date: 17-Nov-2011 From: Michel Gastaldo <Michel.Gastaldoxrce.xerox.com> Subject: Natural Language Processing: Manager, Xerox Research Centre Europe (XRCE), Grenoble, France E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: Xerox Research Centre Europe (XRCE) Department: Parsing & Semantics Job Location: Grenoble, France Web Address: http://www.xrce.xerox.com/ Job Rank: Manager Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Natural Language Processing Description: The European branch of Xerox global research, Xerox Research Centre Europe (XRCE) set in the heart of the French Alps near Grenoble has an open position for a Research Area Manager in Natural Language Processing. As manager of a research area, the candidate will define research directions in the field and drive a team of experienced researchers. The candidate will contribute to XRCE excellence as a leading research organisation at Xerox and will work in close collaboration with the other areas of XRCE as well as the other Xerox research centres at the USA and in India; Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), Xerox Research Center Webster, NY (XRCW) and in Bangalore, India (XRCI). Roles and responsibilities include: - Definition and leadership of the research agenda for the area which projects a 3-5 year vision of scientific directions, identifies the major scientific challenges to be addressed and describes the associated approaches, value of the research results targeted and the relevance to the business. - Managing a team of researchers (includes day to day guidance and support, definition and assessment of yearly objectives, regular reviews with the team and with management, etc) - Representative of the research area in customer and senior management visits and scientific communities including academic, industrial, EU, etc - Be an interface with Business Groups, understanding the challenges in terms of research, and defining projects to address those challenges - Lead the team for the definition and execution of projects to be delivered to European Union and/or French research/industry ministry - Empower and mentor project leaders and researchers As Area Manager you will report to the lab manager and be a member of the centre leadership team. Directions for research agenda (to be discussed with the candidate): Building upon the team expertise and leading edge unique technologies, the challenges to address consist of strengthening our NLP capabilities with extensions in two scientific directions: - Knowledge representation and inference, to generate new critical information enabling actions - Hybrid methods mixing symbolic and statistical approaches Required Experience and /qualifications: - Ph.D. in a relevant field, or equivalent - At least 10 years of experience in research, with strong connections in the research community and with industry - Strong skills and experience in project management, involving multidisciplinary teams - Significant experience in managing people - Proven capability in communicating with senior management - Team player - Fully fluent in English, another language is a plus Starting date: November 2011 Duration: Permanent position Application instructions: To submit an application, please send your CV and cover letter to both xrce- candidatesxrce.xerox.com and michel.gastaldoxrce.xerox.com. This job description is also posted here: http://www.xrce.xerox.com/About-XRCE/Career-opportunities/Research-Area-Manager-in-Natural-Language-Processing Application Deadline: (Open until filled) Mailing Address for Applications: Michel Gastaldo 6, Chemin de Maupertuis Meylan 38240 France Email Address for Applications: Michel.Gastaldoxrce.xerox.com Contact Information: Michel Gastaldo Email: Michel.Gastaldoxrce.xerox.com Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 17-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.