LINGUIST List 23.362 Fri Jan 20 2012 Jobs: NLP; Ling Software Development: Researcher, UnitedHealth Group Editor for this issue: Christy Bird <christylinguistlist.org> New! Visit LL's Multitree project for over 1000 trees dynamically generated from scholarly hypotheses about language relationships:             http://multitree.linguistlist.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.     Sarah Hyde , Natural Language Processing; Linguistics Software Development: Researcher, UnitedHealth Group, CA, USA Message 1: Natural Language Processing; Linguistics Software Development: Researcher, UnitedHealth Group, CA, USA Date: 19-Jan-2012 From: Sarah Hyde <shydeuhgrecruitmentservices.com> Subject: Natural Language Processing; Linguistics Software Development: Researcher, UnitedHealth Group, CA, USA E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: UnitedHealth Group Department: OptumInsight Job Location: California, USA Web Address: http://careers.unitedhealthgroup.com/ Job Rank: Researcher Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Natural Language Processing; Linguistics Software Development Description: The Research Linguist II will work closely with other medical language linguists, NLP Engineers and Clinical Coding Analysts to develop state-of- the-art medical NLP. The Research Linguist II must develop a thorough understanding of all clinical coding applications of LifeCode technology, and be able to apply this knowledge to other types of medical information extraction. Responsibilities will include maintaining and developing domain- specific lexical databases and rules related to multiple coding or information extraction areas, and will also include assessing the application of our software to other disciplines or information extraction projects. This person will apply various techniques from computational linguistics to develop and improve software modules that perform morphological analysis, tokenization, parsing, and semantic analysis. Linguistic design work on particular areas of semantic or grammatical disambiguation will be required, with constant attention to implementation and a rapid development cycle. The successful candidate will be capable of leading specific NLP development projects as needed, and of mentoring more junior research linguists. The Research Linguist II reports to the Manager of NLP Development. Requirements: - 2+ years professional work experience with natural language processing or linguistics software development required - Working knowledge of concepts in Computational Linguistics; Morphology, Syntax and Semantics; Natural Language Processing - Working knowledge of C++, JAVA, C#, Perl or Python - Mastery of regular expressions - Undergraduate or graduate degree in Linguistics, Cognitive Science, or a linguistics-related discipline with at least 4 years of relevant work experience. - Mastery of medical vocabulary and the pragmatics of medical documentation for multiple medical specialties is highly desirable. - Working knowledge of SQL is a plus To apply for Requisition #371356, please follow the steps below: 1. Go to http://careers.unitedhealthgroup.com/ 2. Under the "Find Jobs" section, enter the requisition number above in the blank that reads "Enter keyword (e.g. sales) job title or job number" 3. Click "Search" to view the job listing, then click "Apply Online" to apply 4. You may have to create a User ID if you have never done so before. Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing. Application Deadline: 19-Mar-2012 Web Address for Applications: http://careers.unitedhealthgroup.com/ Contact Information: Sarah Hyde Email: shydeuhgrecruitmentservices.com Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 20-Jan-2012       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.