LINGUIST List 23.992: Jobs: Various Languages; Multilingual Development: Manager, Janya Inc.

LINGUIST List 23.992
Tue Feb 28 2012 Jobs: Various Languages; Multilingual Development: Manager, Janya Inc. Editor for this issue: Christy Bird <christylinguistlist.org>
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Directory 1. Jeffrey Leavoy , Various Languages; Multilingual Development: Manager, Janya Inc., NY, USA Message 1: Various Languages; Multilingual Development: Manager, Janya Inc., NY, USA
Date: 27-Feb-2012 From: Jeffrey Leavoy <careersjanya.com> Subject: Various Languages; Multilingual Development: Manager, Janya Inc., NY, USA E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: Janya Inc. Job Location: New York, USA Web Address: http://www.janya.com Job Rank: Manager Specialty Areas: Discourse Analysis; Multilingual Solutions Description: This position have been filled. Janya Inc., located in suburban Buffalo, New York, is a leader in semantic technology pertaining to natural language processing, machine learning, information extraction and text mining. We are seeking a computational linguist to serve as manager of Janya efforts to support text and data analysis in languages other than English. The candidate will (i) lead a small but growing team working to enhance multilingual processing capabilities of Janya technologies, (ii) will participate in government sponsored research and development efforts, (iii) will directly support product enhancements to Janya platforms by adding new language processing capabilities; and (iv) will represent Janya in engagements with customers and partners. This position will be based in Buffalo, NY or Washington, DC. Salary will be commensurate with education and experience. Janya offers a generous benefits package that includes health insurance, 401 (k) plan and vacation time. Requirements: - PhD or Masters degree in Computer Science or Linguistics - 3-5 years hands-on experience in development or support of Natural Language Processing systems - Expertise in programming required - Expertise in discourse-level processing and/or semantics is required - Fluency in Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, French, Portuguese, or another language other than English - Linux and Windows development experience - US citizenship - Must possess or be able to obtain a US Security Clearance - Expertise in corpus-based, empirical, machine learning approaches to language is highly desirable For immediate consideration, please send your resume to careersjanya.com. Janya is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Important: The subject field of your email must include Manager, Multilingual Development. Application Deadline: (Open until filled) Email Address for Applications: careersjanya.com Contact Information: Jeffrey Leavoy Email: careersjanya.com This position have been filled. This Year the LINGUIST List hopes to raise $67,000. This money will go to help keep the List running by supporting all of our Student Editors for the coming year. See below for donation instructions, and don't forget to check out Fund Drive 2012 site! http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2012/ There are many ways to donate to LINGUIST! You can donate right now using our secure credit card form at https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm Alternatively you can also pledge right now and pay later. To do so, go to: https://linguistlist.org/donation/pledge/pledge1.cfm For all information on donating and pledging, including information on how to donate by check, money order, or wire transfer, please visit: http://linguistlist.org/donation/ The LINGUIST List is under the umbrella of Eastern Michigan University and as such can receive donations through the EMU Foundation, which is a registered 501(c) Non Profit organization. Our Federal Tax number is 38-6005986. These donations can be offset against your federal and sometimes your state tax return (U.S. tax payers only). For more information visit the IRS Web-Site, or contact your financial advisor. Many companies also offer a gift matching program, such that they will match any gift you make to a non-profit organization. Normally this entails your contacting your human resources department and sending us a form that the EMU Foundation fills in and returns to your employer. This is generally a simple administrative procedure that doubles the value of your gift to LINGUIST, without costing you an extra penny. Please take a moment to check if your company operates such a program. Thank you very much for your support of LINGUIST! Read more issues\|LINGUIST home page\|Top of issue

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