LINGUIST List 13.3393

Sat Dec 21 2002

Jobs: Computational Ling: Senior, Vantage Knexys

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  • casper.davies, Computational Ling: Senior Computational Linguist, Vantage Knexys

    Message 1: Computational Ling: Senior Computational Linguist, Vantage Knexys

     Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 13:03:34 +0000
    From: casper.davies <casper.daviesknexys.com>
    Subject: Computational Ling: Senior Computational Linguist, Vantage Knexys




    University or Organization: Vantage Knexys Rank of Job: Senior Computational Linguist Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics, Text/Corpus Linguistics

    Description: Vantage Knexys belongs to the Vantage family, which consists of five distinct entities; Vantage Solutions, Vantage Learning, Vantage R&D, Vantage Labs and Vantage Knexys. Vantage Knexys is an affiliate of Vantage Learning, a company with headquarters in Yardley, Philadelphia. Vantage Knexys operates from Antwerp, Belgium. For more details see: www.vantage.com

    Vantage Knexys has an R&D track record in knowledge management technology, writing and proofing tools and publishing software. The company focuses on three main product lines: IntelliScope(TM), IntelliWriter(TM)and IntelliFinder(R). All these products profit from sophisticated linguistic foundations that have proven to be successful in the past decade. They have been integrated by the most renowned enterprises and have been distributed worldwide.

    To continue our work in these areas we are looking for a senior computational linguist with the following profile:

    Requirements:

    * 5-10 years experience developing natural language software in a commercial environment

    * excellent programming skills in C++/Java including object-oriented analysis and design

    * a proven track record of innovative research in an academic or commercial environment in one or more of the following areas:

    - information retrieval - knowledge management - natural language to SQL - machine learning for natural language applications - statistical parsing - grammar checking

    Advantageous:

    * commercial experience developing software for non-English languages esp. Korean/Mandarin Chinese * team-leading abilities and experience

    We would like to fill this position in the immediate future, therefore preference will be given to candidates who are eligible to work in the EU.

    Address for Applications:

    Attn: Casper Davies Coveliersstraat 15 Antwerp, B-2600 Belgium Applications are due by 31-Jan-2003

    Contact Information: Casper Davies. Email: casper.daviesknexys.com Tel: +32-3-2876450 Website: http://www.vantage.com