LINGUIST List 15.2381

Tue Aug 24 2004

Jobs: Computational Ling: Lexicographer, CA

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    Message 1: Jobs: Spanish & Spanish Lexicographer: Lexicographer, CA

     Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 00:09:28 -0400 (EDT)
    From: sp-lex <sp-lexsystransoft.com>
    Subject: Jobs: Spanish & Spanish Lexicographer: Lexicographer, CA




    University or Organization: SYSTRAN Software, Inc. Department: Human Resources Rank of Job: Lexicographer Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics, Machine Translation Required Language: Spanish (Code = SPN)

    Description:

    Computational Lexicographer: Spanish, San Diego, CA

    Systran Software Inc., a leader in Machine Translation technology located in San Diego CA, is expanding and developing a new range of MT technologies. We are seeking a highly qualified and energetic Spanish computational lexicographer.

    This person will lead the Spanish into English lexicographic team and be responsible for the continuing development of the English and Spanish components of the SYSTRAN dictionaries. This is an opportunity to work in an evolving environment.

    The primary task is to further develop and improve the English into Spanish dictionary. Other responsibilities include: contribute to and supervise the development of English generation dictionaries; Design and supervise testing.

    The ideal candidate will have an degree in Lexicography, Computational Linguistics or Computer Science, will be a native speaker of Spanish, will have good Perl programming skills and management skills, and will have previous experience in English computational linguistics projects.

    SYSTRAN is the leading provider of the world's most scalable and modular translation architecture. Its core technology powers revolutionary translation solutions for the Internet, PCs and network infrastructures that facilitate communication in 36 language pairs and in 20 specialized domains.

    SYSTRAN's Machine Translation (MT) technology integrates multilingual functionalities in information processing and exchanges, for applications such as eCommerce, CRM, Content Management, databases, corporate Intranets, email, Instant Messaging, SMS, WAP, and more. MT enables the creation of dynamic business content at a fraction of the cost of professional human translation services.

    SYSTRAN's expertise spans over 30 years of building customized translation solutions for large corporations, portals, ISPs, governments and public administrations through open and robust architectures.

    Corporations: Ford Motor Company, Cisco Systems, NCR, DaimlerChrysler Corporation, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Dow Corning Corporation, and others.

    Portals: Google, AOL, Altavista, Apple's Sherlock Internet Search, CompuServe, Lycos, OracleMobile.com, and others.

    Government and Public Administrations: The European Commission and the US Intelligence Community.

    SYSTRAN is headquartered in Paris (France) with a subsidiary in San Diego (California).

    Address for Applications:

    Attn: Human Resources 9333 Genesee Avenue, Ste Pl1 San Diego, CA 92121 United States of America

    Applications are due by 31-Aug-2004

    Contact Information:

    Human Resources Email: sp-lexsystransoft.com Tel: (858) 457-1900 Website: http://systransoft.com

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