LINGUIST List 26.1786
Thu Apr 02 2015
Jobs: Computational Linguistics: Research Scientist, IBM Research
Editor for this issue: Andrew Lamont <alamontlinguistlist.org>
Date: 02-Apr-2015
From: Lea Deleris <lea.deleris
ie.ibm.com>
Subject: Computational Linguistics: Research Scientist, IBM Research, Dublin, Ireland
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Job Location: Dublin, Ireland
Web Address:
http://www.research.ibm.com/labs/ireland/ Job Title: Research Scientist- Natural language processing
Job Rank: Researcher; Scientist
Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics
Description:
IBM Research - Ireland is accepting applications for full-time researchers in the area of natural language processing.
The ideal candidate will have a PhD degree in computational linguistics or in computer science with a specialization in Natural Language Processing (NLP). Prior experience in the area of text analytics with information extraction, information retrieval and machine learning are highly desirable, and experience with corpus linguistics or natural language understanding are a plus.
Strong programming skills in Java are required.
The successful research candidate must have demonstrated ability to define research plans, carry out leading research, and publish research results through professional journals, academic conferences, and patents. As a researcher you will be expected to organize challenging problems, develop new solutions, and work with business & development teams to ensure these solutions have a significant impact.
We are an R&D organization that works closely with city authorities, universities, and small/large businesses to advance science & technology for smarter urban and environmental systems. Areas we currently focus on include: data mining and machine learning; data privacy; statistical modeling; optimization, control and decision systems; social, semantic web; distributed information systems; knowledge & data engineering, geospatial analysis and organization, simulation, real-time computing, and urban and environmental systems, e.g., water, energy, transportation.
We offer:
- A stimulating, cross-disciplinary environment in a leading research organization,
- Opportunities for a unique combination of scientific and industrial research into real-world problems
- Excellent ties to academic and industrial research labs worldwide
- Up-to-date infrastructure and resources
- The ability to take part in large-scale international research projects
Required
- Doctorate Degree
- At least 5 years experience in the areas of information extraction and machine learning
- At least 1 year experience in publication in top-tier research conferences and journals
- At least 3 years experience in programming in Java and C++
- At least 1 year experience in open source NLP tools (i.e., Stanford NLP, OpenNLP)
- English: Fluent
Preferred
- At least 1 year experience in one of the following domains: question answering, textual entailment, machine reading
- At least 1 year experience in software engineering
- At least 6 months experience in experience with speech processing
IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Application Deadline: 01-Sep-2015 (Open until filled)
Web Address for Applications:
https://jobs3.netmedia1.com/cp/faces/job_summary?job_id=RES-0719040 Contact Information:
Lea Deleris
Email: lea.deleris
ie.ibm.com
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