9 September: fyi -- NLP, Canon, Surrey

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Due to ongoing expansion, Canon Research Centre Europe (CRE)
has a position for a first class Software Engineer in the
Information Retrieval Group. Applications from experienced
software engineers and exceptional recent graduates are
invited for the following position:

Job Specification:
* to design and develop prototypes and product-level software
for multi-lingual information retrieval

* to perform development activities as an integral member of an
R&D team working on natural language processing and information
retrieval

Requirements:
* experience of building robust, high performance NLP
or IR applications

* excellent software engineering skills in a variety of languages
e.g. C/C++ and Java

* excellent academic background: honours degree with significant
computing content

Desirable:
* experience of working on commercial software projects

* track record of initiative and teamwork in software
development projects

* expertise in the areas of:
- multi-lingual IR systems
- C++ standard template library
- databases

We offer:

* Stimulating and flexible working environment
* Competitive salary and benefits package
* Excellent career opportunities

To apply, please send your CV with a covering letter to:

The Recruitment Manager, Canon Research Centre Europe Ltd,
1 Occam Court, Occam Road, Guildford GU2 7YJ, United Kingdom
EMAIL: retjob@cre.canon.co.uk PHONE: +44 (0)1483 448 844
FAX: +44 (0)1483 448 845 WEB: http://www.cre.canon.co.uk

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