7 May: fyi -- comp. ling., Boston
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Team Leader, Computational Linguist
Opportunity to join an exciting young company with a creative approach
to human language translation. WordStream isn't trying to be another
machine translation company but rather redefines the problem and is
solving it with a unique technology based on an Interlingua.
Competitive salary and benefits. Metropolitan Boston, Massachusetts,
US location.
Job Description:
Experienced computational linguist to lead development and design of
commercial interlingua MT system. Will manage a team of linguists to
determine and define a conceptual framework for the development of a
lexical database and grammar system. Contributor will need to work
closely with software development team to ensure coordination of
linguistic and technical requirements. Technical experience or
strength a plus.
The contributor will have commercial experience and an understanding
and interest in the commercial applications of linguistic science.
Also should have successfully managed to deadlines and business
pressures.
Contributor will:
- Lead team of linguists, planning short and long term goals for
grammar development and coordinating work with programmers
- Provide expertise and design of grammar for an interlingua aided
machine translation system
- Provide expertise of methods for testing the grammar rules to ensure
adequate coverage and quality
- Provide expertise for the design of lexical tools, testing methods,
automatic acquisition of lexicon, design of interlingua
Requirements:
· Advance degree in computational linguistics or related area
· Experience in the management of projects and people
· Excellent communications skills and strong management skills
· Ability to work under pressure
· Knowledge of a second language
A plus:
· Experience with Romance languages
· Excellent communications skills
Instead of phone calls please send resume and cover letter to
Careers@wordstream.com or
Joanne Samuelson
WordStream Inc.
48 Grove St. #201
Davis Square
Somerville, MA 02144
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