3 September: fyi -- NLP, Edinburgh

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SOFTWARE ENGINEER WITH TEXT PROCESSING BACKGROUND

Rhetorical Systems, a leading provider of text-to-speech solutions, is
looking for a software engineer with a natural language processing
background.

Minimal requirements:
· degree in Computer Science or a related field
· min. 3 years of experience in C and C++ programming
· experience with developing industrial NLP applications
· excellent knowledge of either finite-state technology
or Machine Learning/statistical NLP

The following skills would be seen as an asset:
· PhD in natural language processing
· previous experience with text-to-speech systems
· knowledge of languages other than English

The successful candidate will join our R&D team in Edinburgh, UK, and
work on our text normalisation system.

Our research and development team is the largest and most experienced
text-to-speech team in the world. Our complete focus on text-to-speech
allows us to set very high standards as we innovate, develop and
maintain the highest quality products and services.

We provide our staff with a supportive and fun environment to work in,
with plenty of scope for personal and career development. Staff are
offered a highly competitive package of salary and share options, five
weeks of holidays, and other benefits.

Applicants should send a CV to:

Personnel Division
Rhetorical Systems
4 Crichton's Close
Edinburgh EH8 8DT
UK

Email applications or informal queries regarding job opportunities at
Rhetorical can be sent to personnel@rhetorical.com.

Address for Applications:

Attn: Janet Forbes
4 Crichton's Close
Edinburgh, EH8 8DT
United Kingdom

Position is open until filled.

Contact Information:
Janet Forbes
Email: personnel@rhetorical.com
Tel: +44 131 525 6800
Website: http://www.rhetorical.com

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