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RESEARCH SCIENTIST POSITION
(Natural Language Processing)
available at
Educational Testing Service
Headquartered in Princeton, NJ, ETS is the world's premier educational
measurement institution and a leader in educational research. As an
innovator in developing achievement and occupational tests for clients
in business, education, and government, we are determined to advance
educational excellence for the communities we serve.
ETS Research & Development has a Research Scientist opening in the
Automated Scoring and Natural Language Processing Group. This group
conducts research focusing on the development of new capabilities in
automated scoring and NLP-based analysis and evaluation systems which
are used to improve assessments, learning tools and test development
practices for diverse groups of users that include K-12 students,
college students, English Language Learners and lifelong learners. The
Research Scientist position involves applying scientific, technical and
software engineering skills in designing and conducting research studies
and developing capabilities in support of educational products and
services.
REQUIREMENTS
Job level to be determined based on qualifications and experience.
Associate Research Scientist:
* A Ph.D. in Natural Language Processing, Computational
Linguistics, or Computer Science with a concentration in linguistics, or
Linguistics with a concentration in computer science and/or programming,
or an appropriate combination of experience and formal education that
would result in comparable skills
* Evidence of substantive research experience and/or experience in
developing and deploying NLP capabilities in educational environments.
* Demonstrable contributions to new and/or modified theories of
NLP processing and their implementation in automated systems.
* Practical expertise with NLP systems and fluency in at least one
major programming language (e.g. java, perl, c/c++, python).
Research Scientist:
* Same as above. In addition, three years of substantive research
experience and/or experience in developing and deploying NLP
capabilities in educational environments.
HOW TO APPLY
ETS offers competitive salaries, outstanding benefits, a stimulating
work environment, and attractive growth potential. ETS is an Equal
Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.
Please send two copies of your resume, along with cover letter stating
salary requirements to:
Cheryl Wallace, Educational Testing Service, Rosedale
Road, MS 02-D,
Princeton, NJ 08541. Email: cxwallace@ets.org; Fax:
609-497-6022
RESEARCH SCIENTIST POSITION
(Speech Technology)
available at
Educational Testing Service
Headquartered in Princeton, NJ, ETS is the world's premier educational
measurement institution and a leader in educational research. As an
innovator in developing achievement and occupational tests for clients
in business, education, and government, we are determined to advance
educational excellence for the communities we serve.
ETS Research & Development has a Research Scientist opening in the
Automated Scoring and Natural Language Processing Group. This group
conducts research focusing on the development of new capabilities in
automated scoring and NLP-based analysis and evaluation systems which
are used to improve assessments, learning tools and test development
practices for diverse groups of users that include K-12 students,
college students, English Language Learners and lifelong learners. The
Research Scientist position involves applying scientific, technical and
software engineering skills in designing and conducting research studies
and developing capabilities in support of educational products and
services.
REQUIREMENTS
Job level to be determined based on qualifications and experience.
Associate Research Scientist:
* A Ph.D. in Natural Language Processing, Computational
Linguistics, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering with a focus on
speech technology, particularly speech recognition. Knowledge of
linguistics is a plus.
* Evidence of at least three years of independent substantive
research experience and/or experience in developing and deploying speech
technology capabilities, preferably in educational environments.
* Demonstrable contributions to new and/or modified theories of
speech processing and their implementation in automated systems.
* Practical expertise with speech recognition systems and fluency
in at least one major programming language (e.g. Java, Perl, C/C++,
Python).
Research Scientist:
* Same as above. In addition, three years of independent
substantive research experience and/or experience in developing and
deploying speech technology capabilities, preferably in educational
environments.
HOW TO APPLY
ETS offers competitive salaries, outstanding benefits, a stimulating
work environment, and attractive growth potential. ETS is an Equal
Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.
Please send two copies of your resume, along with cover letter stating
salary requirements to:
Cheryl Wallace, Educational Testing Service, Rosedale
Road, MS 02-D,
Princeton, NJ 08541. Email: cxwallace@ets.org; Fax:
609-497-6022
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