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ETS Research & Development has an immediate opening for an Associate
Research Scientist in the Center for Automated Scoring and Natural
Language Processing. This position will be responsible for a mixture
of operational and research efforts related to ETS's automated scoring
technologies housed in the Automated Scoring and Natural Language
Processing group. These technologies
include automated essay scoring (e-rater), scoring short answers for
correctness of content (c-rater), mathematical equations and plots
(m-rater), and scoring the spontaneous speech of English Language
Learners
(SpeechRater).
RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to:
* Provide scientific and technical skills in conceptualizing,
designing, obtaining support for, conducting, managing and
disseminating results of research projects in the field of natural
language processing (NLP) or portions of large-scale research studies
or programs in the same field.
* Develop and/or modify NLP theories to conceptualize and
implement new capabilities in automated scoring and NLP analysis and
evaluation systems which are used to improve assessments, learning
tools and test development practices.
* Apply scientific, technical and software engineering skills in
designing and conducting research studies and capability development
in support of educational products and services.
* Develop and oversee the conduct of selected portions of research
proposals and project budgets.
* Participate in dissemination activities through the publications
of research papers, progress and technical reports, the presentation
of seminars or other appropriate communication vehicles.
* Develop professional relationships as a representative,
consultant or advisor to external advisory and policy boards and
councils, research organizations, educational institutions and
educators.
REQUIREMENTS
* Ph.D. in Natural Language Processing, Computational Linguistics
or Computer Science with an emphasis on issues in syntactic and/or
semantic analysis of text is desired.
* Familiarity with the application of NLP tools to educational
problems, and a very strong statistical background and a solid
experience with machine learning algorithms and tools would be an
asset.
* Demonstrable contributions to new and/or modified theories of
Natural Language Processing and their implementation in automated
systems required.
* Practical expertise with NLP tools and fluency in at least one
major programming language (e.g. Java, Perl, C/C++, Python) is also
required.
ABOUT ETS
ETS's products and services measure knowledge and skills, promote
learning and educational performance , and support education and
professional development for all people worldwide. Headquartered on a
beautiful, 350-acre campus near Princeton University , ETS offers
competitive salaries, excellent benefits including two retirement
plans, education reimbursement, and many opportunities for personal
enrichment.
HOW TO APPLY
Please visit our Careers page at www.ETS.org and apply directly for
position #91476:
http://ets.pereless.com/careers/index.cfm?fuseaction=83080.viewjobdetail&CID=83080&JID=91476&type=&cfcend
For more information on the position, please feel free to contact me
(Joel Tetreault) at: JTetreault@ets.org
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