22 November: fyi -- computational linguistics internships, Dublin
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Internship Location: Dublin, Ireland
Minimum Education Level: No Minimum
Special Qualifications: Requirements:
Current student of linguistics, computational linguistics or computer
science which includes natural language processing; Good communication
skills are a must, both written and verbal; Good programming skills.
Some knowledge of any of the following languages: C#, Java, Visual
Basic.Net or C++; Fluency of a foreign language would be advantageous
but not essential.
To apply please send your CV and Cover Letter to the application email
address below.
Description:
Would you like the opportunity to contribute to Microsoft Natural
Language technology development? Are you interested in Natural
Language Processing and Computational Linguistics? Do you know what
an agglutinative language is and how it differs from other languages?
If so, we might just have the position for you.
The Language Technology Team (LTT) is a member of Information Worker
division of Microsoft responsible for providing Proofing Tools to
several Microsoft applications including Microsoft Office.
Our team is looking for a person that will help to evaluate the
specifications of proofing tools, conduct linguistic tests on newly
created proofing tools and support vendors creating these tools. If
you have a passion for language and technology, this is an ideal
opportunity to gain experience in the world of computational
linguistics.
We also have a position available in Office Online focused on language
technology integration in the global content delivery and translation
process. Here we look at machine translation & post-editing,
multilingual search, controlled language and translation memory.
Responsibilities:
Review Linguistic documents\specifications for Spellers, Grammar
Checkers, Thesauri and Hyphenators;
Work alongside linguistic vendors and Natural Language Group in US to
determine the quality of the Proofing Tools;
Support vendors with linguistic issues/linguistic tool support and
drive issues to resolution;
Look to improve linguistic processes within the project; Work on
Machine translation, translation memory and controlled language
integration, validation and testing;
Conduct research and pilots into novel uses of language technology in
translation and develop prototype tools and solutions
Application Deadline: Open until filled.
Contact Information:
Colin Laird
Email: internjb@microsoft.com
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