2 March: fyi -- NLP, NJ
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Senior Research Assistant
JOB ID: 100522
http://ets.pereless.com/careers/index.cfm?fuseaction=83080.viewjobdetail&CID=83080&JID=100522&type=True&cfcend
Job Description:
Educational Testing Service has an opening for a Senior Research
Assistant position in the Applied Research and Development Group. The
successful candidate will primarily provide support to Research
Scientists working on a branch of computer science and computational
linguistics known as Natural Language Processing (NLP) by assisting in
all phases of research projects, including research design, project
management, data collection and analysis. He or she will also
collaborate with researchers in preparing study results for
publication or presentation, including literature searches, producing
charts and graphs, writing and editing.
BASIC FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Coordinate research project workflow including planning and designing
pilot and field testing; data collection, analysis, and presentation;
preparation, production, and distribution of proposals and reports;
maintaining data files; and producing workshop materials. Schedule
services with other ETS departments and project staff. Act as liaison
between project directors and field staff, support staff, and research
community, as assigned. Plan, manage, and perform annotations for a
variety of projects.
Collect, organize, and verify data; analyze, synthesize, and interpret
data; perform statistical calculations.
Monitor activities of temporary and support staff and data collection
centers to control budgets, workflow, quality of coding operations,
and project activities.
Develop coding systems, procedures, and manuals; research instruments;
statistical analyses; and files of current resource materials for
workshops and projects.
Write, revise, edit, and proofread research instruments, project
documents and publications, memoranda, and correspondence.
Contribute to formal reports and proposals (or sections thereof).
Update publications and prepare graphics, tables, charts, graphs,
figures, and visual aids. Administer tests, research instruments,
interviews, and surveys.
Conduct literature searches and prepare reference lists, evaluating
and selecting materials to be included.
Operate computer terminal to enter, edit, and update data; program and
utilize sophisticated statistical packages for data analysis; act as
data custodian for cost center.
Select and train field staff; instruct support staff.
Arrange and attend meetings with clients, committees, and consultants.
Meet with clients to plan or interpret guidelines, as assigned.
Required Experience:
EDUCATION A Bachelor's degree in a behavioral or social science with
coursework in Statistics is necessary. Coursework or experience
working in linguistics, computer science and/or natural language
processing (NLP) technologies preferred.
EXPERIENCE A successful candidate will have exemplary written,
grammatical, and technical skills. Three years of research-related
experience in an academic or professional setting is necessary.
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