15 December: FYI -- computational linguistics (Dublin, Ireland)
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Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics
We are looking for a Natural Language Processing (NLP) Consultant to join our
growing Analytics & Artificial Intelligence (AI) Team. Operating across all
stages of the innovation spectrum, with a remit to build the future in
real-time. The working environment is open and interactive, facilitating
collaboration with colleagues, clients, customers and ecosystem partners. Our
experimentation culture, combined with a disruptive brief empowers us to break
future ground.
Are you ready to join top innovators making a global impact?
What you'll be doing:
The Analytics & AI team within the Dock applies leading Analytics & Artificial
Intelligence (AI) technologies and techniques to address significant
real-world business and societal challenges. Collaborating with our clients,
designers, software engineers and business subject matter experts, we take
concepts and applications on the journey from idea to reality. As an NLP
Consultant you will;
- Work in teams delivering innovative Analytics & AI projects; ranging from
research, proofs-of-concept to the delivery of real-world applications for our
clients
- Be a deep hands-on practitioner, developing applications using core text
analytics technologies including NLP, Information Extraction, Information
Retrieval, Concept Extraction and Ontology Engineering.
- Follow best practice in text and language based Analytics & AI technical
delivery, methods and approaches.
- Participate in workshops & design sprints to identify breakthrough ideas,
concepts and solutions to business problems.
- Embrace working in multi-disciplinary teams and collaborate with designers,
software developers, business experts and Accenture teams external to the
Dock.
- Mentor junior team members in their technical and professional development.
- Understand the key technology trends in the Analytics & AI domain, the
business implications, and be able to match the future opportunities of those
to the current and emerging challenges of our clients
- Bring your passion for improving the world through technology innovation to
our team and demonstrate the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, highly
collaborative work environment.
Requirements:
- Master Degree or higher in Computational Linguistics, Artificial
Intelligence, Computer Science or a closely related discipline.
- Deep experience in a number of text and language processing domains
including Natural Language Processing (NLP), Information Extraction,
Information Retrieval and Concept
Extraction.
- Experience in Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, Semantic Web or
Ontology Engineering welcomed.
- 3+ years experience in designing and implementing text analytics systems for
R&D or commercial applications.
- 3+ years of project or product development methodology experience, for
example agile
development.
- Proficiency in several NLP and machine learning related tools & frameworks:
OpenNLP, CoreNLP, Weka, NLTK, UIMA.
- Hands-on experience with distributional semantics methods and toolkits:
word2vec, Hyperwords, Genism, dissect, Mallet or SemanticVectors.
- Ability to work in a global collaborative team environment.
- Proficient verbal and written communication skills in English.
Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from
all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion
or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital,
domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
Application Deadline: (Open until filled)
Email Address for Applications: jack.gallagher@accenture.com
Web Address for Applications: http://bit.ly/2AlHJ7l
Contact Information:
Mr Jack Gallagher
Email: jack.gallagher@accenture.com
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