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Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 13:43:52 +0000
From: sljobs
Subject: Speech Recognition & Natural Language Processing

The Speech and Language group at Canon Research Centre Europe (CRE) is expanding rapidly. We have a number of positions for exceptionally talented research scientists and top quality software engineers.

Canon has 70,000 employees worldwide and is an acknowledged world-leader in many markets, including cameras, photocopiers and printers. Constant innovation underlies Canon's success and at CRE you will have the opportunity to play a significant part in this.

The roles are at levels from fresh PhD/exceptional graduate to experienced researcher/engineer. We are looking for people with a first-class academic background in computer science, electrical engineering, computational linguistics, physics, mathematics or similar quantitative science, a high degree of curiosity and the ability to learn quickly - self-motivated people who like to continuously improve and excel.

We are looking for:
Research scientists - with strong analytical and programming skills. A higher degree or similar experience in any of the following areas would be an advantage:

Software engineers - with excellent software engineering and programming skills using C/C++. Experience in any of the following areas would be an advantage:

Successful candidates will join a high calibre team performing research and work on practical implementations in the following project areas:

Speech recognition: we require researchers to further develop our compact speech recogniser and software engineers to integrate it into advanced products.

Speech understanding: we require researchers to take leading roles shaping a young project on interactive voice driven technology. We also need software engineers for product integration of this system.

Information retrieval: we require software engineers to work on implementations of our information retrieval technology for networked multimedia applications.

Product conceptualisation and prototyping: we require software engineers with strong interest in user interface and product design issues to develop simulations and prototypes of new product concepts integrating our speech and language technologies.

We offer an excellent working environment and a highly competitive salary and benefits package.

For a more detailed description of these job opportunities and further information about CRE, please consult our web pages at:

http://www.cre.canon.co.uk/

To apply, please send your CV, with a covering letter stating which position you are interested in, to:

Paula Mason (recruitment)
Canon Research Centre Europe Limited
1 Occam Court
Surrey Research Park
Guildford
GU2 5YJ
United Kingdom

fax: +44 (0) 1483 448845
email: sljobs@cre.canon.co.uk

Because of British law, preference will be given to applicants who already have the right to work in the United Kingdom.

Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 15:38:01 -0600 (CST)
From: Gene Rohrbaugh
To: ai+ai-jobs@cs.cmu.edu, ai+lisp-jobs@cs.cmu.edu
Subject: Job: NLP Positions at Cycorp

Cycorp, a leader in development of software with common sense, has opportunities for 1 or 2 individuals to join our NLP effort.

These positions involve working with the Cyc(TM) technology -- an immense, broad, multi-contextual knowledge base which our group has developed over the last fourteen years. The Cyc(TM) knowledge base, spanning fundamental human knowledge, enables a multitude of knowledge-intensive products and services which will revolutionize the way in which people use and interact with computers: semantic information retrieval, consistency-checking of structured information, deductive integration of heterogeneous data bases, natural language interfaces able to cope with realistic levels of ambiguity/terseness/contextualization, and many more.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to contribute to our natural language interface for Cyc. We are particularly interested in candidates with several of the following kinds of experience and abilities:

o Strong programming skills in C, C++, or Lisp
o Familiarity with NL parsing theory (including statistical and/or corpus-based parsing methods and other methods)
o Experience in designing, building, and extending parsers
o Knowledge of discourse structure, pragmatics, and dialog modeling
o Experience in natural language generation
o Knowledge of NL interfaces for information retrieval
o Familiarity with knowledge representation, predicate calculus,
and other AI tools and techniques

Successful applicants will be instrumental in designing and implementing an interactive dialog system and other interface tools for information retrieval, database integration, knowledge entry, and ontological integration. They will work with Cycorp's diverse team of linguists, programmers, and ontological engineers to improve our existing natural language capabilities and create prototypes of commercial products incorporating NLP and Cyc's common sense knowledge and reasoning.

For further information about our company and our technology, please visit our Website at www.cyc.com

For immediate consideration, please send your resume and a cover letter to:

Kathleen Black
Cycorp Inc.
3721 Executive Center Drive, Suite 100
Austin TX 78731

Please refer to "NL Interface Team" in your cover letter. Cycorp is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 13:42:32 -0500
From: Dale Russell
Subject: Job: Motorola Corporate Research Lab

*** Research Position at Motorola Corporate Research Laboratories ***

Motorola, Inc. has an opening for an individual to research and
develop spoken language systems at the Motorola Corporate Research
Center in Schaumburg, Illinois. This researcher will be a member of an
interdisciplinary team exploring the integration of Natural Language
Processing, speech recognition, and speech synthesis for product
applications of man-machine communications. The duties of the position
include applied research, software development, and implementation of
principles of natural language processing in working systems.
Innovation in research and applications of technology is the standard
for all members of the team.

Strong programming skills and an in-depth understanding of natural
language processing are required. Preference will be given to
candidates with experience in any or all of the following: C++, object
oriented programming, spoken language understanding systems, dialogue
modeling, spoken language generation, and linguistic development
tools. A Ph.D. in computational linguistics, computer science, or
related field is preferred. Strong Masters candidates will also be
considered.

The search will continue until the position is filled, but first
consideration will be given to resumes received by October 31, 1997.
The reference number for this position, T5200, should be included in
any correspondence. Please send resume and cover letter to:

Motorola, Inc.
Corporate Staffing Office
1303 E. Algonquin Road
Schaumburg, IL 60196

Fax: (847) 538-4959

Motorola is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We
welcome and encourage diversity in our workforce.

GREAT OPPORTUNITIES!
GTE INTERNETWORKING
POWERED BY BBN

CAMBRIDGE, MA

BBN Technologies, a division of GTE Internetworking formerly known as BBN
Systems and Technologies, has the following opportunities available within
our Speech and Language Processing Group. Join an established growing
organization that is at the forefront of speech technology. Note that not
all of these positions require expertise in speech technology.

- Computer Telephony Engineer
- Sr. Software Developer/Group Leader
- Support Engineer
- Senior Applications Engineer
- Applications Engineer
- Associate/Assistant Scientist
- SQA Engineer
- Systems Administrator
- Network Systems Engineer
________________________________________________________________________
Computer Telephony Engineer

Position Description:
Develop and integrate large scale over the telephone speech recognition
applications. Work as part of a team to design, develop and integrate large
scale systems incorporating state of the art speech recognition technology.
Will be involved in system integration, test, and troubleshooting.
Experience Required:
3-5 years related experience. Experience in system integration preferred.
Experience in interactive voice response (IVR), computer telephony
integration (CTI), and/or voice and data networking required. Proficiency
in UNIX, C, C++, experience with Windows NT.

Education Required:
Bachelors Degree

________________________________________________________________________
Sr. Software Developer/Group Leader

Position Description:
Lead a highly technical group of engineers responsible for implementing
computer speech recognition applications, including all phases of software
development and system integration. Work with BBNFs state of the art
commercial speech recognition technology, and be a key contributor in moving
this technology into real world applications. Responsibilities will include
mentoring, improving development processes and tools, system architecture and
design, and management of internal development infrastructure; will also
participate in planning and proposal writing.

Experience Required:
5+ years experience in software development. Project or group management
experience. Experience with telephony application development, interactive
voice response (IVR), or system integration. Voice/speech/signal processing
background or experience. Experience with C, C++, and UNIX.

Education Required:
BS in computer science or related field. MS preferred.

_______________________________________________________________________
Support Engineer

Position Description:
Provide application support for automatic speech recognition application
deployments. Work with software developers and test engineers to analyze and
isolate software problems. Need to have a methodical approach to problem
resolution and system management as well as ability to work with customers and
developers.

Experience Required:
4-6 years experience in software/systems with emphasis on troubleshooting and
customer interfacing. Willingness to travel and work flexible hours, working
independently and with software support elements. Ability to work under timely
and stressful operational installment requirements. UNIX system administration
experience desirable. Experience in computer telephony preferred.

Education Required:
BSCS or equivalent experience.

________________________________________________________________________
Senior Applications Engineer

Position Description:
Senior developer for over the telephone automatic speech recognition
applications. Design, develop, and integrate large scale systems incorporating
state of the art speech recognition technology.

Experience Required:
5+ years related experience. Background in commercial software and systems
required. Experience in interactive voice response (IVR) or computer telephony
integration (CTI) preferred. Proficiency in C, C++, UNIX. Windows NT and
human factors experience desirable.

Education Required:
BS degree, MS preferred.

________________________________________________________________________
Applications Engineer

Position Description:
Developer for over the telephone automatic speech recognition applications.
Design, develop, and integrate large scale systems incorporating state of the
art speech recognition technology.

Experience Required:
3-5 years related experience. Background in commercial software and systems
required. Experience in interactive voice response (IVR) or computer telephony
integration (CTI) preferred. Proficiency in C, C++, UNIX. Windows NT
experience desirable.

Education Required:
BS degree in CS or related field

________________________________________________________________________
Associate/Assistant Scientist

Position Description:
Participate in R&D group developing state-of-the-art algorithms and building
systems for advanced speech and language technologies; provide support by
implementing algorithms, running experiments, collecting and analyzing data.

Experience Required:
Programming in C and/or C++, UNIX. Background in one of the following is
helpful: probability and statistics, speech, linguistics. US Citizenship and
willingness to get a security clearance desirable. Knowledge of LISP a plus.

Education Required:
BS or MS in Computer Science, Math, EE, or Physics

________________________________________________________________________
SQA Engineer

Position Description:
Software engineer to work with the development team to build, test, and release
speech recognition products and application systems. Will lead all quality
assurance efforts throughout software development life cycle. Responsibilities
include specification and design verification, implementation and maintenance
of robust testing environment, performing actual testing for products and
applications.

Experience Required:
5+ years software quality assurance experience. Experience with telephony
applications, interactive voice response (IVR) systems preferred. Experience
with UNIX, C, Perl, shell programming. Experience with a variety of commercial
UNIX platforms, Windows NT, and related code development and testing tools.

Education Required:
BSCS, BSEE, or related field.

_______________________________________________________________________________

BBN Technologies is located in the Fresh Pond area of Cambridge. We are
accessible by public transportation and we also offer free employee parking and
an outstanding benefits package including 3 weeks paid vacation and tuition
reimbursement. We are an equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V.

Qualified candidates should contact:

Julie Small, Human Resources
BBN Technologies
10 Moulton Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Phone: (617) 873-2906
Fax: (617) 873-3099
E-mail: jsmall@bbn.com