Job: Far East NLP Program Manager

Deborah Coughlin (deborahc@microsoft.com)
Tue, 14 Nov 95 09:03:58 TZ

FAR EAST PROGRAM MANAGER FOR NATURAL LANGUAGE GROUP

Natural Language Group's mission is to acquire, design, and develop components
that enable Microsoft products to understand information expressed in natural
human languages. We are currently looking for a Far East Program Manager.
The positions will be located on the Microsoft central campus in Redmond,
Washington, USA.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The FE PM's primary responsibility is to manage the joint efforts being done
between the Natural Language Group in Redmond and the Microsoft
subsidiaries in
Japan, China, Taiwan, and Korea. These efforts include (a) design and
development of word breakers and morphology engines, (b) acquisition of
linguistic data including word lists, dictionaries, pronunciations, and
example text, and (c) design and development of grammars that can parse
the far
eastern languages.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicant must have 3-5 years prior work experience doing computational
linguistics or computer science, excellent project management skills and
attention to details, love of far eastern language and culture. Fluency in
multiple languages, a degree in computer science, and the desire to travel are
also highly desirable features.

CONTACT: Please send resumes, cover letters, and any additional materials
to:

Angela Hollett
Human Resources
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
USA
email: angieh@microsoft.com