Sony has two openings at its San Jose Research Laboratory for a
research project on spoken language translation using hybrid
rule-based and statistical methods. We are looking for creative,
results-oriented individuals who are able to work well as part of an
international team, and who are interested in seeing their research
lead to collaborations with product groups. The details of the two
positions are as follows:
1. Computational Linguist (Japanese)
Job duties:
Participate in a research project on spoken language translation
between English and Japanese. Create, maintain, and extend Japanese
computational dictionaries, grammars, linguistic databases, and rule
bases. Participate in the linguistic evaluation, maintenance, and
refinement of the system.
Job requirements:
Native-level fluency in Japanese. Ability to communicate and work
effectively in English. Must possess excellent logical analysis
skills. Must be systematic and accurate. Must have some general
computer skills. Must possess at least a bachelor's degree. Must have
educational or job experience in a relevant field, such as
computational linguistics, linguistics, or computer science.
Qualifications that would be a plus:
Experience working on machine translation or natural language
processing, especially involving Japanese. Ability to program in Perl,
or C. Master's degree or equivalent work experience in a relevant
field.
2. Research Programmer (Spoken Language Translation)
Job Duties:
Participate in a research project on spoken language translation
between English and Japanese. Create, maintain, and extend software
modules, such as morphological analysis, parsing, transfer, and
generation. Provide documentation of work, and participate in transfer
of research results to product groups.
Job requirements:
Excellent programming skills in C. Experience in working on large
software systems. Minimum of 2 years experience in C programming. Must
possess at least a Master's degree or equivalent work experience.
Collaborate with products groups, including overseas travel. Work
experience in R&D environment.
Qualifications that would be a plus:
Familiarity with one or more foreign language. Experience in R&D in
natural language processing or machine translation. Experience in R&D
of spoken language system, especially spoken language
translation. Experience in C programming for PC platform.
Sony offers competitive salaries and an excellent range of employee
benefits. For general information about employment at Sony, please
visit the corporate web pages at http://www.sel.sony.com. For
questions about the San Jose research group, please contact:
Mick Tanaka
Manager, Spoken Language Technology Group
Sony US Research Laboratories
Tel: (408) 955-5848
Fax: (408) 955-5180
Email: mick@lsi.sel.sony.com
For questions about the spoken language translation project, please
contact:
Alex Franz
Sony D21 Laboratory (Tokyo)
Tel: +81-(3) 5448-5635
Fax: +81-(3) 5448-6833
Email: amf@pdp.crl.sony.co.jp
To apply for these openings, please send your application materials
(including resume, contacts for references, and cover letter
explaining your work interests and goals) as soon as possible by email
(ASCII preferred) or Fax to Alex Franz at the above address, AND ALSO
to Steve Hansen at the following address:
Steve Hansen
Professional Staffing Dept.
Sony Electronics Inc.
3300 Zanker Rd, M/S SJ-2C2
San Jose, CA 95134
Tel: (408) 955-4869
FAX: (408) 955-5166
Email: steve_hansen@mail.sel.sony.com