Job Opportunity in Computational Linguistics R&D
The Information Technology group at Sharp Laboratories of Europe Ltd
(SLE) in Oxford urgently require a Computational Linguist to develop
text-based language models for applications in machine translation,
information extraction and information retrieval.
We are looking for people with a background of high academic
achievement, who are self-motivated but also capable of working
effectively in a team, and creative but practical, with a desire to push
back the boundaries of current technology and see the results of their
efforts through to product development.
Applicants should have:
· Skills and experience in statistical language processing for shallow
parsing and/or sense tagging
· Good degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Computational
Linguistics or similar quantitive science
· Postgraduate qualification/research experience in a relevant area
· Interest in working in a commercial R&D environment
Sharp has 60,000 employees worldwide and is a world leader in many areas
of consumer electronics. Sharp Laboratories of Europe Ltd, founded in
1990, is the European Research and Development Centre of Sharp
Corporation, Japan. We are situated in a new, well-equipped laboratory
in the green surroundings of the Oxford Science Park, two miles south of
Oxford city centre and the University. A brand new building for the
second phase of expansion of the laboratory's activities has recently
been opened. We offer an excellent working environment and a highly
competitive salary and benefit package.
To apply, please send your curriculum vitae with the names of two
referees to Victoria Reid at the address below (email preferred, if
possible), quoting the reference IT-CL-98-2:
Sharp Laboratories of Europe Ltd
Edmund Halley Road
Oxford Science Park
Oxford OX4 4GA
UK
Phone: +44 (0) 1865 747711
Fax: +44 (0) 1865 747717
Email: vee@sharp.co.uk
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