Corpora: Re: Research position for Computational linguists

From: Ala Anvari (a.anvari@searchspace.com)
Date: Fri Jan 12 2001 - 17:09:39 MET

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    Dear all,
    Computational linguists with good track records are being sought by a
    prestigious London-based company. If anyone's interested, send your resumes
    to me ( a.anvari@searchspace.com ) and I'll pass em on to the right people.

    Best regards,
               Ala Anvari.

    PS Does anyone know where I can get my hands on a public domain corpus of
    financial news wires?

    Purpose

    Working with other staff the Computational Linguist should help to build and
    promote research expertise in the area of computer text analysis,
    classification, context understanding, automated text generation and
    inference. They should prepare investigations on defined research themes,
    carry out structured research into the area, prepare demonstration systems,
    write technical reports and white-papers, present seminars and help in the
    training of other members of staff.

    Job or Role Responsibilities:

            1. Research & development of text analysis, context
    understanding and automated text generation techniques
            2. Development of software prototypes and demonstrators
            3. Preparation of technical reports, research & white-papers
            4. Preparation of seminar materials and presentation to other
    staff
            5. Liaison with other technical staff
            6. Co-ordination of internal & external student projects
            7. Project management

    Type of Degree and Experience:

    Good first degree in Computer Science, Maths, Physics, Engineering,
    Psychology, Statistics or other numerate discipline.
      
    PhD or 2 years research experience in text analysis with good knowledge of
    clustering, classification and related areas. Should ideally have a strong
    research publication record.

    Searchspace Limited Tel: 020 7255 1065
    Prospect House Fax: 020 7436 9443
    80-110 New Oxford Street www.searchspace.com
    London WC1A 1HB, UK.

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