Received: from GLINDA.OZ.CS.CMU.EDU by A.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa27684; 28 Jul 95 19:23:04 EDT Date: Fri, 28 Jul 95 19:20:39 EDT From: AI.Repository@GLINDA.OZ.CS.CMU.EDU To: ai+ai-jobs@cs.cmu.edu Subject: Job: Speech, NLP, NLU at BBN (Cambridge, MA, & Washington DC) Cc: ai+lisp-jobs@CS.CMU.EDU Sender: ai@A.GP.CS.CMU.EDU From: knichols@bbn.com (BBN in Cambridge) Date: 28 Jul 1995 18:22:40 GMT Job Openings in Speech and Language Processing BBN Systems and Technologies, Cambridge, MA The Speech and Language Processing Department at Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc. has several exciting positions in speech recognition, language understanding and character recognition. To apply send your resume and indication of which position you are interested in to Karen Nicholson (knichols@bbn.com) Positions: Algorithm Developer Work with a research team designing and implementing algorithms for large vocabulary continuous speech recognition, systems incorporating voice input and output such as spoken language systems, and optical character recognition. Requirements include Master's in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or related field or equivalent expereince and excellent programming skills in C/C++ and UNIX. Background in one or more of the following areas desirable: statistical modeling, pattern recognition, speech processing, character recognition. Knowledge of LISP, SPlus, and Perl a plus. Applied Computational Linguist Work with a research team to develop fieldable technology including advance prototypes and products in information extraction systems, including name recognition and template fill from newswire. Experience in applying computational linguistics to real applications, excellent skills as a programmer in C/C++/Lisp, and degree in computer science or related field required. U.S. Citizenship and willingness to get a DoD clearance required. Statistical Computational Linguist Reserach and development of new techniques and software for processing large corpora, including languages other than English, and language modeling for speech and NL systems. Masters or PhD in computer science or related area, strong math/stat background, strong C programming skills required. Experience in Lisp, Splus, Perl a plus. U.S. Citizenship and fluency in a second language desirable. Applications Engineer Design and implement applications at the cutting edge of speech and language technology, such as medical dictation, reading and language learning assistants, transcription of telephone speech for deaf listeners, topic identification from video, voice mail transcription, information extraction systems. Requirements: Extensive experience in advance technology software systems, including product-level code and documentation; master level programmer in C/C++, with at least one year's experience each in Unix and MS Windows; experience in graphical user interfaces; Bachelor's or Masters degree in computer science. Lisp experience helpful. Experience in fields related to speech and natural language a plus. U.S. Citizenship and willingness to get a DoD clearance desirable. Entry Level Researcher Participate in a research group developing algorithms and building systems for advanced speech and language technologies, provide support by implementing algorithms, running experiments, collecting and analyzing data. Bachelor's level in computer science, engineering, or related field, excellent undergraduate GPA, experience in university research lab or summer internship, and programming skills in C/C++ and UNIX required. Some experience in speech or language technology a plus. U.S. Citizenship and willingness to get a DoD clearance desirable. The Speech and Language Processing Department of BBN Systems and Technologies, a subsidiary of Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc. (NYSE:BBN), has been a world leader in computer-based speech and language research and development for 25 years. The department continues to make cutting-edge advances in the areas of speech recognition, speaker and language identification, natural language understanding, interactive spoken language systems, and data extraction from text. **************************************************************************** *** These positions are DC-based. The department is involved in a number of projects emphasizing high tech approaches to understanding natural language, including English, Spanish, German, and Chinese. The projects range from basic research through advanced development, and from demonstrations to products. We are looking for a few exceptional people. APPLIED COMPUTATIONAL LINGUIST Work within a team to develop information extraction systems, including name recognition and template fill from newswire, and from transcribed speech. Requirements: Two years experience in applying computational linguistics to real applications Excellent skills as a programmer in C/C++/Lisp Experience with statistical approaches is a plus. U.S. citizen able to get a high-level DoD security clearance MASTER PROGRAMMER Work within a team to design and implement applications at the cutting edge of speech and language technology, such as information extraction systems, document handling technology, and topic identification from video. Requirements: Master level programmer in C/C++ Breadth of programming tasks, including product-level code and documentation At least one year's experience each in Unix and MS Windows. Experience with delivery of operational systems. Experience in implementing graphical user interfaces U.S. citizen able to get a high-level DoD security clearance ENTRY LEVEL RESEARCHER Provide support to a team by running experiments, implementing algorithms, and analyzing performance. Requirements: Bachelor's or Masters degree in computer science Excellent C, C++ programming ability Lisp programming ability At least eight computer science courses High undergraduate GPA (3.6 or above) U.S. citizen able to get a high-level DoD security clearance STATISTICAL LANGUAGE MODELER Research and development of new techniques for statixitcal modeling of language. Processing large corpora, including languages other than English. Requirements: Two years experience in applying statistical techniques to language processing. Excellent skills as a programmer in C/C++/Lisp. Strong statistics/pattern recognition background. U.S. citizen able to get a high-level DoD security clearance Desirable qualifications for all of the above, if available: Strong desire to excel, not just succeed Type A personality Security Clearance of TS SI with lifestyle polygraph Level 3 reading ability in reading a second language (e.g., Chinese, Thai, Spanish, Arabic, or Japanese) Experience with a programming team, not just one-person projects ******************** Karen Nicholson BBN Systems and Technologies 10 Moulton St. Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 873-3457 ---------------------------------------------------------------- From: bhale@bbn.com (BBN in Cambridge) Subject: ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT MANAGER Date: 28 Jul 1995 20:10:43 GMT Organization: Bolt Beranek & Newman The Speech and Language Processing Department at BBN Systems and Technologies, has been a world leader in computer speech and language research for 25 years. It continues to make cutting-edge advances in speech and character recognition, keyword and topic spotting, speaker and language identification, information retrieval and data extraction from text, and natural language understanding. An exciting opportunity exists for: ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT MANAGER Looking for an individual with broad experience in modern software-engineering practice, technical computing, distributed systems, user-interfaces, marketing, and management of human resources. You will be responsible for: managing and recruiting a technical team of speech application engineers, marketing demonstrations of advanced language-enabled applications, and managing computing infrastucture, facilities and support staff. You should have a BSCS, BSEE or related technical degree and experience in the following: managing software development projects and fielding distributed systems, managing technical engineering staff, marketing services or products in the government and/or commercial marketplace, and a working knowledge of current computing and networking hardware. Contact: Bob Hale BBN Systems and Technologies 10 Moulton St. Cambridge. MA 02138 tel: 617-873-4654 fax: 617-873-3099 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message | Submissions ai+lisp-jobs@cs.cmu.edu was sent via | Subscribe/Unsubscribe ai+query@cs.cmu.edu the LISP-JOBS | Available mailing lists include mailing list. | AI-JOBS, LISP-JOBS, PROLOG-JOBS, AI-POSTDOC, AI-PREDOC