| More Information: | The NLP Research division at Nuance Communications is looking for a manager for
the linguistic annotation group. Location is flexible, although we prefer
somewhere in North America because of timezone issues.
NLP Research at Nuance is a large group, and we are involved transitioning
NLP/dialog research to a number of cool projects used by millions of people,
including Samsung S-Voice, Dragon Mobile Assistant, DragonTV, and others.
Please contact me (Nate Blaylock - nate.blaylock@nuance.com) if interested.
Details:
• Work with research groups to define workable and consistent annotation
specs.
• Define and continually improve the annotation process for high quality and
high volume, including automated ways to train new annotators, automated quality
checks, etc.
• Help design tools for annotation and quality assurance.
• Plan resources to meet customer and research needs. Hire permanent and
temporary annotators for multiple languages and multiple projects.
Qualifications:
At least 3 years managing similar annotation.
Prior experience in semantic annotation.
Capable of working in close collaboration with researchers. Ability to propose
and share ideas to define best annotation specs.
Very organized.
Able to make accurate plans and execute them.
Very strong work methodology.
Excellent communication skills.
Light computer and scripting skills to sort, filter and review data in order to
monitor and review annotations.
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office software.
Preferred Skills:
• Knowledge of multiple languages
• Experience in research
Education: Master's degree in linguistics, computational linguistics or computer
science.
We offer a competitive compensation package; including stock options, employee
stock purchase plan, 401(k), full health and welfare benefits and a casual yet
technically challenging work environment. Nuance is an Equal Opportunity
Employer.
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