[Corpora-List] Job Posting: Corpus Analyst / Linguist

From: Jim Jones (Jjones@h5technologies.com)
Date: Thu Aug 18 2005 - 18:38:28 MET DST

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    Corpus Analyst / Linguist

    COMPANY: H5 Technologies, Inc. (http://www.h5technologies.com/)
    LOCATION: San Francisco, CA

    H5 Technologies, Inc. is the worldwide leader in technology-based document
    review, classification and retention. With a growing, Fortune 500 and Am
    Law 100 client base, H5 is a profitable, pre-IPO, six-year- old, privately
    held, Draper Fisher Jurvetson-funded company. H5 provides document review
    services to government agencies, law firms, and corporate counsels through
    outsourced service contracts. H5's patented technology, which replicates
    and automates human relevance assessments, along with our in-house
    expertise, enables the review of massive document collections with
    unparalleled results. When benchmarked, H5 consistently outperforms humans
    in conducting document review.

    At H5, we are passionate about turning cutting-edge technology into
    commercially viable, high quality products and services. We promote a
    culture that stimulates and challenges the intellect of each of our team
    members while striving for constant improvement in everything we do. We
    value individual innovation while nurturing a strong team-oriented environment.

    H5's headquarters are a one-minute walk from the Montgomery BART station.

    Overview
    We are looking for an outstanding professional to join our team of
    Discourse Analysts. The successful candidate will have the ability to
    multitask and thrive in a dynamic environment. This professional will
    contribute to the completion of project goals by developing computational
    tools for and conducting corpus analysis.

    Responsibilities
    - Working with Discourse Analysts throughout the course of a project to
    plan analyses that meet project goals.
    - Developing computational tools for the analysis of large corpora,
    including tools for the identification of linguistic characteristics that
    distinguish document populations
    - Analyzing large sets of linguistic data and reporting the results of
    those analyses to members of the project team.
    - Assisting project team members in turning the results of corpus analyses
    into actionable steps.

    Requirements
    - Demonstrated ability to conduct linguistic analyses of corpora and to
    present the findings of those analyses to others.
    - Experience with Natural Language Processing, Information Retrieval, or
    related fields a plus.
    - Experience working with and managing large databases - experience with
    Oracle a plus.
    - Demonstrated ability to use Perl to develop tools for the analysis of
    linguistic data.
    - Experience working with Java or C++ a plus.
    - Experience working in a Unix or Linux environment.
    - Strong, proactive communication skills
    - Demonstrated willingness and ability to learn quickly and adapt to new
    situations.
    - Leadership skills, personal initiative, and a demonstrated ability to
    initiate, develop, and successfully conclude projects.
    - Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, both autonomously and
    collaboratively.
    - Solid academic credentials - graduate-level coursework in Computational
    Linguistics or Corpus Linguistics preferred.

    H5 is an equal opportunity employer.

    Application Address:
    James Jones
    55 2nd Street
    San Francisco CA 94105
    United States of America

    Contact Information:
    James Jones
    Ling-jobs@h5technologies.com
    Phone: 415-625-6700



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