LINGUIST List 9.861

Wed Jun 10 1998

Jobs: Cognition,Knowledge Engineer

Editor for this issue: Martin Jacobsen <martylinguistlist.org>

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  • HeeSoo Joseph Chung, UCLA Cognition and Aging
  • Falkenburg, Nancy, Knowledge Engineer

    Message 1: UCLA Cognition and Aging

     Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 14:22:35 -0700
    From: HeeSoo Joseph Chung <hschungucla.edu>
    Subject: UCLA Cognition and Aging


    POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE:

    UCLA Psychology Department.

    Position available to supervise and conduct NIA sponsored research on effects of aging on the processing and retrieval of phonology: Highly competitive, fully funded salary for 3+ years. Opportunity to work in a stimulating and productive research lab with a focus on neuropsychological issues associated with perception, production, and memory for language in young and older adults. Preference given to candidates with strong statistical training, a record of involvement in publishable research, and an interest in any of the following: normal cognitive aging, auditory speech perception, phonetic and phonological neighborhoods, repetition deafness and blindness, relations between language perception and production, or linguistics and bilingual issues. Responsibilities include assisting with design, implementation, data analysis and publication of grant-related research, and supervision of graduate and undergraduate researchers.

    Send vita, letter of interest, relevant reprints/preprints, and three letters of reference to

    Dr. Don MacKay Psychology Dept., UCLA LA, CA 90095 or via email to <jamespsych.ucla.edu>

    Application deadline: Sept. 15, 1998 Start date: asap but flexible.

    Message 2: Knowledge Engineer

     Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 22:35:12 -0700
    From: Falkenburg, Nancy <NFalkenburgresumix.com>
    Subject: Knowledge Engineer


    Knowledge Engineer

    Company: Resumix Location: Sunnyvale, California Position Title: Knowledge Engineer Status: Fulltime/Regular

    Resumix, Inc. is an Open Systems Software company specializing in software solutions for the Human Resources marketplace. our lead product is the most advanced computerized resume processing system in the world. It reads resumes with an optical character reader, automatically extracts name, address, education, job history, and skills from resumes, and matches them to a company's job openings. The Resumix knowledge base forms the core of the Resumix system, allowing documents to be processed by computer.

    We are looking for individuals who can enhance, test, and maintain our knowledge base, interact well with our customers and with other groups within Resumix, and/or assist with other areas of our development process.

    * Refine and improve rules and definitions of terms in the knowledge base

    * Proactively develop skill terms and categories for new industries through research of secondary source material.

    * Verify, document and fix customer-reported extraction problems.

    * Create new test procedures and maintain accurate, current records in our bug tracking system.

    * Work with customers to expand our knowledge base and clarify reported problems.

    * Coordinate with other Resumix departments, particularly Account Management, Sales and Technical Support.

    REQUIRED: * BA/BS or MA/MS - Well-rounded education - Strong language skills, especially excellent understanding of English syntax and spelling - Strong logical and analytical abilities - Familiarity with Linguistics, Symbolic Systems, Information Sciences, or Formal Logic - Foreign language ability a plus, particularly French, Spanish or German * Strong Interpersonal Skills: - Ability to work as part of an engineering team - Self-motivated, energetic, good attention to detail, fast learner - Well organized, with excellent follow-through - Experience with customer interaction a plus

    * Computer experience: - Familiarity with UNIX and editors such as emacs or vi - PC-literate (Windows 95/NT)

    Desired: Relevant technical background:

    * Experience with text retrieval, pattern matching, or database systems * Some programming experience and use of scripting tools helpful

    CONTACT INFO

    Join the company building software that helps people find jobs, grow in their jobs, and advance their careers.

    For more information on the above position and more, check our web page at:

    www.resumix.com.

    Use the Resume Builder(tm) on our site to assemble a resume.

    http://www.resumix.com/

    And when you send your resume, you are using tools we build.

    Please EMAIL RESUME to nfalkenburgresumix.com (preferred)

    Mailing Address: Resumix, 890 Ross Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089. We are an equal opportunity employer.