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The European Language resources Distribution Agency (ELDA), a company
specialized in Human Language Technologies within an international
context is currently seeking to fill an immediate vacancy for a Language
Resources Project Manager – Junior position. This yields excellent
opportunities for young, creative, and motivated candidates wishing to
participate actively to the Language Engineering field.
*Language Resources Project Manager - Junior*
Under the supervision of the Language Resources Manager, the Language
Resources Project Manager – Junior will be in charge of the
identification of Language Resources (LRs), the negotiation of rights in
relation with their distribution, as well as the data preparation,
documentation and curation.
The position includes, but is not limited to, the responsibility of the
following tasks:
• Identification of LRs and Cataloguing
• Negotiation of distribution rights, including interaction with LR
providers, drafting of distribution agreements, definition of prices of
language resources to be integrated in the ELRA catalogue or for
research projects
• LR Packaging within production projects
• Data preparation, documentation and curation
Profile:
• Master Degree or Equivalent in computational linguistics or similar
fields
• Experience in managing NLP tools
• Good knowledge of script programming (Perl, Python or other languages)
• Good knowledge of Linux
• Dynamic and communicative, flexible to combine and work on
different tasks
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Proficiency in English, with strong writing and documentation
skills. Communication skills required in a French-speaking working
environment
• Citizenship of (or residency papers) a European Union country
The position is to be filled as soon as possible and it is based in Paris.
Salary: between 25K€ and 30K€
Applicants should email a cover letter addressing the points listed
above together with a curriculum vitae to: [email protected]
ELDA is a human-sized company (15 people) acting as the distribution
agency of the European Language Resources Association (ELRA). ELRA was
established in February 1995, with the support of the European
Commission, to promote the development and exploitation of Language
Resources (LRs). Language Resources include all data necessary for
language engineering, such as monolingual and multilingual lexica, text
corpora, speech databases and terminology. The role of this non-profit
membership Association is to promote the production of LRs, to collect
and to validate them and, foremost, make them available to users. The
association also gathers information on market needs and trends.
More opportunities at ELDA: http://www.elra.info/en/opportunities/
For further information about ELDA/ELRA, visit: http://www.elda.org
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