Basis Technology provides software solutions for extracting meaningful intelligence from unstructured text in Asian, European and Middle Eastern languages. We help technology companies and government organizations improve the accuracy of information retrieval, text mining and other applications through advanced linguistics. Description of the position:
The Arabic, Farsi and Urdu Language Specialists will be assigned general linguistics tasks, including:
1) Marking the part of speech of words; i.e. whether they are nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.
2) Marking up specific kinds of nouns; i.e. peoples’ name, names of organizations, specific locations, etc.
3) Marking up sentences syntactically, by showing the noun phrases, verb phrases, etc.
Requirements:
1) Native fluency of Arabic.
2) Excellent knowledge of Modern Standard Arabic and familiarity with various Arabic dialects.
3) Excellent reading, speaking, and writing skills in English.
4) Good knowledge of Classical Arabic Grammar.
5) Ability to type in Arabic.
6) Excellent attention to detail.
7) Ability to work independently.
8) Ability to work between 10-20 hours a week.
9) High speed internet access.
10) Familiarity with MS Word, Excel and Microsoft office in general.
11) Authorization to work in the United States.
12) Reliable and highly motivated.
Compensation: Negotiable.
Contact E-mail: Please submit your resume to jobs@basistech.co.
Bushra Zawaydeh, Ph.D.
Computational Linguist tel: +1.617.386.7130
Basis Technology Corp. fax: +1.617.386.2020
150 CambridgePark Drive
Cambridge, MA 02140
bushraz@basistech.com
http://basistech.com/