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RESEARCH SCIENTIST - Speech Technology
Headquartered in Princeton, NJ, ETS is the world's premier educational measurement institution and a leader in educational research. As an innovator in developing achievement and occupational tests for clients in business, education and government, we are determined to advance educational excellence for the communities we serve.
ETS Research & Development has a Research Scientist opening in the Automated Scoring and Natural Language Processing Group. This group conducts research focusing on the development of new capabilities in automated scoring and NLP-based analysis and evaluation systems, which are used to improve assessments, learning tools and test development practices for diverse groups of users that include K-12 students, college students, English Language Learners and lifelong learners. The Research Scientist position involves applying scientific, technical and software engineering skills to designing and conducting research studies and developing capabilities in support of educational products and services.
REQUIREMENTS Job level to be determined based on qualifications and experience.
Associate Research Scientist: * A Ph.D. in Natural Language Processing, Computational Linguistics, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering with a focus on speech technology, particularly speech recognition. Knowledge of linguistics is a plus. * Demonstrable contributions to new and/or modified theories of speech processing and their implementation in automated systems. * Practical expertise with speech recognition systems and fluency in at least one major programming language (e.g., Java, Perl, C/C++, Python). * Experience conducting substantive research and/or experience in developing and deploying speech technology capabilities, preferably in educational environments.
Research Scientist: * In addition to the above requirements, three years of independent substantive research experience and/or experience in developing and deploying speech technology capabilities, preferably in educational environments.
Interested candidates are invited to visit our Career page on our Web site at www.ets.org and apply directly online for position #65339.
ETS offers competitive salaries, outstanding benefits, a stimulating work environment and attractive growth potential. ETS is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.
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