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http://www.google.com/support/jobs/bin/answer.py?answer=78395
The Role: Linguist - Santa Monica
Help us improve our products! Google is looking for Linguists to work
closely with Engineering and Product Management to analyze and help
improve the quality of targeted results for a wide range of products.
Linguists develop and define product-specific quality evaluation
metrics and methodologies, help design and test evaluation tools, and
identify trends and investigate problems in order to present
meaningful results and propose potential solutions.
Responsibilities:
* Quality evaluation: Work with engineers to determine how human
evaluation data can be useful, and design tools, experiments and tasks
to fit their needs.
* Data analysis: Identify trends and issues, working with product
teams to ensure that human evaluation findings are tracked and acted on.
* Internationalization: Support the deployment of Google products
across multiple languages, working with language and market
specialists to improve quality in different local markets.
* Project management: Train and manage human rater teams,
developing documentation and task guidelines, monitoring progress,
identifying problems, and efficiently allocating worker resources.
Requirements:
* MA/MS in an analytical discipline, or BA/BS with relevant work
experience. Academic or professional background in linguistics or
translation a plus.
* At least 1 year of research experience, with excellent
analytical skills and demonstrated quantitative abilities. Data
analysis, statistics, or experimental design expertise highly desirable.
* Excellent English communication and writing skills; Can convey
task requirements / present findings concisely and effectively.
Fluency in languages other than English preferred - especially
Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, or Portuguese.
* Familiarity with web technologies / online advertising or with
taxonomies / ontologies and classification.
* Comfortable with multiple computing platforms (Unix, Windows,
Mac) and office applications (spreadsheets, presentation software,
etc.). Proficient with databases and scripting languages (e.g. Python,
Javascript, HTML, SQL), or able to gain proficiency quickly.
* Quick learner, eager to tackle new problems and learn new
technical skills; Can work independently and prioritize time between
multiple projects, and adapt to changing schedules and different types
of products.
* Can work well in cross-functional teams, including Engineers,
Product Managers, and Sales and Operations Specialists. Prior project
/ team management experience desirable but not required.
Received on 2008-02-24 21:36:18