position : computational linguist postion available : computational linguist cymfony research , located in western new york , is a company that specializes in research and development of cutting-edge information technology . areas of specialization include natural language processing ( nlp ) and multimodal information retrieval . cymfony is actively engaged in developing nlp - based document processing technology . this includes tools for document browsing and information extraction . we have an immediate opening for a computational linguist to participate in the information technology effort . interested candidates should have an advanced degree ( ph . d . preferred ) in computational linguistics . experience with grammar development , parsing technology , and finite state parsing techniques in particular are required . special consideration will be given to individuals having experience with statistical methods in natural language processing . in addition , the candidate must have software development experience in c / c + + , java , lisp , and shell scripting languages such as perl . candidates must have experience on both unix and pc ( windows 95 / nt ) platforms . preference will be given to individuals who are already in the us or have permission to work in the us . please forward resumes ( with references ) to : cymfony 5500 main st . williamsville , ny 14221 fax : ( 716 ) - 565-0308 info @ cymfony . com http : / / www . cymfony . com