Junior Computational Linguist

Junior Computational Analyst

Overview of the role:
The Junior Computational Analyst will work under the direction of the Senior Linguists & Data Scientists to provide linguistic development and enhancement of current product lines and products under development. This role requires strong communication skills, the ability to work independently, and a high level of knowledge and understanding of computational linguistics and concepts of grammar.

Responsibilities:
• Provide linguistics support for both active products and products under development.
• Collect data as requested
• Perform lexicography work
• Perform language syntax research
• Generate XML for i2 Group core products
• Write regex patterns
• Develop rules for entity and relationship extraction
• Collect and curate data for demos, sales, and customer requests
• Customize knowledge base for specific customer needs
• Attend scrums and linguistics & research department meetings as necessary
• Develop linguistic rules and lexicons
• Protect the integrity and confidentiality of all data, information, brand and trademarks
• Keep supervisor informed of progress and complete assigned tasks
• Observe all i2 Group policies and procedures
• Expect change and exhibit flexibility in dealing with it
• Perform other duties as may be assigned

Requirements:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computational Linguistics, Linguistics, Computer Science with Linguistics focus, Library Science or equivalent discipline or at least 3 years of directly related experience
• Experience and understanding of the basic concepts of grammar
• Must be self-motivated with the ability to work with minimal direction, manage time wisely, and achieve directed results
• Willingness to travel (both domestic and international)
• Experience with conducting high-level research into various languages and language families

What Would Make You Stand Out:
• Master’s Degree in Computational Linguistic, Linguistics, Computer Science with Linguistics focus, Library Science or equivalent discipline or over 5 years of directly related experience
• Strong familiarity in at least one of the following languages with a strong comprehension of the grammatical features and the language family as a whole: Arabic, Persian, Russian, Hindi, Chinese, Korean, Polish, Swedish, German, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Spanish, Ukrainian, French, etc.
• Experience with ontology development, knowledge representation, and triple modeling
• Experience with crowdsourcing data collection, annotation, and maintenance
• Experience with scripting languages (Python, R, or Java preferred), experience with working within an IDE environment (e.g. Netbeans or Atom), familiarity with text editors (e.g. Emacs or Sublime), experience with Microsoft and Mac office product suites
• A working understanding of Machine Learning concepts and Data Science practices
• Working knowledge / experience with Git
• Experience, either applied or through studies, with any of the following concepts: Natural Language Processing, Sentiment Analysis, Rule-based Entity extraction, Triple formation and extraction, Inference Engines, LLMs, Data Analysis and Processing, Machine Learning, Chatbots, Generative AI

About Us:
Harris is a leading provider of mission critical software to the public sector in North America. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc. (“CSI”, symbol CSU on the TSX), Harris has become the cornerstone for CSI’s investment in utility, local government, school districts, public safety, and healthcare software verticals. Our success has been realized through investments in our proprietary software and market expertise. This focus, combined with acquiring businesses that build upon or complement our offerings, has helped drive our success. Harris will continue to growth through reinvestment – both in the people and products that we offer and making investments in acquiring new businesses.