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Submitted October 17, 2009
Research Associate/Programmer (Artificial Intelligence)
Knexus Research Corp.
Knexus Research Corporation, an intelligent systems research company located in Springfield, VA, is looking for a Research Associate/Programmer to conduct research in artificial intelligence (AI). We provide a flexible and casual environment for creative and motivated individuals who thrive on intellectually challenging research and development projects. We offer a competitive compensation package that includes health and retirement benefits.
We are looking for an individual with strong experience supporting AI research, knowledge engineering, and programming. AI topics of interest include cognitive architectures, spatial reasoning, natural language, and machine learning. Experience with implementing or integrating natural language parsers and interpreters is desirable. The candidate must possess good communication and interpersonal skills, must be able to work independently and in teams, and should be able to pick up new research topics and skills quickly.
This position would give you the opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research, support the development of new technologies, and see your ideas published and become part of scientific discourse. You would be a supporting member of a small team dedicated to a research topic, and part of a larger intellectual community through which you will be exposed to ongoing research.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Support and conduct research in natural language understanding, spatial/analogical/diagrammatic reasoning, cognition, and learning
- Perform knowledge engineering and encode representations/models in a cognitive architecture
- Implement, test, and evaluate reasoning and learning algorithms
- Identify, collect, and prepare data sets for empirical evaluation
- Contribute to technical publications and presentations
Required Experience
- Conducting/supporting research on one or more of the following topics: cognitive architectures, natural language understanding, spatial/analogical reasoning, or machine learning
- Knowledge engineering for an AI tool or environment such as a cognitive architecture, LISP, Prolog, or a rule-based system
- Programming and scripting in conventional computer languages such as Java, C, or Python
Bonus Experience
- Using and integrating syntactic parsers, semantic interpreters, and working with lexical semantics and grammars (e.g., Combinatory Categorical Grammar)
- Developing and annotating data sets for empirical evaluation
- Integrating virtual environments, games, or simulations
- Publishing in an AI conference or journal
Qualifications: Masters in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, or equivalent with 2-4 years experience supporting and conducting AI research. Exceptional candidates with Bachelors degree will also be considered. Other
Work location: The candidate will be located in one of the Knexus offices near Springfield, Virginia (D.C. Suburb) Citizenship: Green card holder or U.S. citizenship. Interview and selection: Applicant should be prepared to discuss and explain their AI research experience, submit any scientific publications they have authored for review, submit code or knowledge engineering samples, and participate in a programming test. Application: Please send a resume and cover letter to ai.programmer@knexusresearch.com.
Salary and Terms: Negotiable
Company Website: www.knexusresearch.com
Send resume and, optionally, a cover letter.
Kalyan Gupta
Knexus Research Corp.
9120 Beachway Lane
Springfield
VA 22153
703-203-3859
ai.programmer@knexusresearch.com
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or Vietnam era, or other eligible veteran status, or any other protected factor.
Submitted September 20, 2009
Senior Research Scientist (Autonomous Systems)
Army Research Laboratory
The incumbent will serve as the Army's leading authority on the development and utilization of autonomous technologies for current and future mobility systems. In that role the incumbent will advise senior leaders, managers, and technologists on strategic research efforts, and will conduct unique independent investigations that lead and advance the state-of-the-art in autonomous systems. The incumbent will provide Laboratory-wide and Command-wide benchmarks for scientific quality in autonomous systems research, providing cost-saving and time-saving advice to managers regarding decisions to initiate, continue, and/or terminate research efforts based on his/her technical expertise.
The principal area of responsibility is basic and applied research pertaining to autonomous system technologies. Within this multidisciplinary focus area, the incumbent applies his/her extensive knowledge in one or more of the following areas: perception, artificial intelligence, human-robot interaction, and mechanics that are critical for development of the Army's future unmanned, near-autonomous, and fully-autonomous systems. The incumbent will conduct theoretical and experimental studies, including extensive use of modeling and simulation tools, for development of perception, planning and control algorithms, and for mobility and manipulation of the environment by advanced robotic systems. He/she will be responsible for developing new research thrusts, providing guidance and reviewing work produced by a broad spectrum of researchers across the ARL Directorates and RDECOM organizations, conducting appropriate research, and coordinating activities with relevant Joint research efforts and advanced development programs. Skills include working knowledge of sensors, sensor processing algorithms, planning algorithms, mechanical systems, artificial intelligence and learning algorithms, human-robot interface technology, real-time computing architectures and operating systems.
Salary and Terms: $117,787 – $177,000 per annum
Company Website: www.arl.army.mil
Interested individuals must apply electronically following instructions at www.usajobs.opm.gov , Announcement "DA-ST-11-09." Application closing date is November 13, 2009.