JOB Announcement

[Greg Wolff]

The Machine Learning and Perception group at Ricoh's California Research
Center in Menlo Park, CA is looking for a skilled C programmer to assist in
the development and implementation of machine learning and image processing
algorithms.  The job description and contact information follows.  
More information about Ricoh CRC may be found at http://www.crc.ricoh.com/


Support Programmer/Research Engineer

Position responsibilities:

   * The successful candidate will be responsible for developing code and
     using existing software to perform simulations (in C/Unix on a
     SPARCstation) of new pattern recognition/machine learning/image
     processing algorithms developed in cooperation with others.
   * She or he will work on a number of projects concurrently, quickly
     comprehending the technology and contributing as appropriate. He or she
     will document and report work, make oral presentations, and assist in
     technology transfer efforts. A background in pattern recognition,
     neural networks, image processing, machine learning, or parallel
     programming is very desirable, but not essential.

Candidate requirements:

   * Strong C programming and Unix skills (experimental, not necessarily
     production) -- Work experience involving programming of more than two
     years or advanced degree
   * Strong demonstrated learning ability
   * Excellent verbal and communication skills
   * Good organizational ability
   * Masters degree (or equivalent experience) in Electrical Engineering,
     Computer Science or related field
   * Optional: knowledge or experience with parallel programming, neural
     networks, pattern recognition....

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RICOH California Research Center (RCRC):

RCRC is a small research center in Menlo Park, CA, near the Stanford
University campus and other Silicon Valley landmarks. The roughly 20
researchers focus on pattern recognition, image processing, image and
document analysis, visual perception, artificial intelligence, machine
learning, electronic service, and hardware for implementing computationally
expensive algorithms. The environment is innovative, collegial and exciting.

RCRC is a part of RICOH Corporation, the wholly owned subsidiary of RICOH
Company, Ltd. in Japan. RICOH is a pioneer in facsimile, copiers, optical
equipment, office automation products and more.

Ricoh Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.[1]
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Please send any questions by e-mail to the address below, and type
"Programming job" as your header line. Full applications (which must include
a resume and the names and addresses of at least two people familiar with
your work) should be sent by surface mail to:
Dr. David G. Stork
Chief Scientist
RICOH California Research Center
2882 Sand Hill Road, Suite 115
Menlo Park CA 94025
stork at crc.ricoh.com

[1] See http://www.crc.ricoh.com/openings/mlp.html