Job Opening (in Menlo Park, CA.)

[Michael Angelo (496-5735]

                   The Ricoh California Research Center's

                   Machine Learning and Perception Group

    invites exceptionally talented candidates to apply for a position as

                            Research scientist in

                           Information Technology

Position description:

   * We seek applicants to join a small team of scientists and engineers
     exploring the use of machine learning and pattern recognition
     techniques in the general area of office information systems. Past and
     ongoing projects include
        o computer lipreading and speech-based interfaces
        o theory and application of neural network pruning methods
        o providing paper and electronic documents with novel functionality
        o theory for VLSI implementations of learning algorithms
        o novel human-machine interfaces
        o applications of the world-wide web
   * Ricoh CRC is a small center near Stanford University and other Silicon
     Valley landmarks; the atmosphere is collegial and exciting, and
     provides opportunities to expand Ricoh's products and services, travel
     nationally and internationally to professional conferences and
     presentations, publish in journals, and otherwise participate in the
     broader technical and professional community.

Candidate requirements:

   * Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related
     field. (In exceptional cases, an M.S. degree with relevant work
     experience will suffice.)
   * Exceptionally strong C programming and Unix skills (experimental, not
     necessarily production), with experience in programming mathematical
     algorithms. C++, Java, Mathematica, MatLab and some parallel language
     are desirable.
   * Knowledge of neural networks, statistical and syntactic pattern
     recognition, image processing, handwriting recognition, natural
     language processing, and related topics is highly desirable.
   * Stong communication and organizational skills and the ability to learn
     quickly and to work both independently with minimal instruction and as
     part of a small team.

Application deadline:

   * January 30, 1997 (hardcopy required -- see below).

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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 image compression and processing, pattern recognition,
image and document analysis, artificial intelligence, machine learning,
electronic service, and novel hardware for implementing computationally
expensive algorithms.

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 .
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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 (no e-mail, ftp or html
applications will be accepted) 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
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