Acolad is the European leader in professional translation and is one of
the most dynamic businesses in the industry. The group has a presence in
14 countries and on 3 continents and distinguishes itself by its
multi-local market approach, a rare trait which has made it the
preferred partner of many clients around the world. Acolad offers a wide
range of language services, for all industries and sectors, including
translation, localisation, and interpretation. The Acolad group
maintains a strong partnership with over 15,000 professional translators
and 6,000 clients, for 300 different language combinations.

Acolad's Research & Development team, composed of highly dedicated
Computational Linguists, Natural Language Processing (NLP) Engineers,
and Machine Translation (MT) Experts, develops NLP technology for the
Acolad group, employing state-of-the-art models and capitalising on our
group-wide natural language resources. We work in close collaboration
with production teams, ensuring an industry-oriented, applied research
approach.

As an intern in our team, you will have the opportunity to develop your
Python programming and research skills in the context of the rich Neural
Machine Translation (NMT) scientific community we operate in. Our
projects include domain adaptation of NMT engines, a study of
inter-language variability of Translation Edit Rate (TER),
linguistic-driven evaluation of Post-Edited Machine Translation (PEMT),
and prediction of PEMT effort.

Your profile:

  * A student in or a holder of a Master's degree in Computational
    Linguistics, Natural Language Processing, Computer Science and/or
    Linguistics, Data Science, or a related field
  * Solid grasp of Python and Bash
  * Familiar with Linux and Virtual Machines
  * Fluent in French and English, knowledge of other languages is a plus
  * Familiar with recent Machine Learning approaches for NLP
  * Knowledge of Machine Translation and CAT Tools is appreciated but
    not required

Position located in Boulogne-Billancourt, 20 minutes by public transport
from the centre of Paris

Start date: ASAP

Salary: 600¤ net, transport costs, and meal vouchers (Ticket Restaurant)

To apply, send your CV and a cover letter to nalkhadhar@acolad.com