LINGUIST List 12.1739

Thu Jul 5 2001

Jobs: Speech Recog - ASR Tuning Engineer, Surrey UK

Editor for this issue: Heather Taylor-Loring <heatherlinguistlist.org>

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1. Fiona McHardy, ASR Tuning Engineer - Speech Recognition: at Vision Recruitment Services, London UK

Rank of Job: 
Areas Required: ASR Tuning Engineer - Speech Recognition
Other Desired Areas: 
University or Organization: Vision Recruitment Services
Department: 
State or Province: London
Country: UK
Final Date of Application: July 31st
Contact: Fiona McHardy fionamvisionrecruitment.com
	
Address for Applications:
Suite 45 Surbiton Business Centre, 46 Victoria Road,
Surbition
Surrey KT6 4LJ
UK
	
TITLE
ASR Tuning Engineer - New Development projects (LVASRTE)
	
ROLE
Excellent opportunity for an engineer with exposure to Automatic
Speech Recognition systems. Ideally you will have a PhD (or equivalent
experience) in a related area combined with some commercial experience
in speech recognition. Techncial skills are likely to include perl,
awk and some data management experience. You will work on innovative
SW development projects to produce a unique voice driven interface to
digital services.
	
Tuning (and some development) of the ASR components of a unique speech
recognition system. Conduct research working towards the highest
achievable levels of recognition accuracy.
	
SKILLS
- Ideally a PhD in a related area - or appropriate commercial
experience
- Scientific background
- Attention to detail
- Technical skills may include awk, perl and other scripting/
programming languages
	
COMPANY
Casual, relaxed environment, young and dynamic teams
A real innovator within this emerging field

LOCATION
Centrally located in London (UK)
	
SALARY
Dependent on experience + Stock Options + Pension