LINGUIST List 22.2878 Wed Jul 13 2011 Jobs: Various Languages; Phonetics: Linguist, Appen Butler Hill Editor for this issue: Christy Bird <christylinguistlist.org> The LINGUIST List strongly encourages employers to engage in non-discriminatory hiring practices. We urge employers not to discriminate on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, age, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. However, we have no means of enforcing these standards. Job seekers should pay special attention to language in ads regarding employment requirements and are encouraged to consult our international employment page at http://linguistlist.org/jobs/jobnet.html. This page has been set up so that people can report on the employment standards of various countries. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/posttolinguist.cfm Directory         1.     My Huynh , Various Languages; Phonetics: Linguist, Appen Butler Hill Message 1: Various Languages; Phonetics: Linguist, Appen Butler Hill Date: 12-Jul-2011 From: My Huynh <recruitmentappenbutlerhill.com> Subject: Various Languages; Phonetics: Linguist, Appen Butler Hill E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: Appen Butler Hill Department: Recruitment Job Location: Chatswood, Sydney, Australia (Telecommute) Web Address: http://www.appenbutlerhill.com Job Rank: Linguist Specialty Areas: Phonetics Required Language(s): Czech (ces)                             German (deu)                             Slovak (slk)                             Swedish (swe) Description: Work opportunity for linguists of Slovak, Austrian German, Finland Swedish and Czech. Appen Butler Hill is looking for linguists of various languages for lexicon projects. We are currently looking for the following languages: - Slovak - Austrian German - Finland Swedish - a linguist who is a native speaker of Swedish spoken in Finland (Swedish-speaking Finns) - Czech Responsibilities: - Describe some phonetic characteristics e.g. rules of stress, syllabification using IPA and SAMPA - a computer-readable keyboard-friendly phonetic script based on the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) with example words - Describe sound patterns e.g., decide on what phonetic variant pronunciations are needed; how names of foreign origin or from minority languages should be treated Desirable: - A linguist with some experience with phonetics/phonology or some linguistic background (e.g. you may have taken phonetics course at a University) would be ideal Required Skills: - Native speaker with a good knowledge of phonology - Fluent English This work can be done remotely or in-house at our office in Chatswood, Sydney. Interested candidates are invited to send their resume to the email address below. Appen Butler Hill develops high quality speech and language technology solutions namely used in car navigation systems, mobile phones, word processing packages, directory assistance, speaker verification tools and hand-held machine translation devices. Our staff comprises linguists, IT professionals and Project Managers who collaborate to produce quality work in over 100 different languages for many of the world's leading companies. Application Deadline: Open until filled. Email Address for Applications: recruitmentappenbutlerhill.com Contact Information: Ms My Huynh Email: recruitmentappenbutlerhill.com Phone: 0061 2 9468 6300 Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 13-Jul-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.