LINGUIST List 23.158 Mon Jan 09 2012 Jobs: Various Languages: Phoneticians, Lionbridge Testing Services 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.     Kati Sarkka , Danish; Norwegian Bokmål; French; Dutch; Phonetics; Phonology: Phoneticians, Lionbridge Testing Services Message 1: Danish; Norwegian Bokmål; French; Dutch; Phonetics; Phonology: Phoneticians, Lionbridge Testing Services Date: 09-Jan-2012 From: Kati Sarkka <kati.sarkkalionbridge.com> Subject: Danish; Norwegian Bokmål; French; Dutch; Phonetics; Phonology: Phoneticians, Lionbridge Testing Services E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: Lionbridge Testing Services Department: Tampere, Finland Job Location: ---------------- (Telecommute) Web Address: http://www.lionbridge.com Job Rank: Phoneticians Specialty Areas: Phonetics; Phonology Required Language(s): Danish (dan) Dutch (nld) French (fra) Norwegian Bokmål (nob) Description: Lionbridge is the leading provider of translation, development and testing solutions that enable clients to create, release, manage and maintain their technology applications and Web content globally. A key differentiator for Lionbridge is our global footprint, which enables us to deliver superior service to customers through local contacts and resources. We employ more than 4,200 specialists, including linguists, project managers, engineers, subject matter experts, content developers, application developers and quality assurance professionals, in 26 countries. We also work with a network of 85,000 independent multilingual workers including translators, interpreters, web raters and subject matter experts across more than 100 countries. For more information on our company and services, please see our web site. We are looking for part-time Phoneticians Native language one of the following: - Danish - French (Belgium) - French (Switzerland) - Norwegian (Bokmål) - Dutch (Netherlands) Required qualifications: - Master's in Phonetics or Computational Linguistics with strong background on Phonetics - Experience in reviewing/annotating texts - Experience in Language Technology, particularly in in Speech Recognition and Text-To-Speech technologies (either educational or work experience) - Familiar with running command-line tools - Experience in corpus/dictionary/terminology work - Ability to use scripting is languages, such as Perl or Python, is a plus - Great attention to detail while working efficiently - Good organizational and analytical skills, ability to work in a logical and methodical way - Good communication skills - Excellent English skills, other language skills are a plus - Possibility to work part-time from home on freelancer basis (Minimum availability at least 5 hours a week) Please send your application, CV and your hourly rate request to the application email address listed as soon as possible. Please provide us information about your availability within the application. Note: If you fulfill the other criteria except the native language requirements, feel free to send us an open application for our future project needs. Application Deadline: 31-Jan-2012 Email Address for Applications: jobs.tamperelionbridge.com Contact Information: HR Manager Kati Sarkka Email: kati.sarkkalionbridge.com Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 09-Jan-2012       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.