LINGUIST List 13.1357

Wed May 15 2002

Jobs: Phonology/Computational Ling: Analyst MA USA

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  • Vittorio Bares, Phonology, Computational Ling: Analyst for Phonetic Systems, MA USA

    Message 1: Phonology, Computational Ling: Analyst for Phonetic Systems, MA USA

     Date: 14 May 2002 15:51:38 -0000
    From: Vittorio Bares <vbaresphoneticsystems.com>
    Subject: Phonology, Computational Ling: Analyst for Phonetic Systems, MA USA


    Rank of Job: Areas Required: Linguist Other Desired Areas: Phonology, computational, statistics University or Organization: Phonetic Systems Department: Technical Services State or Province: MA Country: USA Final Date of Application: Any Contact: Vittorio Bares vbaresphoneticsystems.com

    Address for Applications: 35 Crosby Drive, Suite 300 Bedford MA 01730 USA

    JOB DESCRIPTION

    Job title: Linguist/Analyst Status: Full-Time / Contractor Reports to: Vittorio Bares - Director Technical Services Directory Assistance

    Summary An Analyst working as a part of our Technical Services group in the field of Directory Assistance. Works closely with the R&D team on data analysis.

    Requirements * A good understanding of Linguistic Phonology * A background in computational linguistics * Programming or scripting skills * A background in statistics * Understanding of data manipulation - SQL query skills a plus * Candidate should be prepared to travel to: - Customer Sites - R&D in Israel (for full time position) * Candidate should be a self starter * Candidate should be detail oriented and thorough

    Job Duties * Phonetic Transcriptions * Data analysis in order to provide good aliasing rules * Aliasing analysis in order to provide input to R&D to improve our tools * Statistical analysis of field results for the purpose of: - Measuring software performance - Measuring data performance - Determining improvements in both software, human factors and data preparation * Parsing raw data from data providers into Phonetic Systems format * Thorough analysis and research, as well as working with our R&D department - create new ways of approaching data preparation and formatting to improve recognition. * Assist Technical Services in fine-tuning attributes applied to search components in order to maximize data content and format to recognition performance.