LINGUIST List 17.2043
Wed Jul 12 2006
Jobs: Various Languages & Comp Ling: Linguist, Voice Signal Technology
Editor for this issue: Amy Renaud
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1. Barbara
Winer,
English; French; German, Standard; Italian; Portuguese; Spanish & Romance & Computational Linguistics: Linguist, Voice Signal Technology, Inc., MA, USA
Message 1: English; French; German, Standard; Italian; Portuguese; Spanish & Romance & Computational Linguistics: Linguist, Voice Signal Technology, Inc., MA, USA
Date: 12-Jul-2006
From: Barbara Winer <bwinervoicesignal.com>
Subject: English; French; German, Standard; Italian; Portuguese; Spanish & Romance & Computational Linguistics: Linguist, Voice Signal Technology, Inc., MA, USA
University or Organization: Voice Signal Technology, Inc. Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Morphology; Phonetics; Knowledge of Perl Required Language(s): English (eng) French (fra) German, Standard (deu) Italian (ita) Portuguese (por) Spanish (spa) Romance
Description:
VoiceSignal, the leading developer of speech solutions for mobile devices, is seeking an experienced Linguist to help us develop our multilingual embedded speech technologies and applications. We are looking for a Masters-level linguist with, preferably, prior experience in speech applications. Candidates must have working knowledge of two or more western European languages. Must also have some knowledge of Perl and its use for linguistic purposes; be highly attentive to detail; and be able to prioritize work based on project and language priorities. Candidates must have good project management skills and experience managing multiple simultaneous projects. This is a full-time position based at our headquarters in Woburn, MA.
Job Activities: - Develop pronunciations for a variety of languages (English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Italian). - Assist in lexical development and tokenization issues in a variety of languages. - Coordinate and manage transfer of new data to researchers. - Collaborate on error analysis efforts with researchers. - Assist with phonological analysis for a variety of languages. - Prioritize and manage linguistic work for multiple simultaneous projects.
Skills/Experience:
- Masters degree in Linguistics with emphasis on phonetics. - Experience working with written/spoken language corpora. - Experience working with lexica and tagged language corpora. - Some fluency in script-like programming languages (e.g. Perl, Python). - Proven ability to take a pragmatic approach to solving linguistic problems and manage workflow. - Near fluency of two or more of the following languages: French, German, Spanish, Italian and/or Portuguese. - Working knowledge of two or more of the following languages: French, German, Spanish, Italian and/or Portuguese. - Prior experience applying linguistic expertise in the speech technology industry would be ideal.
We offer a competitive benefits package with an opportunity to directly impact the success of the Company and embrace a diverse enviroment.
For consideration, please email (preferred), or fax your resume to: jobsvoicesignal.com
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