LINGUIST List 18.2220

Tue Jul 24 2007

Jobs: Turkish; Greek & Comp Linguistics: Consultant, Acapela Group

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Directory         1.    Fabrice Malfrère, Turkish; Greek & Computational Linguistics: Consultant, Acapela Group, Mons, Belgium


Message 1: Turkish; Greek & Computational Linguistics: Consultant, Acapela Group, Mons, Belgium
Date: 24-Jul-2007
From: Fabrice Malfrère <fabrice.malfrereacapela-group.com>
Subject: Turkish; Greek & Computational Linguistics: Consultant, Acapela Group, Mons, Belgium
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Organization: Acapela Group Web Address: http://www.acapela-group.com

Job Rank: Consultant

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics

Required Language(s): English (eng) French (fra) Greek (ell) Turkish (tur)

Description:

Position: Turkish Language Specialist

Acapela Group is active in the domain of text-to-speech synthesis. The company is located in Mons (Belgium). We are currently looking for a linguist for the development of our Turkish text-to-speech system.

Job Description: - development/adaptation of the Turkish natural language processing modules based on Acapela's technology - creation/collection of text corpora and lexicon - preparation of recording scripts - recordings of a Turkish voice - integration of the voice into the system - validation/testing of the text-to-speech system

Profile: - preferably a native speaker; - good knowledge of Turkish phonetics/grammar required; - working knowledge of English or French; - skilled computer user (Windows or Unix); - experience with a scripting language ( e.g. PERL or AWK) is a plus.

Period: The position is initially offered for a period of 6 months, starting from January 1, 2008 (or before if possbile).

Prospective candidates can send their CV or request further information from Fabrice Malfrère. For more information about the company please visit our web-site listed above.

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Position: Greek Language Specialist

Acapela Group is active in the domain of text-to-speech synthesis. The company is located in Mons (Belgium). We are currently looking for a linguist for the development of our Greek text-to-speech system.

Job Description: - development/adaptation of the Greek natural language processing modules based on Acapela's technology - creation/collection of text corpora and lexicon - preparation of recording scripts - recordings of a Greek voice - integration of the voice into the system - validation/testing of the text-to-speech system

Profile: - preferably a native speaker; - good knowledge of Greek phonetics/grammar required; - working knowledge of English or French; - skilled computer user (Windows or Unix); - experience with a scripting language ( e.g. PERL or AWK) is a plus.

Period: The position is initially offered for a period of 8 months, starting from October 1, 2007 with a potential extension of three months.

Prospective candidates can send their CV or request further information from Fabrice Malfrère. For more information about the company please visit our web-site listed above.

Application Deadline: 30-Sep-2007 (Open until filled)

Email Address for Applications: fabrice.malfrereacapela-group.com