LINGUIST List 26.264
Thu Jan 15 2015
Jobs: Modified: Japanese; Phonetics; Phonology: Japanese Linguist, Ivona Software / Amazon.com
Editor for this issue: Andrew Lamont <alamontlinguistlist.org>
Date: 10-Oct-2014
From: Marco Nicolis <nicolism
amazon.com>
Subject: Modified: Japanese; Phonetics; Phonology: Japanese Linguist, Ivona Software / Amazon.com
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Job Location: Gdansk (Poland) (preferred) or Cambridge (UK)
Job Title: Japanese Linguist
Job Rank: Scientist
Specialty Areas: Phonetics; Phonology
Required Language(s):
Japanese (jpn) Description:
As a Linguist you will work alongside Software Developers who are subject matter experts in speech synthesis and related fields to define and fulfill linguistic data needs. You are expected to have solid knowledge of theoretical linguistics, in particular phonology/phonetics. You will be working on a variety of tasks to improve natural language processing of TTS (text-to-speech). You will collaborate with a Software Developer with linguistic expertise throughout the whole language and voice building process at Ivona/Amazon.
Project duration: 9-18 months, with the possibility of turning the position into a permanent one.
The tasks include:
- Annotating and reviewing linguistic data.
- Creating accurate phonetic transcriptions for Japanese.
- Creating natural language test cases for natural language processing modules.
- Labeling text with semantic, syntactic and morphological features
- Annotating lexicon entries according to guidelines.
- QA of TTS voices and linguistic data.
Required:
- Native speaker of Japanese and fluent in English.
- Degree in Linguistics, Computational Linguistics or similar.
- Knowledge of Japanese phonetics and phonology.
- Solid communication skills.
- Strong personal interest in learning, researching, and creating new technologies related to foreign languages, linguistics, phonetics, phonology and language technology.
- Superior attention to detail.
- Comfortable working in a fast paced, highly collaborative, dynamic work environment.
Desirable:
- Comfort with multiple computing platforms (Unix, Mac, Windows).
- Knowledge of command line tools under Unix.
- Knowledge of scripting languages (e.g. Perl, Python).
- Knowledge of software version control tools (e.g. Git)
The candidate can work from one of the following Amazon offices: Gdansk (Poland) (preferred) or Cambridge (UK).
If you have already applied to this position via email, please do not re-apply through the web-based tool. Your application is being considered.
For additional information about our technology, visit:
http://www.ivona.com Application Deadline: 31-May-2015 (Open until filled)
Web Address for Applications:
http://www.amazon.jobs/jobs/262552/computational-linguist-japanese-tts Contact Information:
Marco Nicolis
Email: nicolism
amazon.com
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