LINGUIST List 26.3793
Thu Aug 27 2015
Jobs: German; Computational Linguistics: Speech Scientist, Nuance Communications
Editor for this issue: Andrew Lamont <alamontlinguistlist.org>
Date: 27-Aug-2015
From: Nicki Myddleton-Jones <Nicki.mj
nuance.com>
Subject: German; Computational Linguistics: Speech Scientist, Nuance Communications, Ulm, Baden Württemberg, Germany
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Job Location: Ulm, Baden Württemberg, Germany
Web Address:
http://www.nuance.com/index.htm Job Title: Speech Scientist
Job Rank: Other; Speech Scientist
Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics
Required Language(s):
German (deu) Description:
NLU development in automotive projects, in particular:
- Analysis of customer requirements for realizing NLU on embedded platforms.
- In accordance to customer requirement analysis, specifying data needed to train NLU models.
- Collect, analyze, and process text and audio data in the target language in order to build a target language model.
- Contribute to the development of tools and procedures with the scope of optimize and simplify the activities of NLU data procurement and NLU contexts development:
- Work with application development engineers and QA teams within the scope of one or more customer projects to realize the project deliverables.
- Support our customers’ speech software teams to help them evaluate and integrate Nuance NLU technology into successful products in an efficient way.
Skills and experience required:
Number of Years of Work Experience: The candidate can be at the first work experience
We offer a competitive compensation package; including stock options, employee stock purchase plan, full health and welfare benefits and a casual yet technically challenging work environment. Join our dynamic, entrepreneurial team and become part of our fast growing track of continuing success. Nuance is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Required Skills:
- Costumer focus.
- Native or near-native proficiency in German. Very good oral and written knowledge of the English language.
- Experiences in programming (particularly Python and regular expressions).
- Team player.
- Good listener and communicator, who can represent Nuance professional services at the customer’s premises or in written and oral communications with customers.
- Positive "can-do" attitude, well organized, focusing on achieving results cost-effectively.
- Ability and willingness to travel.
- Ability to work independently, including at customer premises, but always as part of the PS NLU team.
- Self-learner, with sense of initiative, and perseverance to deliver high quality work.
Preferred Skills:
- Background in speech technology or language processing.
- Experience with Natural Language Understanding or statistical / semantic language modelling.
- Advanced user of Windows and Linux platforms.
- Engineering practices in design, coding, and testing.
Education: Master University degree in Computational Linguistics, Computer Science, Information technology or a comparable field.
Application Deadline: 01-Jan-2016
Email Address for Applications: emeajobs
nuance.com
Web Address for Applications:
https://jobs-nuance.icims.com/jobs/16420/job Contact Information:
Nicki Myddleton-Jones
Email: Nicki.mj
nuance.com
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