LINGUIST List 26.498
Sat Jan 24 2015
Jobs: Multiple Languages; Computational Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology: Speech Linguistic Project Manager, Adecco UK
Editor for this issue: Andrew Lamont <alamontlinguistlist.org>
Date: 23-Jan-2015
From: Stephanie Wilson-Pink <steph.wilson-pink
adecco.co.uk>
Subject: Multiple Languages; Computational Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology: Speech Linguistic Project Manager, Adecco UK, London, United Kingdom
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Job Location: London, United Kingdom
Job Title: Speech Linguistic Project Manager
Job Rank: Manager; Speech Linguistic Project Manager
Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology
Required Language(s):
English (eng)Description:
Speech Linguistic Project Manager - South African English
Duration: 6-11 Months
Location: London
Pay rate TBC
As a Linguistic Project Manager and a native-level speaker of South African English, you will oversee and manage all work related to achieving high data quality for speech projects in your own language.
You will be based in London, managing a team of Speech Data Evaluators and working on a number of projects towards TTS synthesis.
Responsibilities will include;
- Training, managing and overseeing the work of your team
- Creating verbalisation rules, such as expanding URLs, email addresses, numbers
- Creating annotation conventions
- Evaluating data quality
- Providing expertise on pronunciation and phonotactics
- Working with QA tools according to given guidelines and using in-house tools
Requirements:
- Native-level speaker of South African English (with good command of the standard dialect)
- Must have attended elementary school in the country where the language is spoken
- Keen ear for phonetic nuances and attention to detail; knowledge of the language’s phonology
- Ability to quickly grasp technical concepts; should have an interest in current speech, mobile and online technology
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Good organizational skills
- Previous project management and people management experience
- Previous experience with speech/NLP-related projects a plus
- Advanced degree in Linguistics preferred; experience with Computational Linguistics a plus
- Also a plus: proficiency with HTML, XML, and some programming language; previous experience working in a Linux environment
Application Deadline: 22-Jan-2016 (Open until filled)
Email Address for Applications: steph.wilson-pink
adecco.co.uk
Contact Information:
Stephanie Wilson-Pink
Email: steph.wilson-pink
adecco.co.uk
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