LINGUIST List 27.1157
Fri Mar 04 2016
Jobs: Bulgarian; Croatian; Romanian; Serbian; Slovenian; Computational Linguistics: Language Engineer, Adecco UK
Editor for this issue: Andrew Lamont <alamontlinguistlist.org>
Date: 03-Mar-2016
From: Stephanie Wilson-Pink <steph.wilson-pink
adecco.co.uk>
Subject: Bulgarian; Croatian; Romanian; Serbian; Slovenian; Computational Linguistics: Language Engineer, Adecco UK, London, Victoria, United Kingdom
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Job Location: London, Victoria, United Kingdom
Job Title: Language Engineer - Bulgarian, Romanian, Serbo-Croat or Slovenian
Job Rank: Language Engineer; Other
Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics
Required Language(s):
Bulgarian (bul) Croatian (hrv) Romanian (ron) Serbian (srp) Slovenian (slv) Description:
Language Engineer - Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Hebrew, Farsi (Persian), Bulgarian, Romanian, Serbo-Croat (Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian) or Slovenian
London, Victoria
19.23/Hr GBP (before tax) – you will be a PAYE employee of Adecco, based onsite with our client
6 Months
The TTS team are looking for a Language Engineer who can help with technical tasks involved in creating a speech synthesizer. This includes:
1. Developing rules for a text normalization system
2. Large scale data mining
3. Customizing language building tools for several languages
4. Text-to-Speech quality evaluation and testing
Requirements:
1. Recent Computer Science graduate or closely related discipline
2. Fluent speaker of English plus one of: Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Hebrew, Farsi (Persian), Bulgarian, Romanian, Serbo-Croat (Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian) or Slovenian
3. Proficiency in Unix/Version Control System and a modern programming language (Python / C++ preferred)
4. Ability to build and understand regular expressions
5. Interest in data mining and Natural Language Processing a plus
This is an opportunity to work on cutting edge technology in a dynamic team of world-class experts.
Application Deadline: 31-Dec-2016 (Open until filled)
Email Address for Applications: steph.wilson-pink
adecco.co.uk
Contact Information:
Miss Stephanie Wilson-Pink
Email: steph.wilson-pink
adecco.co.uk
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