LINGUIST List 27.359
Tue Jan 19 2016
Jobs: English; German; General Linguistics: Speech Scientist, Nuance Communications
Editor for this issue: Andrew Lamont <alamontlinguistlist.org>
Date: 19-Jan-2016
From: Lea Mencner <lea.mencner
nuance.com>
Subject: English; German; General Linguistics: Speech Scientist, Nuance Communications, Aachen, Germany
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Job Location: Aachen, Germany
Web Address:
http://www.nuance.com/ Job Title: Speech Scientist – Data Collection and Students Management
Job Rank: Scientist; Speech Scientist
Specialty Areas: General Linguistics
Required Language(s):
English (eng) German (deu) Description:
**This position has been filled.
Overview:
Nuance's Mobility Division builds innovative, intelligent and intuitive touch and speech interfaces to simplify and enhance the way people interact with mobile devices, applications, and services. Nuance Mobile solutions make mobile devices and in-car systems easier to use, automate customer self-service, and optimize the access and discovery of even the most advanced mobile applications and content - regardless of technical know-how, location, environment, or physical and literacy capabilities.
This new hire will work as Speech Scientist on data collections for customer projects. S/he will also maintain and extend the pool of students and contractors that is located in Aachen and is crucial for several sites to manage the customer projects.
We are looking for an extremely hands-on and problem solving oriented candidate. Tasks will range from identifying process improvements for task assignments to making sure the discipline among the students is at its best, from instructing students on adequate transliterations to checking tax classes.
The candidate needs linguistic skills as background knowledge. These are needed to support, facilitate and validate the results of native speakers creating input for data collections and assuring the quality of work packages delivered by external suppliers.
Job Responsibilities:
- Distribution of the of daily work of Aachen students and contractors
- Preparing input for data collections in various languages
- Coordinate with other Nuance departments on organizational issues regarding the pool, e.g. HR, Legal, Payroll e.g. with regard to invoice handling
- Support and evaluation of data annotation
- Database management
- Training and supervision of external suppliers working on data collection and annotation
- Execution of internal data collections
- Recruitment of new students for the Aachen students’ pool
Qualifications:
We are looking for a new hands-on team member with a positive problem solving attitude: From how to make sure all projects are supported optimally by our pool, over coordinating invoice handling with several departments to training external and internal service providers on audio checks and transliterations.
Required Skills:
- Excellent English and German language skills (written and spoken)
- Hands-on attitude
- Highest diligence regarding calculations
- Team player
- Ideally some experiences with logistics and organizational managing skills or at least a high willingness to learn
Preferred Skills:
- Skills in at least one more European language
- Experience with data collection and corpus handling
- Scripting Skills (Python or Perl) and shell scripting are a plus
Education: Studies of linguistics or equivalent
Application Deadline: This position has been filled.
Contact Information:
Lea Mencner
Email: lea.mencner
nuance.com
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