<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Arabic-L: Fri 01 Oct 2010<br>Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson <<a href="mailto:dil@byu.edu">dil@byu.edu</a>><br>[To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l@byu.edu]<br>[To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to<br><a href="mailto:listserv@byu.edu">listserv@byu.edu</a> with first line reading:<br> unsubscribe arabic-l ]<br><br>-------------------------Directory------------------------------------<br><br>1) Subject: Arabic Comp-Ling Job<br><br>-------------------------Messages-----------------------------------<br>1)<br>Date: 01 Oct 2010<br>From: reposted from LINGUIST<br>Subject: Arabic Comp-Ling Jobs<div><br></div><div>1)<br><br>University or Organization: Nuance Communications, Inc. <br>Web Address: <a href="http://www.nuance.com/">http://www.nuance.com/</a><br><br>Job Rank: Linguist <br><br>Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Lexicography; Text/Corpus Linguistics <br><br>Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)<br><br>Description:<br><br>Nuance Communications, Inc., a world-wide leader in speech technology, is<br>seeking a full-time linguist to support expansion of its mobile search and<br>messaging products into Middle Eastern language markets.<br><br>Candidates for this position should be located either in North America or<br>in Europe.<br><br>Responsibilities<br>===============<br>- Evaluating design and quality of existing pronunciation dictionaries<br>- Identifying new entries for general and specialized dictionaries <br>- Correcting existing dictionary entries <br>- Phonetic transcription <br>- Serving as language expert resource for engineers and researchers<br>- Writing and maintaining CFG grammars for tokenizing and postprocessing<br>- Supervising language consultant contractors<br><br>Qualifications<br>==============<br>- Native skill and literacy in Arabic.<br>- Native or near-native skill in English.<br>- A high level of proficiency and literacy in Turkish and/or Hebrew.<br>- A post-graduate degree in linguistics.<br>- Experience with phonetic transcription and the International Phonetic<br>Alphabet.<br>- Ability to work independently.<br>- Basic knowledge of Unix/Linux (navigating directory structures, copying<br>files, etc.)<br>- Familiarity with a text editor (e.g. emacs or vi).<br>- Ability to program in a scripting language (e.g. Perl or Python).<br>- Knowledge of other languages than the ones mentioned above is a plus.<br><br>To apply, please submit your resume or CV and a brief statement describing<br>your experience and abilities to the email address listed below. We will<br>consider only electronic submissions. No phone calls, please. Please list<br>the language you are applying for in the subject line.<br><br>Application Deadline: Oct 15, 2010<br><br><br>Application Deadline: 15-Oct-2010 <br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> <br>Email Address for Applications: <a href="mailto:lm.linguistics@nuance.com">lm.linguistics@nuance.com</a> <br>Contact Information<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>lm.linguistics <br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Email: <a href="mailto:lm.linguistics@nuance.com">lm.linguistics@nuance.com</a> <br><br></div><div>2)</div><div>University or Organization: Nuance Communications Inc. <br>Department: Language Modeling<br>Job Location: , Belgium <br>Web Address: <a href="http://www.nuance.com/">http://www.nuance.com</a><br><br>Job Rank: Linguistic Engineer <br><br>Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Lexicography; Phonetics; Phonology; Text/Corpus Linguistics <br><br>Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)<br> Hebrew (heb) <br> Turkish (tur) <br><br>Description:<br><br>Nuance Communications, Inc., a world-wide leader in speech technology, is<br>seeking a full-time linguist to support expansion of its mobile search and<br>messaging products into Middle Eastern language markets.<br><br>Potential candidates should be located in Europe or North America. The<br>position will be located at one of Nuance's offices, preferably Merelbeke,<br>Belgium, or Burlington, Massachusetts, USA. <br><br>Responsibilities<br>- Evaluating design and quality of existing pronunciation dictionaries<br>- Identifying new entries for general and specialized dictionaries <br>- Correcting existing dictionary entries <br>- Phonetic transcription <br>- Serving as language expert resource for engineers and researchers<br>- Writing and maintaining CFG grammars for tokenizing and postprocessing<br>- Supervising language consultant contractors<br><br>Qualifications<br>- Native skill and literacy in Arabic<br>- Native or near-native skill in English.<br>- A high level of proficiency and literacy in Turkish and/or Hebrew.<br>- A post-graduate degree in linguistics.<br>- Experience with phonetic transcription and the International Phonetic<br>Alphabet.<br>- Ability to work independently.<br>- Basic knowledge of Unix/Linux (navigating directory structures, copying<br>files, etc.)<br>- Familiarity with a text editor (e.g. emacs or vi).<br>- Ability to program in a scripting language (e.g. Perl or Python).<br>- Knowledge of other languages than the ones mentioned above is a plus.<br><br><br>Application Deadline: 11-Oct-2010 <br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> <br>Email Address for Applications: <a href="mailto:lm.linguistics@nuance.com">lm.linguistics@nuance.com</a> <br>Contact Information:<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>LM Linguistics <br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Email: <a href="mailto:lm.linguistics@nuance.com">lm.linguistics@nuance.com</a> <br><br></div><div><br></div><div>--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>End of Arabic-L: 01 Oct 2010<br></div></body></html>