<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">------------------------------</span><span style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">------------------------------</span><span style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">------------</span><br style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Arabic-L: Sat 13 Sep 2014</span><br style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson <</span><a href="mailto:dilworth_parkinson@byu.edu" style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">dilworth_parkinson@byu.edu</a><span style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">></span><br style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">[To post messages to the list, send them to </span><a href="mailto:arabic-l@byu.edu" style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">arabic-l@byu.edu</a><span style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">]</span><br style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">[To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to</span><br style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:listserv@byu.edu" style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">listserv@byu.edu</a><span style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> with first line reading:</span><br style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">           unsubscribe arabic-l                                      ]</span><br style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">-------------------------</span><span style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Directory---------------------</span><span style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">---------------</span><br style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">1) Subject: </span><font face="arial, sans-serif">Arabic Comp Ling job at Google</font><br style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">-------------------------</span><span style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Messages----------------------</span><span style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">-------------</span><br style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">1)</span><br style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Date: </span><span style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">13 Sep 2014</span><br style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">From: reposted from LINGUIST</span><br style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Subject: </span><font face="arial, sans-serif">Arabic Comp Ling job at Google</font><br style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">University or Organization: Employment Agency Contracting for Google</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">Job Location: California, USA</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">Job Title: Speech Linguistic Project Manager</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">Job Rank: Manager; Speech Linguistic Project Manager</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">                      English (eng)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">Description:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">As a Linguistic Project Manager and a native-level speaker of Arabic or US</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">English, you will oversee and manage all work related to achieving high data</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">quality for speech projects in your own language.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">You will be based in London, UK or Mountain View, CA, managing a team of</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">Speech Data Evaluators and working on a number of projects towards TTS</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">synthesis.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">This includes:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">- Training, managing and overseeing the work of your team</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">- Creating verbalisation rules, such as expanding URLs, email addresses,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">numbers</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">- Creating annotation conventions</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">- Evaluating data quality</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">- Providing expertise on pronunciation and phonotactics</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">- Working with QA tools according to given guidelines and using in-house tools</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">Job requirements:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">- Native-level speaker of Arabic or US English (with good command of the</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">standard dialect) and fluent in English</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">- Must have attended elementary school in the country where the language is</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">spoken</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">- Keen ear for phonetic nuances and attention to detail; knowledge of the</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">language’s phonology</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">- Ability to quickly grasp technical concepts; should have an -interest in</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">current speech, mobile, and online technology</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">- Excellent oral and written communication skills</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">- Good organizational skills</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">- Previous project management and people management experience</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">- Previous experience with speech/NLP-related projects a plus</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">- Advanced degree in Linguistics preferred; experience with Computational</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">Linguistics a plus</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">- Also a plus: proficiency with HTML, XML, and some programming language;</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">previous experience working in a Linux environment</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">Project duration: 6-11 months (with potential for extension)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">**This is not a permanent position but a contract position through an</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">employment agency. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the EU</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">for Arabic and the US for US English.**</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">For immediate consideration, please email your CV and cover letter in English</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">(PDF format preferred) with “Speech Linguistic Project Manager <language>” in</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">the subject line.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">Application Deadline: </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span>31-Oct-2014</span></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"> (Open until filled)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">Email Address for Applications: </span><a href="mailto:tts_jobs@google.com" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px" target="_blank">tts_jobs@google.com</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">Contact Information:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">        Dr Caroline Piercy</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px">        Email: </span><a href="mailto:cpiercy@google.com" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px" target="_blank">cpiercy@google.com</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><br style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>End of Arabic-L: <span style="font-size:13.3333339691162px">13 Sep 2014</span></div></div>