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<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Part-time Language Consultants Wanted<?xml:namespace
prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
/><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Nuance
Communications, Inc</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">.,
a world-wide leader in speech technology, is seeking part-time language
consultants to enhance our language dictionaries. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">All work will be done off-site (e.g. at your
home).<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Positions
are available for the following languages</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Arabic (Jordanian) <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Basque <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Catalan <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Cantonese (Hong Kong) <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Czech <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Danish <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Finnish <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Greek <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Hebrew <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Hindi <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Hungarian <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Japanese <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Korean <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Mandarin (People’s Republic of China)
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Mandarin (Taiwan)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Norwegian <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Polish <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Portugese (Brazilian) <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Portugese (Portugal) <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Russian <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Slovok <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Slovenian <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Spanish (Argentinian) <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Spanish (Columbian) <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Swedish <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Turkish <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Responsibilities: <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">- Evaluating design and quality of pronunciation
dictionaries<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">- Merging pronunciation
dictionaries<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">- Evaluating and correcting dictionary
entries<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">- Identifying new entries for general and specialized
dictionaries. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">- Writing phonetic transcriptions for new and existing
entries. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">- Serving as language expert resource for engineers and
researchers.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Requirements: <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">- Native or near-native fluency in one or more of the
languages listed above.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">- Completion or near-completion of undergraduate degree
in linguistics. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">- Knowledge of International Phonetic Alphabet.
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">- Familiarity with a text editor such as emacs or vi.
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">- Ability to work independently.
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">- Up-to-date computer. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">- Home internet connection. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Helpful Skills: <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">- Expertise in medicine, law, or technology.
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">- Knowledge of UNIX. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">- Ability to program in a scripting language.
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">A minimum of 20 hours of work is needed for each language
for this project.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Some languages
will require much more time, with the likelihood of additional sporadic tasks
over the next four to six months. Pay is $12-18 per hour, depending on
experience (equivalent payment in other currencies, e.g. euros, is also
possible).<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">To apply, please submit your resume or CV and a brief
statement describing your experience and abilities to
<B>vocrequest@nuance.com</B>. We will consider only electronic submissions. No
phone calls, please. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Application Deadline: Feb 28,
2007.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">(Positions may be filled before that date if qualified
applicants are found.)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV>
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