12.982, Jobs: Speech Recog: ASR, Human Factors in London, UK

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Subject: 12.982, Jobs: Speech Recog: ASR, Human Factors in London, UK

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1)
Date:  3 Apr 2001 14:06:06 -0000
From:  Kelly Sutherland <KellyS at VisionRecruitment.com>
Subject:  Speech Recog: ASR Engineer in London, UK

2)
Date:  3 Apr 2001 14:08:30 -0000
From:  Kelly Sutherland <KellyS at VisionRecruitment.com>
Subject:  Speech Recog/Human Factors/Dialog Design in London, UK

-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------

Date:  3 Apr 2001 14:06:06 -0000
From:  Kelly Sutherland <KellyS at VisionRecruitment.com>
Subject:  Speech Recog: ASR Engineer in London, UK


Rank of Job:
Areas Required: ASR Tuning Engineer  - Speech Recognition
Other Desired Areas:
University or Organization: Vision Recruitment Services
Department:
State or Province: London
Country: United Kingdom
Final Date of Application: End of May 2001
Contact: Kelly Sutherland KellyS at VisionRecruitment.com

Address for Applications:
Suite 45 Surbiton Business Centre,
46 Victoria Road,
Surbition
Surrey KT6 4LJ
UK

TITLE
ASR Tuning Engineer - New Development projects (LVASRTE)

ROLE
Excellent opportunity for an engineer with exposure to Automatic
Speech Recognition systems. Ideally you will have a PhD (or equivalent
experience) in a related area combined with some commercial experience
in speech recognition. Techncial skills are likely to include perl,
awk and some data management experience. You will work on innovative
SW development projects to produce a unique voice driven interface to
digital services.

Tuning (and some development) of the ASR components of a unique speech
recognition system. Conduct research working towards the highest
achievable levels of recognition accuracy.

SKILLS
- Ideally a PhD in a related area - or appropriate commercial
experience
- Scientific background
- Attention to detail
- Technical skills may include awk, perl and other scripting/
programming languages

COMPANY
Casual, relaxed environment, young and dynamic teams
A real innovator within this emerging field

LOCATION
Centrally located in London (UK)

SALARY
Dependent on experience + Stock Options + Pension


-------------------------------- Message 2 -------------------------------

Date:  3 Apr 2001 14:08:30 -0000
From:  Kelly Sutherland <KellyS at VisionRecruitment.com>
Subject:  Speech Recog/Human Factors/Dialog Design in London, UK


Rank of Job:
Areas Required: Human Factors Engineer/Tester - Speech Recognition
Other Desired Areas:
University or Organization: Vision Recruitment Services
Department:
State or Province: London
Country: United Kingdom
Final Date of Application: End of May 2001
Contact: Kelly Sutherland KellyS at VisionRecruitment.com

Address for Applications:
Suite 45 Surbiton Business Centre,
46 Victoria Road,
Surbition
Surrey KT6 4LJ
UK

TITLE
Human Factors Specialist (QA/Usability Lab) - Speech Recognition
Systems (LVHFE1)

ROLE
You will setup the usability lab for this fast growing innovative
company working on speech recognition development projects.  You will
have 1 year+ experience in a relevant area (QA, human factors) and be
excited about the prospect of setting up a small usability lab. Role
will include selection of usability subjects (people to test the
system), recording their activities. Also will involve 1st pass
analysis of results and maintaining an efficient record of results.
Need to be a People person.

SKILLS
Some experience in: Human Factors, QA or Dialog Design
- Interest in setting up a small usability lab
- 1 Yr commercial experience or a highly motivated recent graduate

COMPANY
Casual, relaxed environment, young and dynamic teams. A real innovator
within this emerging field

LOCATION
Centrally located in London (UK)

SALARY
Dependent on experience + Stock Options + Pension

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