22.2879, Jobs: Various Langs:Phoneticians/Linguists, Lionbridge Testing Services

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Subject: 22.2879, Jobs: Various Langs:Phoneticians/Linguists, Lionbridge Testing Services

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Date: 13-Jul-2011
From: Kati Sarkka [kati.sarkka at lionbridge.com]
Subject: Various Languages; Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Phonetics: Phoneticians and Linguists, Lionbridge Testing Services
 

	
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Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:46:59
From: Kati Sarkka [kati.sarkka at lionbridge.com]
Subject: Various Languages; Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Phonetics: Phoneticians and Linguists, Lionbridge Testing Services

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University or Organization: Lionbridge Testing Services 
Department: Tampere, Finland
Job Location: , ---------------- (Telecommute)
Web Address: http://www.lionbridge.com
Job Rank: Phoneticians and Linguists  

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Phonetics 

Required Language(s): Chinese, Min Nan (nan)
                      Czech (ces) 
                      Finnish (fin) 
                      German (deu) 
                      Hungarian (hun) 
                      Malay (mly) 
                      Slovak (slk) 
                      Chinese, Yue (yue) 

Description:

Lionbridge is the leading provider of translation, development and testing 
solutions that enable clients to create, release, manage and maintain their 
technology applications and Web content globally. 

A key differentiator for Lionbridge is our global footprint, which enables 
us to deliver superior service to customers through local contacts and 
resources. We employ more than 4,200 specialists, including linguists, 
project managers, engineers, subject matter experts, content developers, 
application developers and quality assurance professionals, in 26 
countries. We also work with a network of 85,000 independent multilingual 
workers including translators, interpreters, web raters and subject matter 
experts across more than 100 countries. 

For more information on our company and services, please see our web site. 

We are looking for part-time Phoneticians and Linguists. 

Native language one of the following: 
-  Chinese Hong Kong
-  Chinese Taiwanese
-  Czech   
-  Slovak
-  Hungarian
-  Finnish
-  Malay
-  German (Switzerland)
-  German (Austria)

Desired qualifications:
-  For Phoneticians: Master's in Linguistics with strong background on 
Phonetics
-  For Linguists: Master's in Linguistics or Computational Linguistics 
-  Experience in reviewing/annotating texts 
-  Experience in Language Technology, particularly in Speech Processing - 
Either educational or work experience 
-  Experience in corpus/dictionary/terminology work 
-  Great attention to detail while working efficiently 
-  Good organizational and analytical skills, ability to work in a logical 
and methodical way 
-  Good communication skills 
-  Excellent English skills, other language skills are a plus 
-  Possibility to work part-time or full-time from home on freelancer basis 

Please send your application, CV and your hourly rate request to the 
application email address listed as soon as possible. Please provide us 
information about your availability within the application. 

Note: If you fulfill the other criteria except the native language 
requirements, feel free to send us an open application for our future 
project needs.


Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: jobs.tampere at lionbridge.com 
Contact Information:
	HR Manager Kati Sarkka 
	Email: kati.sarkka at lionbridge.com 
	Phone: +358 9 6133500 
	Fax: + 358 3 3185133 






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