24.607, Jobs: Iraqi Arabic; Phonetics; Translation: Researcher/Translator, SRI International

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Subject: 24.607, Jobs: Iraqi Arabic; Phonetics; Translation: Researcher/Translator, SRI International

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Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:12:12
From: Victoria Jackson [victoria.jackson at sri.com]
Subject: Iraqi Arabic; Phonetics; Translation: Researcher/Translator, SRI International, California, USA

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University or Organization: SRI International 
Job Location: California, USA 
Web Address: http://www.sri.com
Job Rank: Researcher; Speech Synthesis Voice Developer; Translator

Specialty Areas: Phonetics; Translation 

Required Language(s): Arabic, Mesopotamian (acm)

Description:

Note: This position is part-time, expected to last through Sept/Oct,
approximately 20 hours per week, but may vary more or less during the
assignment.  Please indicate desired hourly rate on application.

SRI's Speech Technology and Research (STAR) Laboratory is a research
laboratory that focuses on creating leading-edge spoken language technology,
including automatic speech recognition, machine translation, speaker
identification, and other, related technologies. In addition to an impressive
array of scientific accomplishments and ongoing research, STAR has spun off
Nuance Communications and created a substantial licensing portfolio.

SRI would like to hire a Speech Synthesis Voice Developer. The task is
expected to take about five months of work spread out over about nine months.
The goal is to build a voice for speech synthesis for Iraqi Arabic, which will
be used in a research project developing a spoken language translation system
between English and Iraqi Arabic. The successful candidate will work closely
with researchers with linguistic and computational expertise to choose a
speech synthesis engine, recruit and record voice talent, and build and
improve a voice. The candidate will also advise on pronunciation, perform
lexicon maintenance, and run evaluations with native-speaker listeners.  The
candidate will work on-site in Menlo Park, CA.

Requirements:
-  Experience with speech synthesis technology (unit selection experience
desirable);
-  Experience recording voice talent;
-  Acoustic phonetics background; 
-  Experience interpreting speech waveforms and spectrograms; 
-  General computer skills; 
-  BA or higher in linguistics, CS, or related field.

Desirable:
-  Computational Linguistics in the context of speech synthesis;
-  Speech signal processing;
-  Use of scripting languages; 
-  Ability to read Arabic script;
-  Text normalization Knowledge of Arabic.

To apply, please visit www.sri.com/careers and search job number 101773.

SRI is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.



Application Deadline:  
	  
Web Address for Applications: http://www.sri.com/careers 
Contact Information:
	Victoria Jackson 
	Email: victoria.jackson at sri.com 
	Phone: (650)859-3966 





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