24.2756, Jobs: Multiple Languages; Comp Ling: Programmer, Google UK Ltd

[linguist at linguistlist.org]

LINGUIST List: Vol-24-2756. Mon Jul 08 2013. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 24.2756, Jobs: Multiple Languages; Comp Ling: Programmer, Google UK Ltd

Moderator: Damir Cavar, Eastern Michigan U <damir at linguistlist.org>

Reviews: Veronika Drake, U of Wisconsin Madison
Monica Macaulay, U of Wisconsin Madison
Rajiv Rao, U of Wisconsin Madison
Joseph Salmons, U of Wisconsin Madison
Mateja Schuck, U of Wisconsin Madison
Anja Wanner, U of Wisconsin Madison
       <reviews at linguistlist.org>

Homepage: http://linguistlist.org

Do you want to donate to LINGUIST without spending an extra penny? Bookmark
the Amazon link for your country below; then use it whenever you buy from
Amazon!

USA: http://www.amazon.com/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=linguistlist-20
Britain: http://www.amazon.co.uk/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=linguistlist-21
Germany: http://www.amazon.de/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=linguistlistd-21
Japan: http://www.amazon.co.jp/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=linguistlist-22
Canada: http://www.amazon.ca/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=linguistlistc-20
France: http://www.amazon.fr/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=linguistlistf-21

For more information on the LINGUIST Amazon store please visit our
FAQ at http://linguistlist.org/amazon-faq.cfm.

Editor for this issue: Sarah Fox <sarah at linguistlist.org>
================================================================  


Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2013 13:20:55
From: Neil Berry [tts_jobs at google.com]
Subject: Multiple Languages; Computational Linguistics: Programmer, Google UK Ltd, London, United Kingdom

E-mail this message to a friend:
http://linguistlist.org/issues/emailmessage/verification.cfm?iss=24-2756.html&submissionid=17445527&topicid=7&msgnumber=1
 
University or Organization: Google UK Ltd 
Job Location: London, United Kingdom 
Job Rank: Programmer

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics 

Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)
                      Hebrew (heb) 
                      Indonesian (ind) 
                      Thai (tha) 
                      Turkish (tur) 

Description:

Our TTS team is looking for talented language engineers/computational
linguists to help us build the next generation of TTS voices in new languages.
We have open positions for TTS Language Engineers for the following languages:
Turkish; Indonesian; Thai; Arabic; Hebrew.

You will be helping with technical tasks involved in creating a speech
synthesiser in your language. This includes:
- Developing rules for a text normalisation system
- Large scale data mining
- Customising language building tools for your language
- TTS quality evaluation

Required Skills:
- Computational Linguistics/Computer Science graduate (or closely related
discipline)
- Native speaker of one of: Turkish, Indonesian, Thai, Arabic or Hebrew
- Proficiency in Unix/Python/C++
- Interest in data mining and natural language processing a plus

This is an opportunity to work on cutting edge technology in a dynamic team of
world-class experts. The positions are based in our London office. Contract
term: 6 months, with a possibility for extension.



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: tts_jobs at google.com 
Contact Information:
	Mr. Neil Berry 
	Email: tts_jobs at google.com 





----------------------------------------------------------
LINGUIST List: Vol-24-2756	
----------------------------------------------------------