26.3793, Jobs: German; Computational Linguistics: Speech Scientist, Nuance Communications

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Subject: 26.3793, Jobs: German; Computational Linguistics: Speech Scientist, Nuance Communications

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Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 09:41:48
From:  Nicki Myddleton-Jones [Nicki.mj at nuance.com]
Subject: German; Computational Linguistics: Speech Scientist, Nuance Communications, Ulm, Baden Württemberg, Germany

 
University or Organization: Nuance Communications 
Job Location: Ulm, Baden Württemberg, Germany 
Web Address: http://www.nuance.com/index.htm
Job Title: Speech Scientist
Job Rank: Other; Speech Scientist

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics 

Required Language(s): German (deu)

Description:

NLU development in automotive projects, in particular:

- Analysis of customer requirements for realizing NLU on embedded platforms.
- In accordance to customer requirement analysis, specifying data needed to train NLU models.
- Collect, analyze, and process text and audio data in the target language in order to build a target language model.
- Contribute to the development of tools and procedures with the scope of optimize and simplify the activities of NLU data procurement and NLU contexts development:
- Work with application development engineers and QA teams within the scope of one or more customer projects to realize the project deliverables.
- Support our customers’ speech software teams to help them evaluate and integrate Nuance NLU technology into successful products in an efficient way.

Skills and experience required: 

Number of Years of Work Experience: The candidate can be at the first work experience
 
We offer a competitive compensation package; including stock options, employee stock purchase plan, full health and welfare benefits and a casual yet technically challenging work environment.  Join our dynamic, entrepreneurial team and become part of our fast growing track of continuing success.  Nuance is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Required Skills:

- Costumer focus.
- Native or near-native proficiency in German. Very good oral and written knowledge of the English language.
- Experiences in programming (particularly Python and regular expressions).
- Team player.
- Good listener and communicator, who can represent Nuance professional services at the customer’s premises or in written and oral communications with customers.
- Positive "can-do" attitude, well organized, focusing on achieving results cost-effectively.
- Ability and willingness to travel.
- Ability to work independently, including at customer premises, but always as part of the PS NLU team.
- Self-learner, with sense of initiative, and perseverance to deliver high quality work.
 
Preferred Skills:

- Background in speech technology or language processing.
- Experience with Natural Language Understanding or statistical / semantic language modelling.
- Advanced user of Windows and Linux platforms.
- Engineering practices in design, coding, and testing.
 
Education: Master University degree in Computational Linguistics, Computer Science, Information technology or a comparable field.


Application Deadline: 30-Sep-2015 
	  
Email Address for Applications: emeajobs at nuance.com 
Web Address for Applications: https://jobs-nuance.icims.com/jobs/16420/job 
Contact Information
	Nicki Myddleton-Jones 
	Email: Nicki.mj at nuance.com 


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