26.1064, Jobs: Finnish; Computational Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology: Speech Data Evaluator, Google

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Subject: 26.1064, Jobs: Finnish; Computational Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology: Speech Data Evaluator, Google

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Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 14:11:06
From: James Byun [dataopsman at gmail.com]
Subject: Finnish; Computational Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology: Speech Data Evaluator, Google, London, United Kingdom

 
University or Organization: Google 
Job Location: London, United Kingdom 
Job Title: Speech Data Evaluator (multiple positions)
Job Rank: Other; Speech Data Evaluator

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology 

Required Language(s): Finnish (fin)

Description:

Job description

As a Speech Data Evaluator and a native-level speaker of Finnish, you will be
part of a team based in London, processing large amounts of linguistic data
and carrying out a number of tasks to improve the quality of Google’s speech
synthesis and speech recognition in your own language.

This includes:

- Classifying and annotating linguistic data
- Transcription
- Labelling text for disambiguation, expansion, and text normalisation
- Providing phonetic transcription of lexicon entries according to given
standards and using in-house tools

Job requirements:

- Native-level speaker of Finnish (with good command of the standard dialect)
and fluent in English
- Passion for language with good knowledge of orthography and grammar in the
target language
- A degree in a language-related field such as linguistics, language teaching,
translation, editing, writing, proofreading, or similar
- Keen interest in technology and computer-literate (should feel comfortable
using in-house tools and should have an interest in current speech, mobile and
online technology) 
- Attention to detail and good organisational skills

Project duration: 6-11 months (with possible extension)
**This is not a permanent position but a contract position. Applicants must be
currently authorised to work in Europe for any employer.**

For immediate consideration, please email your CV and cover letter in English
(PDF format preferred) with "Speech Data Evaluator [Finnish]" in the subject
line.



Application Deadline: 31-May-2015 (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: dataopsman at gmail.com 
Contact Information:
	James Byun 
	Email: dataopsman at gmail.com 


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