26.2562, Jobs: Computational Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology: Speech Linguistic Project Manager, Employment Agency Contracting for Google

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Subject: 26.2562, Jobs: Computational Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology: Speech Linguistic Project Manager, Employment Agency Contracting for Google

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Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 15:04:53
From: James Byun [dataopsman at gmail.com]
Subject: Computational Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology: Speech Linguistic Project Manager, Employment Agency Contracting for Google, USA

 University or Organization: Employment Agency Contracting for Google 
Job Location: New York, NY or Mountain View, CA, USA 
Job Title: Speech Linguistic Project Manager
Job Rank: Manager; Speech Linguistic Project Manager

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology 


Description:

As a Linguistic Project Manager, you will oversee and manage vendor projects
related to achieving high data quality for speech projects in various
languages.

Location: New York, NY or Mountain View, CA

This includes:

- Serving as a liaison with vendors on various campaigns such as large-scale
transcription projects
- Developing and executing plans under a set of implementation and delivery
time constraints
- Creating annotation conventions
- Providing expertise on pronunciation and phonotactics
- Evaluating data quality
- Working with QA tools according to given guidelines and using in-house tools

Job requirements:

- Previous project management and people management experience
- Good organizational skills
- Ability to quickly grasp technical concepts; should have an interest in
current speech, mobile and online technology
- Keen ear for phonetic nuances and attention to detail; knowledge of the
language’s phonology 
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Plus: previous experience with speech/NLP-related projects, previous
experience working in a Linux environment

Project duration: 6-11 months (with potential for extension)

**This is not a permanent position but a contract position. Applicants must be
currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer.**



Application Deadline: 31-Aug-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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