27.1158, Jobs: Estonian; Farsi; Hebrew; Latvian; Lithuanian; Computational Linguistics: Language Engineer, Adecco UK

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Subject: 27.1158, Jobs: Estonian; Farsi; Hebrew; Latvian; Lithuanian; Computational Linguistics: Language Engineer, Adecco UK

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Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2016 13:54:23
From: Stephanie Wilson-Pink [steph.wilson-pink at adecco.co.uk]
Subject: Estonian; Farsi; Hebrew; Latvian; Lithuanian; Computational Linguistics: Language Engineer, Adecco UK, London, Victoria, United Kingdom

 
University or Organization: Adecco UK 
Job Location: London, Victoria, United Kingdom 
Job Title: Language Engineer - Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Hebrew, Farsi
Job Rank: Language Engineer; Other

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics 

Required Language(s): Estonian (est)
                      Hebrew (heb) 
                      Latvian (lav) 
                      Lithuanian (lit) 
                      Persian, Iranian (pes) 

Description:

Language Engineer - Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Hebrew, Farsi (Persian),
Bulgarian, Romanian, Serbo-Croat (Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian) or Slovenian

London, Victoria
19.23/Hr GBP (before tax) – you will be a PAYE employee of Adecco, based
onsite with our client
6 Months

The TTS team are looking for a Language Engineer who can help with technical
tasks involved in creating a speech synthesizer. This includes:

1. Developing rules for a text normalization system
2. Large scale data mining
3. Customizing language building tools for several languages
4. Text-to-Speech quality evaluation and testing

Requirements:

1. Recent Computer Science graduate or closely related discipline
2. Fluent speaker of English plus one of: Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian,
Hebrew, Farsi (Persian), Bulgarian, Romanian, Serbo-Croat (Serbian, Bosnian,
Croatian) or Slovenian
3. Proficiency in Unix/Version Control System and a modern programming
language (Python / C++ preferred)
4. Ability to build and understand regular expressions
5. 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.



Application Deadline: 31-Dec-2016 (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: steph.wilson-pink at adecco.co.uk 
Contact Information:
	Miss Stephanie Wilson-Pink 
	Email: steph.wilson-pink at adecco.co.uk 


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