27.4574, Jobs: Mainland Cantonese; Hong Kong Cantonese; Czech; English; Japanese; Korean; Portuguese; Swedish; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Annotator, Nuance

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Subject: 27.4574, Jobs: Mainland Cantonese; Hong Kong Cantonese; Czech; English; Japanese; Korean; Portuguese; Swedish; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Annotator, Nuance

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Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2016 10:23:32
From: Miriam Eckert [Miriam.Eckert at nuance.com]
Subject: Mainland Cantonese; Hong Kong Cantonese; Czech; English; Japanese; Korean; Portuguese; Swedish; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Annotator, Nuance

 
University or Organization: Nuance 
Department: NLU
Job Location: , ---------------- (Telecommute)
Job Title: Annotator
Job Rank: Annotator; Other

Specialty Areas: Text/Corpus Linguistics 

Required Language(s): Chinese, Yue (yue)
                      Czech (ces) 
                      English (eng) 
                      Japanese (jpn) 
                      Korean (kor) 
                      Portuguese (por) 
                      Swedish (swe) 

Description:

Nuance Communications Inc. is seeking part-time to full-time contractor staff
for various annotation projects. 
Job Type: Part-Time to Full-Time (flexible hours)

Type of Remuneration: According to hours worked; Hourly rate US $15-20,
depending on qualifications and experience.

Hours and Location: Annotators work remotely (from their homes) on their own
computers. The tool used for annotation is a Web-based tool and requires good
internet connection. We ask annotators to commit to working between 15-40
hours per week, at times of their choosing (the annotation tool is available
24 hours per day). Flexibility in terms of weekly hours is allowed if advance
warning can be given.

Requirements:

Language: 

Native speakers of the following languages: English, Portuguese, Japanese,
Korean, Czech, Swedish and Mainland Cantonese; Good English conversational
skills preferable too.

Preferred:

- Degree in linguistics, or
- Formal study of one or more languages

Minimum Educational Qualification: Bachelor's degree. Undergraduates with
relevant experience will also be considered.

- Meticulous and analytical.
- Self-motivated and able to work independently.
- Able to commit to at least 15 hours a week.
- Access to a reliable Internet connection.
- Professional Experience: NA

Responsibilities:

Annotate user queries, i.e. use a set of guidelines to label sentences
according to user intent (e.g. send email, show movie) and mentions (e.g.
movie, location, recipient).



Application Deadline: 17-Dec-2016 (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: miriam.eckert at nuance.com 
Contact Information:
	Miriam Eckert 
	Email: Miriam.Eckert at nuance.com 


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