28.590, Jobs: German; Computational Linguistics; Natural Language Processing; Phonetics: Project Manager, Pygmalion

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Subject: 28.590, Jobs: German; Computational Linguistics; Natural Language Processing; Phonetics: Project Manager, Pygmalion

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Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2017 13:56:12
From: Allison Day [advancedlinguistics at gmail.com]
Subject: German; Computational Linguistics; Natural Language Processing; Phonetics: Project Manager, Pygmalion, USA

 
University or Organization: Pygmalion 
Job Location: , USA 
Job Title: Project Manager
Job Rank: Manager

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Phonetics; NLP

Required Language(s): German (deu)

Description:

Job description:

The role of the Project Manager is to oversee operational processes and
logistics related to text-to-speech projects in German. In addition, this role
may include consulting with Natural Language Understanding researchers on
creating guidelines and setting standards for a variety of NLP projects. The
project manager will also lead and manage the work of a team of junior
linguists to achieve high quality data output, particularly in the
construction of a new TTS voice in German. 

This includes:
- Managing contracts with recording studios
- Managing voice talent casting
- Managing script proofreading and recording quality control
- Consulting with researchers and engineers on the development of linguistic
databases
- Identifying and assigning required tasks for a project
- Tracking and reporting the team's progress
- Monitoring and controlling quality of the data annotated by the team
- Providing linguistic/operational guidance and support to the team
- Delivering final output

Job Requirements:
- Native speaker of German and fluent in English.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Linguistics or Computational Linguistics-
Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Good organizational skills
- Previous project management and people management experience.
- Ability to quickly grasp technical concepts; should have an interest in
speech technology
- Keen interest in technology and computer-literate (should feel comfortable
using in-house tools and should have an interest in linguistics and linguistic
resources)

Project Duration: Approximately 12 months. This is not a permanent position
but a full-time contract position.

For immediate consideration, please email your CV and cover letter (PDF format
preferred) with "Project Manager [German]" in the subject line.



Application Deadline: 28-Apr-2017 
	  
Email Address for Applications: advancedlinguistics at gmail.com 
Contact Information:
	Allison Day 
	Email: advancedlinguistics at gmail.com 


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