32.3552, Jobs: Danish; Finnish; Swedish; Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology: Linguist, TELUS International

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Subject: 32.3552, Jobs: Danish; Finnish; Swedish; Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology: Linguist, TELUS International

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Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2021 16:27:44
From: Tyyne N [jobs.ai at telusinternational.ai]
Subject: Danish; Finnish; Swedish; Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology: Linguist, TELUS International, Barcelona, Spain

 
University or Organization: TELUS International 
Job Location: Barcelona, Spain 
Web Address: https://www.telusinternational.com/
Job Title: Linguist
Job Rank: Consultant

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology 

Required Language(s): Danish (dan)
                      Finnish (fin) 
                      Swedish (swe) 

Description:

TELUS International is looking for a highly motivated Linguist to join our
team in Barcelona, Spain!

Our ideal candidate has experience and passion for working with speech data
and the ability to help create, categorize, audit and improve speech lexicons
and language models.

Responsibilities:
 - Create phonetic transcriptions for speech dictionaries.
 - Update and correct existing transcriptions.
 - Create data for language model.
 - Review tests and identify fixes.

Skills and Qualifications:
 - Native locale Finnish, Danish or Swedish Sweden, other language skills are
a plus.
 - University level degree (prefer Masters) in Linguistics or Computational
Linguistics (or equivalent experience).
 - Excellent knowledge of structural aspects of the language, in particular
phonology and phonetics.
 - Ability to phonetically transcribe speech audio accurately as well as
verify the accuracy of existing phonetic transcriptions.
 - Solid understanding of conventional phonetic notation such as IPA, SAMPA or
CMU.
 - Experience with basic programming techniques: comfortable with Mac/Linux
tools such as Bash and Grep, knowledge of a mainstream programming language,
such as Python, Java, C/C++ is a plus.
 - Experience with one or more version control systems with a preference for
Git is a plus.
 - Up-to-date exposure to popular native culture.
 - Good organizational and analytical skills.
 - Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and proven ability to
manage priorities.

For more information and to apply, please visit the application link below.



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://telusinternational.avature.net/en_US/careers/Pipelinedetails?pipelineId=24519&source=LinguistList 
Contact Information:
	Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist Tyyne N 
	Email: jobs.ai at telusinternational.ai 


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