Arabic-L:LING:Another Comp Ling Job at Google

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1) Subject: Another Comp Ling Job at Google

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Date: 13 Sep 2014
From: reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: Another Comp Ling Job at Google


University or Organization: Employment Agency Contracting for Google
Job Location: London, United Kingdom
Job Title: Speech Data Evaluator
Job Rank: Programmer; Speech Data Evaluator

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics

Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)
                      English (eng)

Description:

Job description:
As a Speech Data Evaluator and a native-level speaker of Arabic or US
English,
you will be part of a team processing large amounts of linguistic data and
carrying out a number of tasks to improve the quality of Google’s speech
synthesis.

This includes:
- Classifying and annotating linguistic data
- Audio evaluation
- Labeling text for disambiguation, expansion, and text normalization
- Providing phonetic transcription of lexicon entries according to given
standards and using in-house tools

Job requirements:
- Native-level speaker of Arabic or US English (with good command of the
standard dialect) and fluent in English
- Passion for language with good knowledge of orthography and grammar in the
target language
- A degree in a language-related field such as linguistics, language
teaching,
translation, editing, writing, proofreading, or similar
- Keen interest in technology and computer-literate (should feel comfortable
using in-house tools and should have an interest in current speech, mobile
and
online technology)
- Attention to detail and good organizational skills

The Arabic positions will be based in London, UK. The US English positions
will be based in Mountain View, CA.

Project duration: 6-11 months (with potential for extension)
**This is not a permanent position but a contract position through an
employment agency. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the EU
for Arabic and the United States for US English.**

For immediate consideration, please email your CV and cover letter in
English
(PDF format preferred) with "Speech Data Evaluator <language>" in the
subject
line.



Application Deadline: 31-Oct-2014 (Open until filled)

Email Address for Applications: tts_jobs at google.com
Contact Information:
        Dr Caroline Piercy
        Email: cpiercy at google.com

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