Oferta de trabajo: Software Testers, Volt Computer Services, Redmond, WA (USA)

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Oferta de trabajo:
Spanish, German, Japanese: Software Testers
Volt Computer Services, Redmond, WA (USA)
http://www.volt.com
Información de Andrea Schwartz <v-ands at microsoft.com>
distribuida por The Linguist List, http://linguistlist.org
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University or Organization: Volt Computer Services
Department: Assignment at Microsoft Redmond
Rank of Job: Software Testers/Linguists/ SPN, JPN and GER
Specialty Areas: Text/Corpus Linguistics
Required Language(s):
   German, Standard (Code = GER)
   Japanese (Code =JPN)
   Spanish (Code = SPN)


Description:

Three Linguist openings Microsoft's Natural Interactive Services
Division (Year-long assignments) in Redmond, Washington (USA)

This manager is looking for three candidates to support the development
of language resources in different languages. Native speakers required
currently for Spanish, German, and Japanese.

This team works with language resources to develop speech and language
technologies, solutions, user experiences, and platforms to improve the
customer experience.  They are bodies of data, including both
acoustic and text data.

Language Resources are used to develop technologies such as a
Microsoft's Lexical Services Platform (LSP), Document Understanding,
SemScript/Language Object Model, Speech Recognition technologies, and
the Natural User Interface Platform (NUI-P).

Position description:
For the most part (approx. 80-90%), these new staff will be working with
electronic text data such as newspapers, books, magazines, business
documents, academic papers, etc.  The team licenses the data (gets the
legal rights needed to work with copywrited material), catalogs the data
into the database (library), and later extracts the data to build test
and dev data sets for training and testing natural language
technologies.

There is a small part of the work (10 - 20%) that is separate from the
text data work where they will validate acoustic (speech) corpora. That
work involves listening to sound files and comparing the files to
transcripts, using Microsoft transcription guidelines.

The team utilizes SQL queries, PERL scripts and UNIX tools to build and
validate data sets through a Corpora Library or database.

The position will require cataloging, packaging, importing text data in
to the NISD (Natural Languages Interactive Services Division) corpora
library as well as sampling, cleaning and preparing of data sets. They
will additionally be responsible for validation of Speech (acoustic)
corpora and other data analysis within NISD.

Skills required and skills preferred:

- The candidates must already be in the USA, as they need them to
  start within 2-3 weeks. If an H1B work permit is required, we will
  only be able to process it in that time if the candidates are
  already in the USA on a different type of visa. Candidates who
  already have a work permit who can start in 2-3 weeks are welcome,
  regardless of their location.
- Native language skills in one of the following languages: Spanish,
  German and Japanese.
- Knowledge PERL scripts is required.
- Experience with SQL queries, UNIX tools, writing and executing
  macros would be a plus.
- Should be detail oriented, very organized, possess excellent
  communication skills and able to work independently.
- Bachelors degree in Linguistics, Computer Science or Engineering,
  and / or experience with testing preferred.

Start: ASAP, not more than 2-3 weeks.
Length of assignments: 3 months, extensible to one year.
Location: Microsoft Building 119, in Redmond, Washington
Core hours: 9 AM to 5PM

Emailed resumes in Word format are strongly preferred.

Address for Applications:
   Attn: Ms Andrea Schwartz
   11261 Willows Road NE
   Redmond, WA 98052
   United States of America

Position is open until filled


Contact Information:
     Andrea Schwartz
     Email: v-ands at microsoft.com
     Tel: 800 253 9605 xtn 1354
     Website: http://www.volt.com

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