Oferta de trabajo: Computational linguistics, Voice Signal Technology,Woburn (MA), USA

Thu Jul 13 08:57:32 UTC 2006

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Oferta de trabajo:
English; French; German; Italian; Portuguese; SPANISH & Romance & 
Computational Linguistics Linguist
Voice Signal Technology, Inc., Woburn (MA), USA

Información de Barbara Winer <bwiner at voicesignal.com>
distribuida por The Linguist List: http://linguistlist.org/
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University or Organization: Voice Signal Technology, Inc.
Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; 
Morphology; Phonetics; Knowledge of Perl
Required Language(s):
    English (eng)
    French (fra)
    German, Standard (deu)
    Italian (ita)
    Portuguese (por)
    Spanish (spa)
    Romance

Description:
VoiceSignal, the leading developer of speech solutions for mobile 
devices, is seeking an experienced Linguist to help us develop our 
multilingual embedded speech technologies and applications. We are 
looking for a Masters-level linguist with, preferably, prior experience 
in speech applications. Candidates must have working knowledge of two or 
more western European languages. Must also have some knowledge of Perl 
and its use for linguistic purposes; be highly attentive to detail; and 
be able to prioritize work based on project and language priorities. 
Candidates must have good project management skills and experience 
managing multiple simultaneous projects. This is a full-time position 
based at our headquarters in Woburn, MA.

Job Activities:
- Develop pronunciations for a variety of languages (English, Spanish, 
French, Portuguese, German, Italian).
- Assist in lexical development and tokenization issues in a variety of 
languages.
- Coordinate and manage transfer of new data to researchers.
- Collaborate on error analysis efforts with researchers.
- Assist with phonological analysis for a variety of languages.
- Prioritize and manage linguistic work for multiple simultaneous projects.

Skills/Experience:
- Masters degree in Linguistics with emphasis on phonetics.
- Experience working with written/spoken language corpora.
- Experience working with lexica and tagged language corpora.
- Some fluency in script-like programming languages (e.g. Perl, Python).
- Proven ability to take a pragmatic approach to solving linguistic 
problems and manage workflow.
- Near fluency of two or more of the following languages: French, 
German, Spanish, Italian and/or Portuguese.
- Working knowledge of two or more of the following languages: French, 
German, Spanish, Italian and/or Portuguese.
- Prior experience applying linguistic expertise in the speech 
technology industry would be ideal.

We offer a competitive benefits package with an opportunity to directly
impact the success of the Company and embrace a diverse enviroment.

For consideration, please email (preferred), or fax your resume to:
    <jobs at voicesignal.com>
    Fax: (781) 970-5300

Address for Applications:
    Director, HR
    Voice Signal Technologies, Inc.
    150 Presidential Way
    Woburn, MA 01801
    USA

Application Deadline: 15-Sep-2006

Contact Information
    Director, HR
    Email: <bwiner at voicesignal.com>

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