23.3614, Jobs: Multiple Languages; Comp Ling; Phonetics: Speech Data Evaluator, Google

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LINGUIST List: Vol-23-3614. Wed Aug 29 2012. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 23.3614, Jobs: Multiple Languages; Comp Ling; Phonetics: Speech Data Evaluator, Google

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Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:00:29
From: Linne Ha [DataOpsMan at gmail.com]
Subject: Multiple Languages; Computational Linguistics; Phonetics: Speech Data Evaluator, Google, Dublin, Ireland

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University or Organization: Google 
Department: Speech
Job Location: Dublin, Ireland 
Web Address: http://www.google.ie/
Job Rank: Speech Data Evaluator  

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Lexicography; Phonetics; Text/Corpus Linguistics; Speech (ASR, TTS, NLP)

Required Language(s): Dutch (nld)
                      English (eng) 
                      French (fra) 
                      German (deu) 
                      Italian (ita) 
                      Portuguese (por) 
                      Russian (rus) 
                      Spanish (spa) 
                      Thai (tha) 

Description:

Speech Data Evaluator - Google Speech Research

In Dublin: French, German, Italian, Iberian Spanish
In Moscow: Russian
In Bangkok: Thai
In Amsterdam: Dutch
In Sao Paulo/Belo Horizonte: Brazilian Portuguese
In London: British English

Job Title:
Speech Data Evaluator  (Dutch, British English, French, 
German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Iberian Spanish, Russian, Thai) 

Job Description:
As a Speech Data Evaluator and a native speaker of one of the target 
languages, you will be part of a team based in an office location as listed 
above, processing large amounts of linguistic data and carrying out a number 
of tasks to improve the quality of Google's speech synthesis and speech 
recognition in your own language.

This includes:
-  Annotating and classifying linguistic data
-  Labeling text for disambiguation, expansion, and text normalization
-  Providing phonetic transcription of lexicon entries according to given 
standards and using in-house tools
-  Localization work

Job Requirements:
-  Native speaker of one of the target languages (with good command of the 
standard dialect) and fluent in English
-  Computer-literate (should feel comfortable using in-house tools)
-  Attention to detail
-  Good knowledge of orthography and grammar in the target language
-  Passion for language and a keen interest in technology
-  Good organizational skills
-  A degree in a language-related field such as linguistics, language teaching, 
translation, editing, writing, proofreading, or similar

Project Duration: 
-  6-9 months (with potential for extension)

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:  (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: DataOpsMan at gmail.com 
Contact Information:
	Linne Ha 
	Email: DataOpsMan at gmail.com 





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