24.1665, Jobs: Multiple Languages; Comp Ling; Phonetics: Consultant, Appen Butler Hill

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Subject: 24.1665, Jobs: Multiple Languages; Comp Ling; Phonetics: Consultant, Appen Butler Hill

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Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:15:25
From: Danielle Davis [djdavis at appenbutlerhill.com]
Subject: Multiple Languages; Computational Linguistics; Phonetics: Consultant, Appen Butler Hill, Washington, USA

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University or Organization: Appen Butler Hill 
Job Location: Washington, USA 
Web Address: http://www.appenbutlerhill.com
Job Rank: Consultant

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Phonetics 

Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)
                      Danish (dan) 
                      Egyptian (egy) 
                      English (eng) 
                      French (fra) 
                      Irish (gle) 
                      Norwegian Bokmål (nob) 

Description:

Position Summary:  
Computational linguists with phonetics expertise for an upcoming project. 

Native speakers of at least one of the following:
-  Norwegian (Bokmal)
-  Egyptian or Saudi Arabic
-  Irish English 
-  New Zealand English
-  Canadian French
-  Danish

Project Information:
-  Location:  Remote
-  Hours: approximately 4 hours per week, with occasional peaks of 20 hours
per week, with reasonable advance notice
-  Length: through June 2013

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 
-  Highly skilled in computational linguistics and phonetics (Master’s or PhD)
-  Fluent in spoken and written English
-  Experienced in development of language assets of speech recognition and
text-to-speech technologies
-  Familiar with XML structures
-  Familiar with running command-line tools (ability to use a scripting
language, such as Perl or Python, is a plus)
-  Proficient in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
-  Projects require excellent English reading, writing and communication
skills.
-  Strong computer skills in a Windows environment and greater than average
comfort with software and technology are expected.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 
-  Experienced with at least one programming language; e.g., PERL, Python, or
C#
-  Familiar with regular expression (RegEx) use
-  Experienced using Visual Studio
-  Familiar with creation of text normalization (TN) and inverse text
normalization (ITN) rules
-  Able to run simple scripts and work with command-line-based tools
-  Able to analyze test results and propose solutions
-  Familiar with bug-tracking systems and tools

Additionally: 
US residents must have US work authorization (US citizen or permanent
resident). Unfortunately, Appen Butler Hill cannot sponsor employment visas at
this time. You will be required to sign a legally binding non-disclosure
agreement at the time of contract negotiation.

This is a contract position.

There is no job location for this position. Position is Remote.



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Web Address for Applications: http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH05/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=BUTLERHILL&cws=4&rid=580 
Contact Information:
	Danielle Davis 
	Email: djdavis at appenbutlerhill.com 





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