26.263, Jobs: Modified: Chinese, Mandarin; Computational Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology: Linguist, Amazon.com / IVONA Software

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Subject: 26.263, Jobs: Modified: Chinese, Mandarin; Computational Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology: Linguist, Amazon.com / IVONA Software

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Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 20:10:13
From: Marco Nicolis [nicolism at amazon.com]
Subject: Modified: Chinese, Mandarin; Computational Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology: Linguist, Amazon.com / IVONA Software

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University or Organization: Amazon.com / IVONA Software 
Job Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom 
Web Address: http://www.ivona.com
Job Title: Mandarin Chinese Linguist
Job Rank: Mandarin Chinese Linguist; Other

Specialty Areas: Phonetics; Phonology 

Required Language(s): Chinese, Mandarin (cmn)

Description:

As a Linguist you will work alongside Software Developers who are subject
matter experts in speech synthesis and related fields to define and fulfill
linguistic data needs. You are expected to have solid knowledge of theoretical
linguistics, in particular phonology/phonetics. You will be working on a
variety of tasks to improve natural language processing of TTS
(text-to-speech). You will collaborate with a Software Developer with
linguistic expertise throughout the whole language and voice building process
at Ivona/Amazon. 

Project duration: 9-18 months, with the possibility of turning the position
into a permanent one.

The tasks include: 
- Annotating and reviewing linguistic data. 
- Creating accurate phonetic transcriptions for Mandarin Chinese. 
- Creating natural language test cases for natural language processing
modules. 
- Labeling text with semantic, syntactic and morphological features 
- Annotating lexicon entries according to guidelines. 
- QA of TTS voices and linguistic data. 

Required: 
- Native speaker of Mandarin Chinese and fluent in English. 
- Degree in Linguistics, Computational Linguistics or similar. 
- Knowledge of Mandarin Chinese phonetics and phonology. 
- Solid communication skills. 
- Strong personal interest in learning, researching, and creating new
technologies related to foreign languages, linguistics, phonetics, phonology
and language technology. 
- Superior attention to detail. 
- Comfortable working in a fast paced, highly collaborative, dynamic work
environment. 

Desirable: 
- Comfort with multiple computing platforms (Unix, Mac, Windows). 
- Knowledge of command line tools under Unix. 
- Knowledge of scripting languages (e.g. Perl, Python). 
- Knowledge of software version control tools (e.g. Git) 

The candidate can work from one of the following Amazon offices: Poland
(Gdansk), UK (Cambridge) or the US (Cambridge/Boston).

If you have already applied to this position via email, please do not re-apply
through the web-based tool. Your application is being considered.



Application Deadline: 31-May-2015 (Open until filled)
	  
Web Address for Applications: http://www.amazon.jobs/jobs/262571/computational-linguist-mandarin-chinese-tts 
Contact Information:
	Marco Nicolis 
	Email: nicolism at amazon.com 





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