27.873, Jobs: English; Japanese; Computational Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Phonetics; Semantics; Sociolinguistics: Data Specialist, Amazon

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Subject: 27.873, Jobs: English; Japanese; Computational Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Phonetics; Semantics; Sociolinguistics: Data Specialist, Amazon

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Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 13:03:07
From: Shannon Redlin [sredlin at amazon.com]
Subject: English; Japanese; Computational Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Phonetics; Semantics; Sociolinguistics: Data Specialist, Amazon, Massachusetts, USA

 
University or Organization: Amazon 
Job Location: Massachusetts, USA 
Job Title: Data Specialist
Job Rank: Data Specialist; Other

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Phonetics; Semantics; Sociolinguistics 

Required Language(s): English (eng)
                      Japanese (jpn) 

Description:

Interested in Amazon Echo? We’re building the speech and language solutions
behind Amazon Echo and other Amazon products and services. We’re working hard,
having fun, and making history; come join us!

Data Specialist:

A good fit for candidates with an MA or PhD in Linguistics, Sociolinguistics,
Computational Linguistics, or Human-Computer Interaction. The successful
candidate will work with language modelers and speech scientists, as well as
data analysts, to provide analysis of speech interactions with Amazon devices.

Positions open for US English and Japanese.

- US English fluency required; multiple openings
- native-like Japanese fluency required; experience with Japanese phonetics,
syntax, and/or semantics preferred



Application Deadline: 15-Apr-2016 (Open until filled)
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://www.amazon.jobs/jobs/342293 
Contact Information:
	Shannon Redlin 
	Email: sredlin at amazon.com 


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