28.719, Jobs: English; Applied Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology: Language Coach, Ivona Software/Amazon

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LINGUIST List: Vol-28-719. Tue Feb 07 2017. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 28.719, Jobs: English; Applied Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology: Language Coach, Ivona Software/Amazon

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Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2017 09:41:08
From: Marco Nicolis [nicolism at amazon.com]
Subject: English; Applied Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology: Language Coach, Ivona Software/Amazon, Mumbai, India

 
University or Organization: Amazon Alexa / Ivona Software 
Job Location: Mumbai, India 
Job Title: Language coach
Job Rank: Other

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology 

Required Language(s): English (eng)

Description:

Language Coach (Indian English)

We build TTS voices that help developers revolutionize the way people interact
with devices and services!

At Ivona, an Amazon company, we take pride in building complete end-to-end
solutions, staring from researching a problem, implementing the solution,
building a scalable and reliable service and ensuring the service is there
when you need it.

We are looking for a linguist located in India to help us with the recordings
of our voice talents.

The ideal candidate:
- Is located in India, ideally Mumbai.
- Has native proficiency in Indian English.
- Has a strong background in phonetics/phonology.
- Has or is working towards obtaining a degree in Linguistics, Computational
Linguistics or related field.

Desirable:

- Is a native speaker of Hindi.



Application Deadline: 31-Mar-2017 
	  
Email Address for Applications: nicolism at amazon.com 
Contact Information:
	Marco Nicolis 
	Email: nicolism at amazon.com 


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