28.481, Jobs: Computational Linguistics: Researcher, Nuance Communications

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Subject: 28.481, Jobs: Computational Linguistics: Researcher, Nuance Communications

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Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 12:07:44
From: Lea Mencner [EMEAjobs at nuance.com]
Subject: Computational Linguistics: Researcher, Nuance Communications, Belgium OR Italy

 
University or Organization: Nuance Communications 
Job Location: Merelbeke, Belgium 
Web Address: http://www.nuance.com/
Job Title: Computational Linguist - American English
Job Rank: Researcher

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics 


Description:

To strengthen its text-to-speech research and development team in Merelbeke
(Belgium) or Turin (Italy), Nuance Communications is looking for a
computational linguist or a data scientist with a strong background in data
driven text analysis techniques and linguistic tools development.

You will work on linguistic data components including text normalization,
morphological analysis, syntactic analysis, phonetic transcription generation,
and symbolic prosody prediction. You will advance the state of the art by
leveraging large corpus analysis, machine learning, semantic tagging, document
structure analysis, and crowd-sourcing.
 
We offer a dynamic, international work environment with stable growth and a
global customer base. You will learn about the latest innovations in speech
technology and work on Nuance’s flagship text-to-speech system, Vocalizer,
which is deployed in most cars and mobile devices sold today and supports over
50 languages.
 
Responsibilities:
- Creation of new linguistic data components for the Vocalizer text-to-speech
system
- Use of data-driven techniques and NLU approaches to refine or replace
rule-based approaches
- Testing and evaluation of linguistic data components
- Responding to issues reported from deployed systems
- Development of tools and metrics to track and drive progress in text
analysis accuracy
 
Qualifications:
Two or more years of work experience are considered as a strong plus, but
promising new graduates also encouraged to apply
 
Required Skills:
- Computational linguistics or other speech/language data mining related
experience AI and NLU techniques
- Scripting and programming skills in Python, Perl, or an equivalent
programming language
- Ability to work in distributed teams
- Strong communication and analytical skills
- Native proficiency in American English

Preferred Skills:
- The successful candidate is a team player and a fast learner with an
analytical mindset and a pragmatic approach to problem solving
- Mathematical background and theoretical understanding of machine learning
techniques
- Experience with voice technologies such as automatic speech recognition
(ASR), text-to-speech (TTS), and natural language understanding (NLU)
- Experience with version control systems (e.g. hg, svn).
 
Education: 
MSc degree in computational linguistics, computer science, or equivalent.    



Application Deadline: 31-Mar-2017 
	  
Email Address for Applications: EMEAjobs at nuance.com 
Contact Information:
	Lea Mencner 
	Email: EMEAjobs at nuance.com 


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