28.1221, Jobs: Australian English; Computational Linguistics: Speech Data Evaluator, Adecco

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Subject: 28.1221, Jobs: Australian English; Computational Linguistics: Speech Data Evaluator, Adecco

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Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 12:38:36
From: Micaela Bester [mbester at google.com]
Subject: Australian English; Computational Linguistics: Speech Data Evaluator, Adecco, London, UK

 
University or Organization: Adecco UK 
Job Location: London, United Kingdom 
Job Title: Speech Data Evaluator - Australian English
Job Rank: Other

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Australian English


Description:

As a Speech Data Evaluator and a native-level speaker of Australian English,
you will be part of a team based in an office location in London, processing
large amounts of linguistic data and carrying out a number of tasks to improve
the quality of Google’s speech synthesis and speech recognition in your own
language.

This includes:
- Classifying and annotating linguistic data
- Audio evaluation
- Transcription
- Labeling text for disambiguation, expansion, and text normalisation
- Providing phonetic transcription of lexicon entries according to given
standards and using in-house tools

Job Requirements:
- Native-level speaker of Australian English
- Passion for language with good knowledge of orthography and grammar in the
target language
- A degree in a language-related field such as linguistics, language teaching,
translation, editing, writing, proofreading, or similar
- Keen interest in technology and computer-literate (should feel comfortable
using in-house tools and should have an interest in current speech, mobile and
online technology) 
- Attention to detail and good organisational skills

Project Duration: 3 months (with potential for extension) - from April to mid
July.



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: mbester at google.com 
Contact Information:
	Micaela Bester 
	Email: mbester at google.com 


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