30.886, Jobs: Japanese; Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Phonetics; Psycholinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Researcher, ObEN, Inc.

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LINGUIST List: Vol-30-886. Fri Feb 22 2019. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 30.886, Jobs: Japanese; Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Phonetics; Psycholinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Researcher, ObEN, Inc.

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Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 15:56:10
From: Iris Ouyang [iris at oben.com]
Subject: Japanese; Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Phonetics; Psycholinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Researcher, ObEN, Inc., Pasadena, California, USA

 
University or Organization: ObEN, Inc. 
Job Location: California, USA 
Web Address: https://oben.me
Job Title: Research Linguist
Job Rank: Researcher

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Phonetics; Psycholinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics 

Required Language(s): Japanese (jpn)

Description:

Come join us and build Personal Artificial Intelligence (PAI) -- intelligent
3D avatars that look, sound, and behave like the individual user!

ObEN is an artificial intelligence company developing a decentralized AI
platform for Personal AI. Founded in 2014, ObEN is a K11, Tencent, Softbank
Ventures Korea and HTC Vive X portfolio company.

As a Research Linguist, you will collaborate with other scientists who are
experts in speech engineering, natural language processing, and computer
vision. You will be working on a variety of tasks to improve technologies for
speech synthesis, speech recognition, visual speech, and natural language
processing. 

Responsibilities: 
- Design material and procedures to collect spoken and written language data;
- Design schemas and label/tag sets to annotate recordings and text with
phonetic, prosodic, semantic, and syntactic features;
- Design methods and protocols to ensure the quality of linguistic data and
annotations;
- Design perceptual or linguistic tests to evaluate the performance of speech
and language systems;
- Contribute to the formalization of speech and language models by offering
linguistic knowledge, identifying issues and providing solutions. 

Qualifications:
- Masters or higher degree in Linguistics or a closely-related field
- Specialization in Phonetics or Phonology
- Native or near-native proficiency in Japanese
- Ability to use programming scripts

Preferred Skills: 
- Knowledge of scripting languages, e.g., Python
- Background in Psychology/Psycholinguistics
- Willingness to accept reprioritization as necessary

To apply, please send the following to the application email provided below.
- Resume/CV
- Names and contact information of two references who can speak about your
qualifications for this position
- Links to research papers/projects you have substantially contributed to, if
any, with a brief description of your role in the work
- Code you are proud of and is public, if any
- Cover Letter identifying your five favorite apps on your phone

Introduction to ObEN: https://goo.gl/gxpxwT

Interview process: 
STAGE 1: Phone Interview 
STAGE 2: Complete a Sample Project
STAGE 3: In-person Interview at Idealab (we cover travel expenses for the day)
STAGE 4: Offer Letter

The job is located in Pasadena, CA but telecommuting is acceptable for
candidates with great qualifications.

This is a full-time position but we are open to part-time job seeking
candidates as well.



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: careers at oben.com 
Contact Information:
	Iris Ouyang 
	Email: iris at oben.com 


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