31.321, Jobs: English; Phonology: Annotator, Spitch AG

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Subject: 31.321, Jobs: English; Phonology: Annotator, Spitch AG

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Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 07:19:31
From: Lea Siegenthaler [lea.siegenthaler at spitch.ch]
Subject: English; Phonology: Annotator, Spitch AG, United Kingdom

 
University or Organization: Spitch AG 
Department: Annotation
Job Location: any, United Kingdom (Telecommute)
Web Address: https://spitch.ch/vacancies/
Job Title: Annotator
Job Rank: Annotator; Other

Specialty Areas: Phonology 

Required Language(s): English (eng)

Description:

SPitch AG is looking for annotators of speech

Spitch AG, an international developer of voice solutions, is currently looking
for transcribers/annotators of English. The candidates must be native speakers
of preferably UK English ideally with an academic background in Linguistics.

Key Responsibilities:

- Listening to English audio recordings and provide transcriptions of speech
and non-speech events.
- Deliver projects within scheduled deadlines.
- Work remotely (on-line, preferably UK mainland) for a minimum of 8 hours per
week.

Job requirements:

- Candidates must be native UK speakers.
- Previous experience with transcription and annotation of speech corpora is a
big plus.
- Computer literate.
- Comfortable working independently and collaborate remotely.
- Must have good spelling skills.
- Must have the ability to follow our internal transcription guidelines.

Desired skills:

- BA in Linguistics or a relevant field.
- Knowledge of phonetics/phonology is a plus.

Please send an email to the application email below if you are interested!



Application Deadline: 31-May-2020 
	  
Email Address for Applications: data-collection at spitch.co.uk 
Contact Information:
	Mrs. Lea Siegenthaler 
	Email: lea.siegenthaler at spitch.ch 


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