31.1007, Jobs: General Linguistics: Linguist, AppTek, Crystal City, USA

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Subject: 31.1007, Jobs: General Linguistics: Linguist, AppTek, Crystal City, USA

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Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2020 16:31:53
From:  Lewellyn [hiring at apptek.com]
Subject: General Linguistics: Linguist, AppTek, Crystal City, USA

 
University or Organization: AppTek 
Job Location: Virginia, USA 
Web Address: http://www.apptek.com
Job Title: Linguist
Job Rank: Scientist

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics 


Description:

AppTek is a leader in Automatic Speech Recognition and Machine Translation,
provided via the cloud or on-premise to a variety of markets, such as media
and entertainment, call centers, government, enterprise business and others
across the globe. Featuring scientists and research engineers who are
recognized amongst the best and most experienced in the world, we use deep
neural networks, artificial intelligence and machine learning to develop the
highest quality real-time streaming and batch language technology solutions in
the industry, across a wide array of languages, dialects, and channels.

We currently have a Linguistics position open in Crystal City, VA.

Primary Responsibilities:

- Data analysis, development, maintenance & documentation:
o Analyze data from languages worldwide
o Analyze variation in personal names
o Develop new data and data subsets
o Ensure data quality
o Identify data discrepancies
o Document nature of data, data development procedures
- Analyze writing systems and their romanizations and transliterations
- Support Algorithm development, analysis, maintenance & training for:
o Automatic language/culture/region identification
o Name-checking
o Quality assurance testing

Qualifications:

- MS/PhD in Linguistics
- Preferred: advanced knowledge of a language using a common non-Roman script
such as Arabic/Persian, Chinese, Korean, Cyrillic, etc. 
Must be U.S. citizen capable of obtaining a Secret clearance.

Respond to: hiring at apptek.com



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: hiring at apptek.com 
Contact Information
	Lewellyn 
	Email: hiring at apptek.com 


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