English-Ireland Computational Linguist- Phonetician

Description

English-Ireland Computational Linguist- Phonetician

Contract - Immediate - Remote

Required Skills:

Highly skilled in Computational Lingiustics or Phonetics (Master’s or PhD).

Experience in development of language assets of Speech Recognition and Text-To-Speech technologies.

Familiar with running command-line tools and higher-than-average computer literacy (ability to use scripting language, such as Perl or Ptyhon, is a plus.)

Availability of at least 4 hours per week with occasional peaks of 20 hours per week or more ( with reasonable advance notice).

Preferred Skills:

Summary of Experience: 

Completed MA or PhD in Computational Linguistics or Phonetics

Native speaker of US English.

Experience in language technology, particularly in Speech Processing  - either in academia or industry.

Knowledge of XML structures.

Experience with bug management and the software release lifecycle.

Experience with command-line interfaces.

Knowledge of the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Preferred Skills (Required Degrees, Skills and Abilities):

Knowledge of a second language is important.

Some basic programming and understanding of at least one programming language, e.g. PERL, Python or C#.

Knowledge of regular expression (RegEx) use.

Experience using Visual Studio.

Creation of Text Normalization (TN) and Inverse Text Normalization (ITN) rules.

Run simple scripts and work with command-line-based tools.

Analyze tests results and propose solutions.

Bug management with Product Studio.

Additional Information:

Please include the following information in your resume:

1.  Confirmation of the linguistic and phonetic expertise in your resume.

2.   Confirm availability to start working immediately for 4 hours/week until 12/31/12 (with occasional peaks of 20 hours per week with reasonable advance notice).

3.  Years and detailed type of experience with Speech Recognition and Text-to-Speech Systems.

4.  Years and detailed type of experience with Computational Linguistics and Natural Language Processing techiques/theories.

5.  Knowledge and experience with programing languages.

6.  Confirmation of your native language and country or locale.

7. City name where you attended high school studies.

8.  If you have been living out of the country ot the target locale (e.g. because you moved abroad), please include how long ago did that happen?

9. Experience working with or within “virtual” teams where most of the members work remotely. Please provide details.

10. Experience working with international teams where members are in different time zones, have different cultural backgrounds and expectations.

11.  Current city/country of residence

12. Would you be available for occasional meetings (Lync, Skype, etc.) or sharing personal contact info (such as phone number or city of residence) for project collaboration and training purposes.

NOTE:  For any of the items above, if you do not have the experience for a specific item, please state that in your resume.  For example, if you do not have any experience in Text-To-Speech Systems, please state that in your resume.

Are you a returning applicant?