10 October: fyi -- Speech, UK
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German-language speech scientist wanted
Rhetorical Systems is seeking to strengthen the development team for
developing the German version of rVoice, our text-to-speech system. We
are looking for a native German-speaking person in the area of speech
processing. Initially the position is for six months, but the intention
is to turn this into a permanent position.
The minimum requirement is a solid background in acoustic phonetics and
the phonetics of German. Candidates with experience in unit selection speech
synthesis are strongly preferred, as are candidates with knowledge of
speech signal processing. Programming experience in Python or C++ is a definite
advantage. Our development environment is Linux, and a background in one
of the flavours of Unix is desirable.
Rhetorical Systems is a leading provider of text-to-speech (TTS)
solutions.
We are headquartered in Edinburgh, with offices in London, Boston and
Texas.
Our research and development team, based in Edinburgh, is the largest
and most experienced text-to-speech team in the world. In addition we have
close
links with the University of Edinburgh, which has distinguished departments
for Linguistics, Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence, and a long
history of speech research.
The deadline for applications (email preferred) is Friday 17 October
2003.
If you are interested, send covering letter and CV to:
Art Blokland 4 Crichton's Close
Manager, Languages Edinburgh EH8 8DT
Rhetorical Systems Ltd Scotland
T: ( +44 ) ( 0 ) 131 525 6811 www.rhetorical.com
F: ( +44 ) ( 0 ) 131 525 6888
E: art@rhetorical.com
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