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ASR Languages Position

Toshiba Research Europe Ltd, Cambridge Research Laboratory (CRL)
develops embedded automatic speech recognition (ASR) and
text-to-speech synthesis (TTS) systems. The CRL Speech Technology
Group is located in Cambridge city centre. We currently have an
opening for an engineer or computational linguist to work on
developing language components for our European/American ASR products.

The role includes:
- Training and testing acoustic models for different languages

- Optimising pronunciation dictionaries

- Building sample grammars

- Coordinating language data collections

Required skills:
- Good honours degree and either a masters degree in a relevant
subject

or 1-2 years industrial experience

- Interest in languages

- Reasonable knowledge of ASR

- Experience with training acoustic models, creating
pronunciations lexicons and tuning ASR grammars and systems preferred

- Experience using HTK desirable

- Good software scripting skills - Python, Perl.

- Knowledge of English required and at least one other European
language

- Good organisational skills

The successful candidate will be practically-minded and able to
interact effectively within a group environment. An attractive salary
and benefit package will be offered.

Note, this position is not suitable for PhD level candidates.

Please send your CV, the names and address of three referees and a
covering letter by email to stg-jobs@crl.toshiba.co.uk

Speech Technology Group, Toshiba Research Europe Ltd,
Cambridge Research Laboratory, St George House, 1 Guildhall St.,
Cambridge CB2 3NH U.K.

http://www.toshiba-europe.com/research/crl/index.html

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