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Ordinate Corporation is seeking bright, self-motivated candidates to develop
language performance assessments. Candidates should have a graduate degree in
linguistics, computational linguistics, or experimental psychology (an emphasis
on Phonetics/Phonology or speech production/perception is a plus), and at least
two years of experience working in industry. Ideal candidates will be able to
manage projects independently, especially the design, execution, and description
of human experimental investigations. The position requires excellent interpers
onal
skills and written communication skills. Fluency in more than one language is
preferred. Exposure to educational assessment, test development, and/or speech
recognition technology is also a plus.

Ordinate Corporation develops spoken language tests that are automatically
administered and scored using speech recognition technology. The test
development group is responsible for designing reliable and valid language tests
based on theories in linguistics and psychology, and informed by an
understanding of automatic speech recognition. Duties include writing test
specifications, creating test items, designing validation experiments,
recruiting participants, analyzing data, writing technical reports, managing
consultants, presenting research results, and working closely with other groups
in the company.

For more information about Ordinate Corporation, please visit us at
(http://www.ordinate.com). Send a cover letter and CV or resume to
jobs@ordinate.com, noting the name of the position.

Address for Applications:

Isabella Barbier
1040 Noel Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025
United States of America

Application Deadline: 15-Feb-2005

Contact Information:

Isabella Barbier
Email: isabella@ordinate.com
Phone: 650-327-4449
Website: http://www.ordinate.com

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