22 May: fyi -- phonetics, UK

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Location: London, UK

Duration: 6-11 months (with potential for extension)

Pay rate: 15.40/Hr GBP (PAYE)

**This is not a permanent position but a contract position through an
employment agency.

As a Speech Data Evaluator and a native-level speaker of one of the target
languages, you will be part of a team processing large amounts of linguistic
data and carrying out a number of tasks to improve the quality of Google’s
speech synthesis.

This includes:

- Classifying and annotating linguistic data
- Audio evaluation
- Labeling text for disambiguation, expansion, and text normalization
- Providing phonetic transcription of lexicon entries according to given
standards and using in-house tools

Job requirements:

- Native-level speaker of Australian English/South African English/Nigerian
English/Finnish/Greek/Hungarian/Slovak (with good command of the standard
dialect) and fluent in English
- Passion for language with good knowledge of orthography and grammar in the
target language
- A degree in a language related field such as linguistics, language teaching,
translation, editing, writing, proofreading, or similar
- Keen interest in technology and computer-literate (should feel comfortable
using in-house tools and should have an interest in current speech, mobile and
online technology)
- Attention to detail and good organizational skills

Adecco is an equal opportunities employer.

Application Deadline: 21-May-2016 (Open until filled)

Email Address for Applications: fadila.kara.adecco@gmail.com
Contact Information:
Miss Fadila Kara
Email: fadila.kara.adecco@gmail.com
Phone: +44 (0)207 340 8640

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