30 September: FYI -- linguistics, France
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The role of the Junior Linguist is to annotate and review linguistic data in
French. The Junior Linguist will also contribute to a number of other tasks to
improve natural language processing. The tasks include:
- Providing phonetic/phonemic transcription of lexicon entries
- Analyzing acoustic data to evaluate speech synthesis
- Annotating and reviewing linguistic data
- Labeling text for disambiguation, expansion, and text normalization
- Annotating lexicon entries according to guidelines
- Evaluating current system outputs
- Deriving NLP data for new and on-going projects
- Be able to work independently with confidence and little oversight
Minimum Requirements:
- Native speaker of French and fluent in English
- Extensive knowledge of phonetic/phonemic transcriptions
- Familiarity with TTS tools and techniques
- Experience in annotation work
- Knowledge of phonetics, phonology, semantics, syntax, morphology or
lexicography
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Attention to detail and good organizational skills
Desired Skills:
- Degree in Linguistics or Computational Linguistics or Speech processing
- Ability to quickly grasp technical concepts; learn in-house tools
- Keen interest in technology and computer-literate
- Listening Skills
- Fast and Accurate Keyboard Typing Skills
- Familiarity with Transcription Software
- Editing, Grammar Check and Proofing Skills
- Research Skills
Applications to be sent to the application email below, under the reference
6528162.
Application Deadline: 01-Dec-2016 (Open until filled)
Email Address for Applications: dominique.auffroy@springfrance.com
Contact Information:
Mrs Dominique Auffroy
Email: dominique.auffroy@springfrance.com
Phone: 0033144944042
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