MLDC – Microsoft Language Development Center, a branch of the Microsoft Product Group that develops Speech Recognition and Synthesis Technologies, situated in Porto Salvo, Portugal (
Be native or near native
Have a university degree in Linguistics (with good computational skills), Computational Linguistics (Master’s or PhD) or related area
Have an advanced level of English (oral and written)
Have some experience in working with Speech Technology/Natural Language Processing/Linguistics, either in academia or in industry
Have some computational ability – being able to run tools, being comfortable to work with Microsoft Office tools and having some programming fundamentals, though no programming is required
Have team work skills
Willing to work in Porto Salvo (near Lisbon) for the duration of the contract
Willing to work in a multicultural and multinational team across the globe