| | is a dynamic company with an international atmosphere that carries out application-oriented research on communication technology. Our mission is to fill the gap between science and industry, pursuing a challenging research program in collaboration with both academic and industrial partners. Currently we are hiring for the following position:
Researcher in speech synthesis (f/m)
Long-term goal of the research is to embed context-sensitive speech synthesis in the application scenarios at FTW: personal communication, intelligent transport systems, and intelligent energy networks. Initially the successful candidate will work on acoustic modeling and transformation of language varieties, embedded in the team of the Research Area ‘User Interaction and Communication Economics’.
Your responsibilities:
Acoustic modeling and transformation of language varieties for speech synthesis
Transfer of results to application scenarios in focus of FTW
Publish and present research work at international workshops, conferences, and journals
Pursue a PhD thesis in the field of speech synthesis for context-dependent human-machine communication scenarios
Contribute to overall strategic and applied research activities within the center and co-operate with our industrial partners
Qualification requirements:
University degree in computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics, linguistics or a related field
Experience in one or more of the following fields: statistical modeling and machine learning, acoustic modeling, computational linguistics, speech signal processing, speech processing
Strong programming skills in one or more of the following languages: Perl, Python, shell scripting, C, Java
Proficiency in English (oral and written), additional language skills in German are an advantage
Since the project deals with the modeling of Austrian German varieties a willingness to learn German is required
Ability to combine theoretical reasoning with practical applications and evaluations
On more information on our current and past projects in this field please visit https://portal.ftw.at/projects/avds/ and https://portal.ftw.at/projects/vsds/.
Please send your complete application (CV, covering letter, certificates) to:
FTW Forschungszentrum Telekommunikation Wien GmbH attn.: Mag. Ulrike Gemassmer Donau-City-Straße 1
A-1220 Wien Österreich or via Email to bewerbung-amtv@ftw.at |
