SPEECH RESEARCHER A Speech Researcher at VOCALIZE will be responsible for complex tasks and for providing solutions to the team. The work will be related to the area of Text-to-Speech, Transcription, Speech Recognition, Speech Analytics and Natural Language Processing. Typical works will be: •Research, Development and Implementation of new algorithms in Text-to-Speech, Transcription, Speech Recognition,Speech Analytics and Natural Language Processing; •Create/develop new innovative solutions/products/applications; •Training and adaptation of acoustic models and language models; Key Requirements/Skills/Experience •PhD or Master degree in Engineering, Computer Science or Computational Linguistics; •Strong knowledge in Text-to-Speech, Transcription/Speech Recognition/Speech Analytics and Natural Language Processing as well as statistical learning methods; •Strong plus: Experience in Speech Recognition Training-Toolkits, like HTK, etc; •Deep knowledge in digital signal processing; •Deep knowledge in programming languages like: Ansi-C, C++; •Knowledge in scripting languages like: Python, Shell (bash, awk, sed); •Excellent communication skills, great attitude and team oriented; •Good skills in English (Text and Spoken); •Good skills in Portuguese and Spanish is a plus.
To apply for this position, please send your CV and cover letter to: vocalize.oportunidades@e-vocalize.com.br.

VOCALIZE is a growing and dynamic Speech and Language Technology Company located in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil (http://www.e-vocalize.com.br). We are looking for talented Speech Researchers to create/develop New Algorithms to be added to our Core Technologies and to create Innovative solutions/products/applications to both the Brazilian and the Global market. We’re glad you’re considering joining the VOCALIZE team!

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PhD vacancy in project CHASING

Vacancy for a PhD in the project CHASING: CHAllenging Speech training In
Neurological patients by interactive Gaming

For more (up-to-date) information, see:
  http://hstrik.ruhosting.nl/chasing-phd-vacancy/
  http://hstrik.ruhosting.nl/chasing/

* Requirements
  + Degree in Computational or Applied Linguistics, Computer Science,
Artificial Intelligence, Informatics, Cognitive Science, or Education
  + Programming skills, e.g. Python, Java, html5, php, javascript,
flash, C[++]
  + An interest in e-Health, esp. gaming and speech technology for
speech training
  + A good command of the English language. Knowledge of Dutch is
considered an advantage.
  + Good communicative abilities
  + Willingness to work in an international, multidisciplinary team

* Job description
As a PhD student you will take part in the research project CHASING:
‘CHAllenging Speech training In Neurological patients through
Interactive Gaming’. The goal of this project is to investigate the
potentials of e-Health applications for speech training for neurological
patients. Current results indicate the need to develop advanced,
motivating training devices that provide guidance on articulation
improvement and that allow the integrated benefits of intensified,
independent speech training. Serious games are known to have strong
motivational power. In this research project we aim to investigate to
what extent serious games and game principles motivate and support
neurological patients in speech training. To this end, an interactive,
intuitive, user adaptive game for speech training which employs advanced
speech technology and which is compatible with mobile platforms will be
developed and tested.

You will first develop dedicated speech technology, esp. ‘automatic
speech recognition’ (ASR) technology, and integrate it in the game.
Next, you will carry out experiments with neurological patients, to
study the effects of the game and how the game (incl. the speech
technology) can be improved.

You are expected to start in the fall of 2013. It is a full time
position for 4 years.
You will be part of a dynamic international and interdisciplinary team
and will work in an inspiring research environment.

* Contact persons
  + Helmer Strik
    w.strik@let.ru.nl
    +31 24 3616104
  + Lilian Beijer
    L.beijer@maartenskliniek.nl
    +31 24 3659718 / 3659140

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Doctoral/Post-Doctoral Position (E13) in the field of Computational Pragmatics,

up to three years, starting autumn 2013

at the Center of Excellence ‘Cognitive Interaction Technology’ (CITEC) at

Bielefeld University, Germany,

in the project:

“Computational Pragmatics -- Multimodal Intention Processing”.

We are seeking a highly-motivated candidate with a degree (Master‘s or Ph.D.)

in Linguistics/Psycholinguistics or Cognitive Science/Artificial Intelligence with experience

in computational modeling of interactive systems. The successful applicant should have

a theoretical or applied background in dialogue, intention recognition/pragmatics, as well

as interpretation or generation of multimodal communicative behavior. Experiences

with conducting empirical studies and experiments would be favorable. Given

the multidisciplinary nature of the project, the ideal candidate should be prepared to

acquire new knowledge in the fields of psycholinguistics/computational linguistics,

cognitive science, and especially speech-accompanying gestures. Excellent command of

English is required.

The Center of Excellence 'Cognitive Interaction Technology' (CITEC) at Bielefeld

University, Germany, conducts interdisciplinary research into understanding the

functional processes of cognitive interaction with the goal of replicating them in technical

systems, including developing relevant evaluation methodologies and toolkits. For more

details, see

www.cit-ec.de. Within CITEC, this interdisciplinary project involves the

research groups “Psycholinguistics” (Faculty of Linguistics & Literary Studies) and

'Sociable Agents' (Faculty of Technology). General information about the labs can

be found at

http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/lili/personen/jruiter and http://www.techfak.unibielefeld.

de/ags/soa/

respectively.

Applicants should submit the following documents:

• a cover letter indicating research interests, academic education and past research

• curriculum vitae including list of publications

• sample publications (if available)

• letters of recommendation (if available)

Applications from suitably qualified handicapped and severely handicapped persons are

expressly encouraged.

Bielefeld University has received a number of awards for its achievements in the provision

of equal opportunity and has been recognised as a family friendly university. The

University welcomes applications from women. This is particularly true with regard both to

academic and technical posts as well as positions in Information Technology and trades

and crafts. Applications are handled according to the provisions of the state

equal opportunity statutes.

Applications in PDF format will be considered until the position has been filled. For

full consideration please submit applications by 30.09.2013. Please send applications to:

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Kopp

Sociable Agents Group, Faculty of Technology

Email:

stefan.kopp@uni-bielefeld.de

Prof. Dr. Jan De Ruiter

Psycholinguistics, Faculty of Linguistics & Literary Studies

Email:

jan.deruiter@uni-bielefeld.de

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PhD Title: Birdsong Forensics for Species Identification and Separation

Studentship: Full Scholarship, including fees (EU/Non EU) plus annual stipend of €16,000.

Start Date: Sept 2

nd, 2013

PhD Supervisor: Dr. Naomi Harte, Sigmedia Group, Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Collaborator: Dr. Nicola Marples, Zoology, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

Background:

The analysis of birdsong has increased in the speech processing community in the past 5 years. Much of the reported research has concentrated on the identification of bird species from their songs or calls. Smartphone apps have been developed that claim to automatically identify a bird species from a live recording taken by the user. A lesser reported topic is the analysis of birdsongs from subspecies of the

same bird. Among experts, bird song is considered a particularly effective way of comparing birds at species level. Differences in song may help uncover cryptic species. In many species, such as those living in the high canopy, catching the birds in order to obtain morphological (e.g. weight, bill length, wing length etc.) and genetic data may be time consuming and expensive. Identifying potentially interesting populations by the detection of song differences, allows any such effort to be better targeted.

Birdsong presents many unique challenges as a signal. The use of signal processing and machine learning techniques for birdsong analysis is at a very early stage within the ornithological research community. This PhD project seeks to lead the way in defining the state of the art for forensic birdsong analysis. Comparing birdsongs will push out the boundaries of feature analysis and classification techniques in signal processing. The research will develop new algorithms to systematically quantify levels of similarity in birdsong, transforming the comparison of birdsong in the natural sciences arena. The results will be of importance internationally for the study, monitoring, and conservation of bird populations.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate for this position will:

 Have a primary degree (first class honours) in Electronic Engineering, Electronic and Computer Engineering or a closely related discipline.

 Possess strong written and oral communication skills in English.

 Have a strong background and interest in digital signal processing (DSP)

 Be mathematically minded, and be curious about nature.

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UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND: POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER IN SPEECH TECHNOLOGY

The Speech and Image Processing Unit (SIPU) research group (

http://www.uef.fi/fi/sipu) at the School of Computing (http://www.uef.fi/cs) announces POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER IN SPEECH

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN SPEECH TECHNOLOGY

The position is filled in Academy of Finland project '

Reliable speaker recognition and modification', with focus on text-independent speaker recognition, but including also voice conversion and anti-spoofing topics. The post-doc will focus on core research in one of these technologies together with a speech processing group consisting of project leader, another postdoc and several PhD students. In addition to core research activities, the postdoc is expected to take part (10% to 15% of time) in practical supervision tasks of PhD/MSc students working on similar topics. There are no class-room teaching duties.

University of Eastern Finland (UEF) is a multidisciplinary university formed as a union of universities of Joensuu and Kuopio in 2010. UEF ranks among the best 100 universities in Times Higher Education evaluation of universities less than 50 years old (http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2013/one-hundred-under-fifty). The postdoc position is filled up in Joensuu campus. School of Computing is located at the facilities of Joensuu Science Park, providing modern research facilities.

The candidate should have a doctoral degree in spoken language technology, electrical engineering, computer science, pattern recognition or a closely related field. The candidate should be comfortable with Unix/Linux tools and Matlab/Octave with good skills in signal processing or pattern recognition. Previous exposure to technology benchmarks (e.g. NIST evaluations, Blizzard challenge) is a plus.

The position is filled for a period of 1 to 2 years, with preference for the 2-year post. The salary will be placed on level 5 according to Finnish university salary system. In addition, the appointees will be paid a salary component based on their personal performance, which can be a maximum of 46.3 per cent of the job requirement component. Additionally, at least one conference trip per year is supported.

The application consisting of the following documents should be sent or delivered to the Registry Office of the University of Eastern Finland. Postal address: Itä-Suomen yliopisto, Kirjaamo, PL 111, 80101 Joensuu or Itä-Suomen yliopisto, Kirjaamo, PL 1627, 70211 Kuopio. Street address: Yliopistokatu 2 (Joensuu) and Yliopistonranta 1 E (Kuopio). The deadline for applications is

September 30, 2013 (at 3.00 pm Finnish time). The applications with verification of document originality (signatures) can also be sent as scanned PDF files to kirjaamo@uef.fi.

The application should include:

 A cover letter indicating the position to be applied for and a free-worded application describing the special qualities of the applicant and his or her reasons for applying to the position

 Full curriculum vitae (CV), including a list of publications (if any)

 Copies of relevant diplomas and transcripts of academic records. The diplomas should be in English or Finnish, and the grading system should be described.

 The names and contact information of at least two referees.

All enquiries related to the positions should be addressed to Dr. Tomi Kinnunen, email: tkinnu@cs.uef.fi, tomi.kinnunen@uef.fi, Tel. +358 50 442 2647.

www:

http://cs.joensuu.fi/pages/tkinnu/webpage/

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Emerson College

Post Doctoral Research Associate

Post Doctoral Research Associate in Autism

The Facial Affective and Communicative Expression (FACE) Lab at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts announces the availability of a Postdoctoral Research Associate position, funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders (NIH-NIDCD). The position is for two years, renewable up to four years.

The FACE lab investigates social communication, specifically facial and vocal expressions of children with and without autism, using several methodologies. We collect and analyze acoustic measures of speech, infrared motion capture data of facial feature movement, eyetracking data on gaze behavior to social stimuli, and subjective measures of how typical individuals perceive the facial and vocal expressions of individuals with high-functioning autism. The FACE lab is affiliated with the department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, which has active research programs in the study of communication and communication disorders in several different populations.

Emerson College is located in the center of Boston, surrounded by major health care and research centers, which provide a wide range of collaborative clinical and research opportunities. It is the nation’s only four year institution dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts. The program in Communication Sciences & Disorders is one of the oldest and most respected in the country, and is highly ranked among the most competitive graduate programs in communication disorders in the US. The department offers state-of the-art research facilities, on-campus clinical facilities and is easily reached by public transportation.

Campus Location

Boston Campus

Primary Duties, Responsibilites, and Tasks

The position involves interacting with children with and without autism and their families, recruiting participants and coordinating research activities in the lab, collecting and analyzing eyetracking, speechacoustic, motion-capture, and behavioral data, and disseminating research results through conferences and journal publications. The successful candidate is expected to develop and implement independent projects as well.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Education (including hardware, software, and equipment)

Applicants should have a doctorate in speech and hearing sciences, linguistics, computer science, engineering, or a related field. Familiarity with autism, computer programming, and strong writing skills are required.

Required Prior Work Experience

Doctoral level research experience in autism or related field is also required.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter describing their research interests and relevant experience, Curriculum Vitae, and contact information for three references to Dr. Ruth Grossman at ruth_grossman@emerson.edu.

Diversity Statement

Emerson College values and has placed an institutional priority on multiculturalism in the campus community. Through its constantly evolving curriculum it seeks to prepare students for success in an increasingly multicultural society. The successful candidate must have the ability to work effectively with faculty, students, and staff from diverse backgrounds. Members of historically underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

Open Date

09/02/2013

Open Until Filled

Yes

Job Title

English Language Learning (ELL) Faculty Member

Primary Duties, Responsibilities, and Tasks

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate- and graduate-level English writing, speaking, listening and reading to international students.

• Assess the level of student writing and oral skills.

• Work cooperatively with faculty members on pedagogies to address international student communication needs.

• Participate with the faculty in on-going curriculum review and development with an emphasis on ELL skills and their alignment with student needs and faculty requirements.

• Work with the Office of Admissions and the iGrad Transition program on assessing international student competencies.

• Work with the Office of Internationalization and Global Engagement to help articulate intercultural program development and research goals; facilitate the internationalization of the curriculum; and build additional support programs for international students.

• Work with the Lacerte Family Writing and Academic Resource Center (WARC) staff to develop strategies and programs to address international student communication needs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Three-to five years of experience teaching university level ELL courses.

• Expertise in ELL curricular development.

• Master’s Degree and TESL/TEFL/TESOL certification and/or degree.

• Fluency in a foreign language and experience living abroad.

• Strong work ethic, positive attitude (flexibility and optimism), and analytical/organizational skills.

• The ability to work independently as well as part of a team, multi-task, take initiative and set priorities to accomplish various instructional and operational tasks.

Emerson College is the nation’s only four-year institution dedicated exclusively to majors in communication and the arts in a liberal arts context. It is located in the theater district in the dynamic multi-cultural city of Boston in close proximity to major media outlets, arts institutions, and research centers. The college enrolls 3,662 undergraduate students and 830 graduate students from 75 countries and all 50 states.

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To apply, please visit: www.emerson.edu

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Voxygen SAS, a young and innovative company, is looking for an American
English language technician to work in one of its Text-to-Speech projects.

Voxygen develops speech synthesis products and services for World-wide
markets, with a particular focus on the creation of
expressive voices for industrial and entertainement purposes. For more
information on the company, please visit:
 www.voxygen.fr

Job description:
  - Validation of sentences correctness for script creation:
    verification of orthography, grammar, readability and phonetic
    transcription.
  - Participate in the voice-talent casting.
  - Assist company experts with native language expertise during script
    recording sessions.
  - Revision of automatic phonetization and segmentation of recorded script     sentences.

Job Requirements:
  - Fluent in spoken American English.
  - Thorough knowledge of the language grammar and orthography.
  - Keen ear for phonetic nuances.
  - A degree in any language-related field such as linguistics, translation,
    language teaching, will be helpful.
  - Knowledge of the target language phonetics or previous experience with
    TTS will be a definite plus.
  - Attention to detail.
  - Keen interest for language and technology.

This is a temporary position for 6 months. The job will be located in Brittany,
France (near Rennes or Lannion).

This is a great opportunity to participate in an exciting state-of-the-art
project and to colaborate with world-class experts in the field of TTS.

If this sounds interesting to you, please send us your CV to: jobs@voxygen.fr

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Post-doctoral position in Multimedia Indexing

Location: EURECOM, Multimedia Communications Department, Sophia Antipolis, France

Duration: 12 months

Description

We have an open position for a post-doc to work on several aspects of
Multimedia Indexing, in particular Multimedia fusion and co-training. We
are looking for candidates who are highly motivated to conduct high
quality research, propose and evaluate innovative solutions for the
difficult problems that arise when automatically analyzing Multimedia
content. This research is conducted in partnership with other French
laboratories and companies.

Candidates should have a PhD Degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science,
or a closely related area, with a good knowledge of Machine Learning
techniques, and possibly an experience on multimedia analysis. Good
programming skills are expected. A good level of written and spoken
English is mandatory.

Application

Screening of applications will begin immediately, and the search will
continue until the position is filled. Applicants should send, to the
email address below (i) a CV, (ii) a motivation letter, (iii) contact
details for three referees, (iv) a two page statement of research
interests and motivation.

Postal address :
    EURECOM,
    Campus SophiaTech,
    450 route des Chappes,
    06410 Sophia Antipolis,
    France

Contact : Prof. Bernard Merialdo, Bernard.Merialdo@eurecom.fr
Web page : http://www.eurecom.fr/mm/
Phone number : +33 4 93 00 81 29
Fax number : +33 4 93 00 82 00

EURECOM is a French graduate school and a research center in
communication systems based in the international science park of Sophia
Antipolis, which brings together renowned universities such as Télécom
ParisTech, Aalto University (Helsinki), Politecnico di Torino,
Technische Universität München (TUM), Norwegian University of Science
and Technology (NTNU) and Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh Ville
(VNU). The Principality of Monaco is a new institutional member. The
Institut Mines-Télécom is EURECOM’s founding member.

EURECOM benefits from a strong interaction with the industry through its
specific administrative structure: Economic Interest Group (kind of
consortium), which brings together international companies such as:
Swisscom, SFR, Orange, ST Microelectronics, BMW Group Research &
Technology, Symantec, Monaco Telecom, SAP, IABG. EURECOM deploys its
expertise around three major fields: Networking and security, Multimedia
Communications and Mobile Communications. EURECOM is particularly active
in research in its areas of excellence while also training a large
number of doctoral candidates. Its contractual research is recognized
across Europe and contributes largely to its budget.

Thanks to its strong ties set up with the industry, EURECOM was awarded
the “Institut Carnot” label jointly with the Institut Telecom right from
2006. The Carnot Label was designed to develop and professionalize
cooperative research. It encourages the realization of research projects
in public research centers that work together with socioeconomic actors,
especially companies.

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Tenure-track Faculty Position in Human-Computer Interaction Department of Computer Science, Virginia Tech The Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech (www.cs.vt.edu) invites applications for a 

full-time tenure-track position, at the rank of Assistant Professor, from candidates with expertise

 in human-computer interaction (HCI). The department is especially interested in sub-areas of 

HCI involving human interaction with big data or advanced technologies, such as large-scale data 

visualization and human-robot interaction, but candidates from all areas of HCI are encouraged 

to apply. Candidates should have a PhD in Computer Science or related discipline at the time of 

appointment; a strong record of scholarship in human-computer interaction and interdisciplinary 

areas; demonstrated ability to contribute to teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels in 

HCI and related subjects; sensitivity to issues of diversity in the campus community; and the 

skills to establish and grow a multidisciplinary research group. Selected candidates are expected 

to travel occasionally to attend professional conferences/meetings. VT CS faculty have been involved in HCI research since the early days of the field, and lead the 

interdisciplinary Center for Human-Computer Interaction (hci.vt.edu), a university-wide effort 

that brings together faculty with strengths in multi-sensory interactive communication, ecologies 

of displays and devices, social/collaborative computing, and human aspects of 

data/information/knowledge. Within CS, there are rich opportunities for collaboration in data 

mining/machine learning, parallel and distributed computing, computational biology and 

bioinformatics, information retrieval, software engineering, cyber security, cyber arts, and CS 

education. Beyond the department, HCI faculty members collaborate with researchers in design 

and the arts (the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology), in engineering and science (the 

Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science), and in education, business, and liberal arts.

 The Department of Computer Science has 36 research oriented tenure-track faculty and 11 

research faculty. There are a total 12 NSF/DOE CAREER award winners in the department. 

Research expenditures during FY2013 were $11.7 million; total research funding at the beginning

 of FY2014 was $34 million. BS, MS, and PhD degrees are offered, with an enrollment of over 

550 undergraduate majors (12% women) and over 200 PhD/MS students. In 2010, CS@VT was

 ranked 5th in the country in recruiting quality of CS undergrads by the Wall Street Journal. The 

department is in the College of Engineering, whose undergraduate program was ranked 6th and 

graduate program was ranked 12th among public engineering schools in 2013 by US News and 

World Report. Other research centers associated with the department include the new

 interdisciplinary Discovery Analytics Center (dac.cs.vt.edu), which focuses on ‘big data’ problems

 in areas of national interest including intelligence analysis, sustainability and health informatics,

 and the Center for High End Computing Systemswww.checs.eng.vt.edu known for its expertise

 in high performance computing, including energy efficient and/or heterogeneous supercomputers. Recently, we designed and acquired HokieSpeed, a CPU/GPU 200+ node machine for use by computational scientists and engineers across campus through a $2M NSF MRI grant. HokieSpeed ranked 11th in the world on the Green 500 List in November 2011. CS faculty also participate in the Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology (www.hume.ictas.vt.edu), a cyber security center. Virginia Tech is a comprehensive research university with over 31,000 students. This hire is for 

the main campus in Blacksburg, consistently ranked among the country’s best places to live www.hr.vt.edu/great-place-to-work/culture-community. Salary for suitably qualified applicants is competitive and commensurate with experience. 

Selected candidates must pass a criminal background check prior to employment. Applications must be submitted online to https://jobs.vt.edu for posting #117036. We welcome 

applications from women and minorities. Applicant screening will begin December 15, 2013 and 

continue until the position is filled. Early applications are encouraged. Inquiries should be directed

 to Dr. Doug Bowman, HCI Search Committee Chair, bowman@vt.edu. Virginia Tech is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. 

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Primary Location: United States-California-San Francisco Bay Area - Foster City

Description:

Sony PlayStation

® US R&D is looking for an individual who will contribute to voice recognition system and technologies for current and future Sony PlayStation® platforms. The Senior Software Engineer (voice recognition) for the R&D team will contribute to one or more of the following fields:



Automatic generation of pronunciation and voice recognition grammar for 10+ languages.



Language modeling (LM) for large vocabulary continuous speech recognition (LVCSR)



Robust automatic speech recognition (ASR) technologies to various kinds of distortions and variations such as channel and environment distortions, emotional speech, variety of speaking rate and speaking style for multiple languages.



Acoustic model training and adaptation.



Keyword spotting and voice search technologies are plus.



Speech synthesis experience is a plus.



Improve runtime voice recognition and sample voice applications on PS3 and PlayStation future platforms for many languages.

Qualifications:



At least 5 years’ experience and solid understanding in voice recognition and digital signal processing technologies.



At least 5 years’ experience and strong skills in scripting languages and C/C++ programming.



Experience of multi-lingual speech and language processing is preferred.



Good written and oral communication skills.



Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering, related engineering discipline, or equivalent



Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering or equivalent is preferred



Fresh yet outstanding PhD graduates are also encouraged to apply.

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Un poste d'ATER rattaché au département de sciences du langage et au laboratoire Parole et Langage à Aix-Marseille Université a été ouvert dans le cadre d'une campagne de recrutement au fil de l'eau.

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Postdoctoral Research Positions in

Speech Synthesis and Speech Recognition

The Centre for Speech Technology Research, University of Edinburgh

http://www.cstr.ed.ac.uk/opportunities/

Closing date: 18th November 2013

We have open postdoctoral research positions in speech recognition and speech

synthesis, which are part of the large UK project

Natural Speech Technology.

The topics of research to be undertaken in these positions is flexible. We encourage

applicants with their own research agenda, provided that it fits within the objective of the

project, which is to advance the state of the art in speech technology by making it more

natural, approaching human levels of reliability, adaptability, and conversational richness.

Speech Synthesis:

Our specific interests in speech synthesis include – but are not limited

to – the following:

• Machine learning for vocoding.

• Fluent speech synthesis.

• Shallow stochastic natural language generation to improve fluency.

• Beyond decision tree parameter tying, including neural network approaches or tree

intersect models.

• Use of synthetic speech in assistive technologies.

Speech Recognition:

Our specific interests in speech recognition include – but are not

limited to – the following:

• Wide domain coverage and models which make use of rich contexts.

• Cross-lingual speech recognition.

• Neural network models.

• Adaptation and canonical modelling techniques for acoustic or language modelling.

• Distant speech recognition.

• Approaches based on models incorporating articulatory data.

The

Centre for Speech Technology Research (CSTR) is an exciting, vibrant,

interdisciplinary research centre and a great place to work. We are part of the

University of

Edinburgh

(QS world ranking 17th) linking the world-class subject areas of Informatics /

computer science (QS world ranking 15th) and

Linguistics (QS world ranking 5th).

Founded in 1984, CSTR is concerned with research in all areas of speech technology

including speech recognition, speech synthesis, speech signal processing, information

access, multimodal interfaces and dialogue systems. We have many significant

collaborations with the wider community of researchers in speech science, language,

cognition and machine learning for which Edinburgh is renowned, and a wide network of

collaborators across the globe.

For further details, and links to the online application procedure please visit

http://www.cstr.ed.ac.uk/opportunities/

Informal enquiries about these positions should be made to Prof Steve Renals

(

s.renals@ed.ac.uk) or to Prof Simon King (Simon.King@ed.ac.uk).

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R·I·T

Rochester Institute of Technology, College of Liberal Arts

FACULTY POSITION POSTING FORM©

Position Title: Instructional Faculty

Faculty Rank: Assistant Professor

Faculty Type: Tenure Track

Department: English

PC# 8735 Requisition# 797BR

Anticipated Start Date:  August 13, 2014

BRIEF JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Department of English at the Rochester Institute of Technology invites applications for an Assistant Professor of English tenure-track positionto begin August 13, 2014 with specialization in computational linguistics and/or innovative technical methods in language science, with a focus on one or more areas of application. Possible areas include:

• Cultural or social analytics

• Speech technology

• Human-computer communication

• Clinical, assistive, and/or access technology

• Cognitive modeling of linguistic processes (for example reading)

• Games and/or social media

The applicant should demonstrate a fit with our commitment to collaborate with colleagues across the university on curricular and research initiatives in digital humanities and language science.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION:

The successful applicant will be a teacher and a researcher with an agenda that emphasizes innovative technical methods in linguistics, for instance natural language processing, corpus-based studies, linguistic/multimodal sensors, speech technology, and/or other computational approaches. We are seeking a scholar who engages in disciplinary and interdisciplinary teamwork and has a coherent plan for grant seeking activities. The right candidate will contribute to our department’s profile in the digital humanities, in addition to furthering our interdisciplinary language science curriculum in a college of liberal arts at a technical university. Contributions that build students’ global education experiences are additionally valued.

Teaching assignments may include Introduction to Language Science, Language Technology, Introduction to Natural Language Processing, Advanced Topics in Computational Linguistics, Language & Brain, self-designed courses, and other courses in the linguistics or general education frameworks such as Dialects & Identity, Text & Code, or Evolving English Language. The course teaching load is 3/2.

We are seeking an individual who has the ability and interest in contributing to a community committed to Student Centeredness; Professional Development and Scholarship; Integrity and Ethics; Respect, Diversity and Pluralism; Innovation and Flexibility; and Teamwork and Collaboration. Select to view links to RIT’s core values,honor code, and diversity commitment.  

THE UNIVERSITY AND ROCHESTER COMMUNITY:

RIT is a national leader in professional and career-oriented education. Talented, ambitious, and creative students of all cultures and backgrounds from all 50 states and more than 100 countries have chosen to attend RIT.  Founded in 1829, Rochester Institute of Technology is a privately endowed, coeducational university with nine colleges and institutes emphasizing career education and experiential learning.  With approximately 15,000 undergraduates and 3,000 graduate students, RIT is one of the largest private universities in the nation.  RIT offers a rich array of degree programs in engineering, science, business, and the arts, and is home to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. RIT has been honored by The Chronicle of Higher Education as a “Great Colleges to Work For” for four years.  RIT is responsive to the needs of dual career couples by our membership in the Upstate NY HERC.

Rochester, located on Lake Ontario, is the 79^th largest city in the United States and the third largest city in New York State.  The Greater Rochester region, which is home to nearly one million people, is rich in cultural and ethnic diversity, with a population comprised of approximately 16% African and Latin Americans and another 7% of international origin.  It is also home to the largest deaf community per capita in the U.S.  Rochester ranks 3^rd best metropolitan regions for Raising a Family' by Forbes Magazine; 6^th among 379 metropolitan areas as “Best Places to Live in America” by Places Rated Almanac; 1^st in Expansion Management Magazine’s ranking of metropolitan areas having the best “Quality of Life in the Nation”; and is among Essence Magazine’s “Top 10 Cities for Black Families.”

REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ph.D. in Linguistics (or an allied field) in hand prior to appointment date

• Advanced graduate coursework in language science and technical methods

• Evidence of outstanding teaching

• Experience teaching or mentoring diverse or multi-disciplinary students

• Evidence of publication and a coherent plan for research and grant seeking activities

• Ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the college’s continuing commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences.

HOW TO APPLY:

Apply online at http://careers.rit.edu/faculty. Search: 797BR. Please submit your cover letter; CV; copy of transcripts of graduate coursework; a research statement; a teaching statement; writing sample/portfolio; Contribution to Diversity Statement; and the names, addresses and phone numbers for three references.

CONTACT:

Please direct questions to Dr. Cecilia Ovesdotter Alm at: coagla@rit.edu or (585) 475-7327.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2013.

RIT does not discriminate. RIT promotes and values diversity, pluralism and inclusion in the work place. RIT provides equal opportunity to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, marital status, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientations, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in its hiring, admissions, educational programs and activities.

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http://www.ircam.fr/71.html#job_135

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Orange Labs cherche d'urgence un doctorant  en dialogue.

Offre de thèse : http://intelliagence.fr/Page/Offer/ShowOffer.aspx?OfferId=53058

Contact : remi.bars@orange.com

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Le LABEX Empirical Foundations of Linguistics cherche un        Ingénieur de Recherche en Linguistique empirique

CONTACT: 

Barbara Hemforth, LLF

ADRESSE        DU RESPONSABLE: 

barbara.hemforth_ at_univ-paris-diderot.fr

UNIVERSITÉ: 

Université  Paris 7

NIVEAU: 

ingénieur

DURÉE: 

23  mois (1er février 2014-31 décembre 2015), renouvelable     

SALAIRE: 

Entre  1600 et 2000 € par mois (net) en fonction de la  qualification

SPÉCIALITÉS: 

Linguistique  empirique, Psycholinguistique, Mouvement oculaire,  EEG, Techniques      comportementales

DATE  LIMITE DE CANDIDATURE:

15/12/2014

ADRESSE POUR LA CANDIDATURE: 

barbara.hemforth_at_univ-paris-diderot.fr

RÉFÉRENCE  DE CANDIDATURE: 

EFL-EM3/4

Description

Les candidats sont appelés à travailler dans le cadre d'un projet en linguistique sur 10 ans intitulé 'Empirical foundations of  linguistics' C'est un  travail à temps plein. Il est possible d'envisager deux ingénieurs à temps  partiel en fonction des candidatures.

Le  candidat retenu devra présenter ses diplômes en  linguistique et psycholinguistique du niveau Master. Un doctorat sera  un atout supplémentaire. Le français pourra s'avérer utile mais pas nécessaire. Les candidats seront   auditionnés par un comité d'experts. L'accent sera  mis sur les qualités du candidat pour la recherche empirique (bonnes      connaissances de paradigmes expérimentaux et statistiques), attestées par un     mémoire de Master ou  équivalent, ou une thèse de doctorat (ou PhD) ou d'autres travaux de recherche. Joindre à la candidature :

•  un CV

•  deux noms de référents (avec leur adresse  email)

•  Adresse email et publications

Le  candidat travaillera avec une équipe interdisciplinaire composée de linguistes,      de psycholinguistes et de linguistes informaticiens. L'activité consistera :

• à harmoniser et mutualiser les techniques expérimentales du Labex

• à  développer de nouveaux paradigmes (surtout mouvements  oculaires et EEG).

• Le   candidat participera à la coordination du travail  empirique et à l'enseignement.

• Nous recherchons un candidat ayant une formation solide en linguistique et psycholinguistique et de hautes aptitudes techniques et  sociales.

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The Signals and Interactive Systems Lab (University of Trento, Italy) is looking for top-candidates

 for funded PhD research fellowships. We are looking to cover the following areas of interest: 

- Signal Processing for Speech and BioSignals 

- Automatic Speech Recognition 

- Natural Language Understanding (Text/Speech/Multimodal) 

- Dialog Modeling and Systems (Text/Speech/Multimodal ) 

- Machine Learning 

Candidates will be working on research domains such as Mobile Interactive Agents, 

Question Answering Systems, Speech/Text Mining, Statistical Machine Translation, 

Human Behavior Understanding, Crowd Computing and ICT applications to teaching and learning.

 The SIS Lab research is driven by interdisciplinary approach to research, attracting researchers 

from disciplines such as Digital Signal Processing, Speech Processing, Computational Linguistics, 

Psychology, Neuroscience and Machine Learning. The mission of the lab is to : 

A) understand diverse signal ( e.g. speech, text, biosignals, multimodal ) generated by humans 

in their interactions with machines, humans and complex systems including both. 

B) to train and design machines that are able to support humans in their interactions in a social, 

physical and virtual space. For more info on the research carried out, visit the lab 

website: http://sisl.disi.unitn.it. The official language ( research and teaching ) of the department

 is English. FELLOWSHIP Gross amount of the fellowship is 1.607.48/month. PhD students 

benefit from reduced campus lodging, transportation and cafeteria reduced rates. 

For more information about please visit the graduate school website. 

DEADLINES: January 31, 2014 HOW 

TO APPLY: Master level degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering (or similar ) 

as well Computational Linguistics ( or similar ). Students with other background (Physics, 

Applied Math) may apply as well. Background in at least one of the posted research areas is 

preferable. All applicants should have good very programming and math skills and used to 

project team work. Interested applicants should send their 

1) CV along with 

2) their statement of research interest and 

3) have three reference letters sent to: Email: sisl-jobs@disi.unitn.it 

For more info: Lab web page: http://sisl.disi.unitn.it/ 

PhD School : http://ict.unitn.it/ 

Department : http://disi.unitn.it/ 

Information Engineering and Computer Science Department (DISI) DISI has a strong focus 

on Interdisciplinarity with professors from different faculties of the University (Physical Science, 

Electrical Engineering, Economics, Social Science, Cognitive Science, Computer Science) 

with international background. DISI aims at exploiting the complementary experiences present 

in the various research areas in order to develop innovative methods and technologies, 

applications and advanced services. University of Trento The University of Trento is ranked 

as premiere Italian university institution. University of Trento is an equal opportunity employer. 

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Vacancy for a post-doc in the project CHASING :
CHAllenging Speech training In Neurological patients by interactive Gaming

see http://hstrik.ruhosting.nl/chasing/
and http://hstrik.ruhosting.nl/chasing-post-doc-vacancy/

* Requirements
- you have a PhD in Computational or Applied Linguistics, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Informatics, Cognitive Science, or Education;
- you are an experienced experimental researcher;
- you have a demonstrable ability to work in a team;
- you have programming skills- (e.g. Python, Java, JavaScript, HTML5, C/C++);
- you have an interest in e-Health, especially gaming and speech technology for speech training;
- you have a good command of the English language. Knowledge of Dutch is considered an advantage;
- you have good communication skills.

* Job description
As a postdoctoral researcher you will take part in the research project CHASING: 'CHAllenging Speech training In Neurological patients through Interactive Gaming'.
Current results indicate the need to develop advanced, motivating training devices that provide guidance on articulation improvement and support the integrated benefits of intensified, independent speech training. Since serious games are known to have strong motivational power, the CHASING project aims to investigate to what extent serious games and game principles motivate and support neurological patients in speech training.
To this end, an interactive, intuitive, user adaptive game for speech training which employs advanced speech technology will be developed and tested.
Your work will mainly address research question 1: How can speech technology and gaming be combined in an advanced, robust application for speech therapy that provides the necessary feedback?
You will be involved in developing dedicated speech technology, especially 'automatic speech recognition' (ASR) technology, integrating it into the game and in designing the game. You will carry out experiments with neurological patients, to study the effects of the game and how the game (incl. the speech technology) can be improved.

* Contact persons
  + Helmer Strik
    w.strik@let.ru.nl
    +31 24 3616104
  + Lilian Beijer
    L.beijer@maartenskliniek.nl
    +31 24 3659718 / 3659140

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DIRECTOR SEARCH

International Computer Science Institute

Berkeley, California

The International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) is a leading center for research in computer

science and one of the few independent, nonprofit research institutes in the United States. With its

unique emphasis on international collaboration, ICSI brings together experts from around the world to

focus on a variety of computer science topics. This is accomplished through active international

visitor programs in which researchers from abroad visit ICSI to work with staff scientists and their

networks of academic, government, and industrial partners. There are approximately eighty scientists

in residence at ICSI including principal investigators, postdoctoral associates, visiting researchers, and

students. ICSI funding primarily comes from US Federal agencies and international visitor programs.

To learn more about ICSI, please go to

http://www.icsi.berkely.edu

ICSI is currently seeking candidates for Director of the institute. The Director will serve as the leader

and administrative head of the Institute, and report directly to the Board of Trustees. As institute

leader, the ICSI Director’s primary responsibilities are to act as an external advocate for ICSI research

and to work collaboratively with ICSI researchers and staff to: strengthen and expand ICSI’s research

agenda, identify and pursue strategic funding opportunities; maintain and expand ICSI’s international

visitor programs; and re-envision ICSI’s relationship with UC Berkeley. The Director will also

continue her/his own research program, if applicable, but the Director’s main goal is to create an

environment that enables ICSI researchers to succeed.

ICSI is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Applications from women and minorities

are especially encouraged. Please send CVs to

apply-director@ICSI.Berkeley.EDU

.

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The University of Freiburg, Germany, invites applications for 5 fully-funded Ph.D.

scholarships on the topic of frequency effects in language, beginning no earlier than

April 1, 2014, and no later than September 1, 2014. Successful applicants will be

members of the Research Training Group on “Frequency effects in language”

(Graduiertenkolleg GRK 1624/2), which after successful evaluation of its work by the

German Research Foundation (DFG) is entering its second funding period.

Synopsis: Frequency is assumed to be an important determinant in usage-based

models of language change, language acquisition and language processing. In the

Ph.D. projects this determinant will be investigated with a view both to its explanatory

potential and its limitations. The proposed research combines quantitativecorpuslinguistic

methods with experimental psycho- and neurolinguistics in the analysis

of standard and non-standard data from a wide range of European languages. This

agenda builds on cutting-edge research in usage-based linguistics, carried out both

internationally and in the Research Training Group’s own work during its first funding

period (October 2009 to March 2014).

Linguistics in Freiburg: The University of Freiburg has created a unique

infrastructure and environment for research in linguistics and cognitive science,

especially for young scholars at Ph.D. and postdoctoral level. Key elements in this

environment are strong linguistics sections in the Departments of English, German,

Romance Languages and Slavic Studies, several Masters programmes in linguistics

and cognitive science, the Hermann Paul Center for Linguistics (HPCL), and the

Hermann-Paul-Graduate School of Language Sciences (HPSL), which is jointly

operated with the neighbouring University of Basel.

We offer:

o a full grant of 13,200 € per annum for a period of up to 3 years

o additional travel grants and funding for materials and equipment

o funding for inviting guest scholars and organising workshops

o an interdisciplinary teaching programme that enables you to carry out state-ofthe-

art research in usage-based linguistics

o an efficient supervision and mentoring programme

o a high-profile research environment bridging the gap between linguistics and the

cognitive-psycholinguistic sciences

o a vibrant community of Ph.D. students and post-docs in the language sciences

o one of the leading European universities (both in teaching and research;

member of the League of European Research Universities)

o a campus in the city centre with a highly international atmosphere

o one of the most attractive university towns in Germany (total population: about

220,000), capital of the Black Forest, bordering on France and Switzerland

We expect:

o an excellent first degree in linguistics, cognitive science, or a related field

o full commitment to a Ph.D. project on frequency effects in language

o excellent command (written and spoken) of either English or German, the

Group’s two working languages; basic German for routine conversation is

helpful, but not a requirement

Deadline for application: 31 January 2014

A list of possible Ph.D. topics is provided on the Group’s website. Applicants are also

welcome to suggest their own topics, where suitable, and to develop them in

discussions with potential supervisors.

For more information on the Special Research Training Group, the nature and range of

Ph.D. projects envisaged, and details of the application process, please visit the

following website:

http://frequenz.uni-freiburg.de/bewerbung

Come and join one of the currently most vibrant linguistics scenes in Europe!

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*** JOB OPENINGS FOR TWO SPEECH TECHNOLOGY RESEARCHERS ***

Research Positions in Spoken Language Communication Technology  at Spoken Language Communication Laboratory National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Kyoto, Japan http://www.nict.go.jp/en/general_affairs/employment/index-e-top2013-9.html http://www2.nict.go.jp/general_affairs/personnel/tempstaffinfo/exr-e/H26/2014R-9.pdf

Applications are invited for the above full-time research positions in the areas of ASR, TTS and Spoken Dialogue, with planned starting date of 1st April 2014. The closing date for applications is 29th November 2013, but we are going to extend it until the positions are filled.

The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) is Japan's administrative research institution specializing in the field of information and communications technology, and the NICT Spoken Language Communication Laboratory, based in Kyoto, is a world-leading group in the field of innovative speech technology research. Informal inquiries should be made to Dr Yoshi Shiga (yoshi.shiga@nict.go.jp).

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Subject: PhD Student, Centre for General Linguistics, Berlin, Germany

Web Address: http://www.zas.gwz-berlin.de

Level: PhD

Institution/Organization: The Centre for General Linguistics, Berlin, Germany

Duties: Research

Speciality Areas: Laboratory Phonology, Pragmatics, Semantics, Syntax

Description:

The Centre for General Linguistics (ZAS), Berlin, Germany, offers a funded position for a PhD candidate who wishes to obtain the degree of Dr. phil. (philosophiae) (Salary Scale TVL-E13/2) to be filled at earliest practicable date for a period of three years.

The Centre seeks a candidate who will complete a Ph.D. thesis within these three years in one of the areas specified below.

(1) The project will be concerned with the interplay between breathing and discourse structure as being modelled in semantic theories of discourse. Certain aspects of speech respiration could also be considered under the perspective of their communicative functions.

(2) Prosodic realization of indirect speech: Reports of speech allow different syntactic realisations and different forms of semantic shifts. The project experimentally investigates prosodic and intonational correlates of these.

(3) Root phenomena in embedded clauses and/or parenthesis: This project investigates and compares the syntax and pragmatics of root phenomena in dependent structures in languages in the expertise of the candidate.

The candidate will work closely with members of at least two different program areas at ZAS. The supervisor of the Ph.D. thesis can be either a ZAS staff member who is a Professor or Privatdozent or an external Professor.

Applicants are expected to have a very good knowledge of the relevant fields of linguistic theory and a strong interest in empirical work.

Applications must be submitted via electronic mail and include the following items:
1) a letter of interest;

2) a CV;
3) a research proposal of three pages;

4) the master's thesis or equivalent, other writing samples;

5) certificates.

Applications Deadline: 5-Jan-2014

Application Email: application@zas.gwz-berlin.de

Further information:

project (1): Dr. Susanne Fuchs, fuchs@zas.gwz-berlin.de

project (2): Prof. Dr. Truckenbrodt, hubert.truckenbrodt@googlemail.com

project (3): Dr. Kerstin Schwabe, schwabe@zas.gwz-berlin.de

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