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Thursday, April 10, 2014 by Chris Wellekens

6-12 (2014-02-18) Speech Data Evaluator for French at Google, Dublin
  

Speech Data Evaluator for French

Job title:

Speech Data Evaluator for French (Multiple positions)

 

Linguistic Field(s):

  • Phonetics/Phonology

  • Semantics

  • Discourse Analysis

 

Job description:

As
a Speech Data Evaluator and a native-level speaker of French, you will
be part of a team based in Dublin, processing large amounts of
linguistic data and carrying out a number of tasks to improve the
quality of Google’s speech synthesis and speech recognition in your own
language.

 

This includes:

  • classifying and annotating linguistic data

  • transcription

  • 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 French (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

 

Project duration: 6-11 months (with potential for extension)

**This is not a permanent position but a contract position.**

 

For
immediate consideration, please email your CV and cover letter in
English (PDF format preferred) with 'Speech Data Evaluator [French]' in
the subject line.

 

Email Address for applications: DataOpsMan@gmail.com

Contact information: Ara Kim

Closing date: open until filled


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