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ISCApad Archive » 2016 » ISCApad #221 » Jobs » (2016-08-19) Thesis opportunity in linguistics / phonetics at Spring, France |
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| Friday, November 11, 2016 by Chris Wellekens |
6-15 (2016-08-19) Thesis opportunity in linguistics / phonetics at Spring, France
Looking for an opportunity in linguistics / phonetics Spring France is currently hiring for one of its clients several Junior Linguists for a CDD contract from the beginning of September until end December 2016.
Job description:
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 Dominique.auffroy@springfrance.com under the reference 6528162. |
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