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6-1 | (2012-06-11) PhD Student 'Increasing Robustness of Speech Recognition' Radbout University Nijmegen NL
PhD Student 'Increasing Robustness of Speech Recognition' (1,0 fte) Renewed Job opening ! Faculty of Arts Vacancy number: 23.02.12 Closing date: 7 July 2012 Responsibilities As a PhD student you will participate in the FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network Investigating Speech Processing In Realistic Environments (INSPIRE). This network provides research opportunities for 13 PhD students and 3 postdocs. You will become a member of an international team of researchers whose aim is to gain a better understanding of how listeners recognize speech, even under non-ideal circumstances. You will contribute to urgently needed solutions that help alleviate the serious communication problems that arise, especially for older and hearing-impaired persons, when different combinations of 'adverse' conditions affect the speech processing system. You will conduct your research in the framework of of a project called ’Increasing robustness of speech recognition by using multiple signal representations’. Speech processing in the human brain presumably involves competition between multiple, intermediate signal representations. The redundancy of these different representations are assumed to help improve the robustness of recognition. In some cases, however, they may lead to conflicting interpretations resulting in intelligibility problems. The goal of this PhD project is to investigate to what extent human recognition errors with regard to speech in ’adverse’ conditions can be replicated by machines that were trained on multiple input representations which are partially redundant. Work environment The project will be carried out at the Centre for Language and Speech Technology (CLST). CLST is a research unit within the Faculty of Arts of Radboud University Nijmegen and hosts a large international group of senior researchers and PhD students who conduct research at the frontier of science and develop innovative applications. What we expect from you You should: - hold a Master's degree in engineering or science; - have a strong background in machine learning (experience with dynamic Bayesian networks would be an advantage), mathematical and/or statistical modelling, and signal processing; - have excellent programming skills; - be willing to spend several months at the Technical University of Denmark. Prior exposure to courses in linguistics or speech- or hearing-related fields would be an advantage. Furthermore, you should comply with the rules set forward by the FP7 Marie Curie ITNs, i.e. you should: - not have resided of performed your main research activity in the Netherlands for more than 12 months in the last three years; - be willing to work in at least one other country in the INSPIRE network; - have less than 4 years of research experience since you obtained your Master’s degree, and not hold a PhD. What we have to offer We offer you: - employment: 1,0 fte; - in addition to the salary: an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus; - the starting salary is €2,042 per month on a full-time basis; the salary will increase to €2,492 per month in the third year; - in addition to the salary, you will receive travel and training allowances on the basis of generous Marie Curie ITN provisions; - duration of the contract: 18 months with the possibility of extension by another 18 months. Are you interested in our excellent employment conditions (http://www.ru.nl/newstaff/working_at_radboud/conditions_of/)? The Radboud University is an equal opportunity employer. Female researchers are strongly encouraged to apply for this vacancy. Would you like to know more? Further information on: Investigating Speech Processing In Realistic Environments (http://www.inspire-itn.eu/) Dr. Bert Cranen, assistant professor Speech science Telephone: +31 24 3612904 E-mail: B.Cranen@let.ru.nl Applications Are you interested? Please include with your application: - a CV; - a 2-page description of your research interests explaining why the INSPIRE goals appeal to you, how the INSPIRE team may benefit from your participation, and your career perspectives as expected from INSPIRE; - university transcripts; - names and email addresses of two potential referees (or alternatively letters of recommendation). It is Radboud University Nijmegen's policy to only accept applications by e-mail. Please send your application, stating vacancy number 23.02.12, to vacatures@let.ru.nl, for the attention of drs. M.J.M. van Nijnatten, before 7 July 2012. No commercial propositions ple
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6-2 | (2012-06-11) Speech Recognition Scientist at Sunnyvale Job Description Title: Speech Recognition Scientist Location: Sunnyvale Status: Regular, Full-time, Exempt We are a well-funded start-up with cutting-edge speech recognition with a disruptive technology platform applicable to a variety of markets and environments for spoken dialog interaction. With an exciting mix of evolving speech-enabled products, we offer excellent opportunities for 'rock star' scientists to grow and share in our success. We offer competitive compensation, excellent benefits and an ultra-creative work environment. We are currently seeking a talented speech recognition scientist to join our hands-on team developing our platform spoken dialog interactions. The ideal candidate has a proven track record for optimizing speech recognition performance. This work includes creating the necessary scripts and tools to experiment with novel algorithms to optimize recognition and natural language understanding throughout all stages of a multi-modal dialog system. Among others, you will be asked to work on statistical language modeling, as well as language model and acoustic model adaptation.
Responsibilities Develop tools and enhance algorithms that facilitate deployment and tuning of spoken dialog systems Analyze speech recognition performance andimplement solutions to provide optimum accuracy Use, improve and create research tools to create, update and optimize language models and speech recognition systems for multiple domains Evaluate and develop different language modeling and rescoring based on machine learning algorithms Document language model development and adaptation process Work with the team to design future product releases
Required Skills & Experience Ph.D. or Master’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, comp. linguistics, or equivalent Speech and/or language processing background (in research and/or industry) In-depth scripting experience with Python, Perl or similar Ability to own and drive experimental definition, investigations and ultimately be responsible for the speech recognition performance Passion for solving difficult problems Strong planning and communication skills Strong analytical and problem solving skills and ability to troubleshoot issues
Pluses: Background in natural language processing, machine learning and/or computational linguistics Programming experience in C/C++ Qualified candidates are encouraged to send your resume and cover letter to swright@fluentialinc.com. Fluential, LLC, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To learn more, please visit us online at http://www.fluentialinc.com
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6-3 | (2012-06-11) Voice Developer (m/f) Speech Technology Automotive, Nuance Turin (Italy) Nuance is a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Our technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with information and how they create, share and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses, experience Nuance by calling directory assistance, getting account information, dictating patient records, telling a navigation system their destination, or digitally reproducing documents that can be shared and searched. Making each of those experiences productive and compelling is what Nuance is all about.
As a contributing member of Nuance, you will work within a dynamic team environment to develop, support, market and sell our award-winning software applications. We offer competitive compensation packages and a casual work environment. Join our dynamic, entrepreneurial team that operates worldwide (Europe, US, APAC). Be a part of our fast growing track of continuing success.
For more information, please see www.nuance.com. Nuance is an equal opportunity employer.
For our office in Turin / Italy we are currently looking for a fulltime
Voice Developer (m/f) Speech Technology Automotive
Key responsibilities.
Qualifications.
We offer. At Nuance Communications we believe our people are our most valuable asset. We offer competitive compensation packages and we offer you career development opportunities in a challenging technical but casual work environment. As a Nuance team member you will work within a dynamic international team operating worldwide. Does Nuance speak to you? If you are interested in joining our team, please send your English CV including earliest starting date and salary expectations via our Recruiting tool https://jobs-nuance.icims.com/jobs/7804/job.
Nuance's Mobility Division builds innovative, intelligent and intuitive touch and speech interfaces to simplify and enhance the way people interact with mobile devices, applications, and services. Nuance Mobile solutions make mobile devices and in-car systems easier to use, automate customer self-service, and optimize the access and discovery of even the most advanced mobile applications and content - regardless of technical know-how, location, environment, or physical and literacy capabilities.
ILONA ALEXANDRA HOLTZ Recruiter - Employment Specialist DACH Human Resources Nuance Communications Aachen GmbH Site Ulm Soeflingerstr. 100 D-89077 Ulm, Germany Fon +49 731 - 379 50 1166 Fax +49 731 - 379 50 1106 (Zentrale) Mobil +49 170 56 15 235
WWW.NUANCE.COMThe experience speaks for itself ™ Geschäftsführung/Director: Jan Anthierens Sitz der Gesellschaft/Registered Office: Aachen Registergericht/Court of Registration: Aachen Reg. Nr.: HRB 11872 USt-ID/VAT: DE 813191696 This electronic transmission and any files transmitted with it are confidential. It is transmitted for the sole use of the person(s) to whom it is addressed. Any further distribution or copying is prohibited. If you receive this message in error, please inform the sender immediately, do not use it or disclose its contents and delete it from your system. Please note that Nuance cannot guarantee that the transmission will be secure or error-free.
Experience Nuance in the web: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32QbXebhiag&list=UUtmZ1Vk2yFJkOe1DYQwLgag&index=1&feature=plcp Or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkiYr8aw5pE&feature=related
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6-4 | (2012-06-11) Speech Output Designer (m/f) Speech Technology Automotive Nuance at Merelbeke Belgium For our office in Merelbeke / Belgium we are currently looking for a fulltime
Speech Output Designer (m/f) Speech Technology Automotive
Key responsibilities.
Qualifications.
We offer. At Nuance Communications we believe our people are our most valuable asset. We offer competitive compensation packages and we offer you career development opportunities in a challenging technical but casual work environment. As a Nuance team member you will work within a dynamic international team operating worldwide. Does Nuance speak to you? If you are interested in joining our team, please send your English CV including earliest starting date and salary expectations via our Recruiting tool https://jobs-nuance.icims.com/jobs/7801/job .
Nuance's Mobility Division builds innovative, intelligent and intuitive touch and speech interfaces to simplify and enhance the way people interact with mobile devices, applications, and services. Nuance Mobile solutions make mobile devices and in-car systems easier to use, automate customer self-service, and optimize the access and discovery of even the most advanced mobile applications and content - regardless of technical know-how, location, environment, or physical and literacy capabilities.
ILONA ALEXANDRA HOLTZ Recruiter - Employment Specialist DACH Human Resources Nuance Communications Aachen GmbH Site Ulm Soeflingerstr. 100 D-89077 Ulm, Germany Fon +49 731 - 379 50 1166 Fax +49 731 - 379 50 1106 (Zentrale) Mobil +49 170 56 15 235
WWW.NUANCE.COMThe experience speaks for itself ™ Geschäftsführung/Director: Jan Anthierens Sitz der Gesellschaft/Registered Office: Aachen Registergericht/Court of Registration: Aachen Reg. Nr.: HRB 11872 USt-ID/VAT: DE 813191696 This electronic transmission and any files transmitted with it are confidential. It is transmitted for the sole use of the person(s) to whom it is addressed. Any further distribution or copying is prohibited. If you receive this message in error, please inform the sender immediately, do not use it or disclose its contents and delete it from your system. Please note that Nuance cannot guarantee that the transmission will be secure or error-free.
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6-5 | (2012-06-11) Speech Output Designer (m/f) Speech Technology Automotive at Nuance Turin Italy For our office in Turin / Italy we are currently looking for a fulltime
Speech Output Designer (m/f) Speech Technology Automotive
Key responsibilities.
Qualifications.
We offer. At Nuance Communications we believe our people are our most valuable asset. We offer competitive compensation packages and we offer you career development opportunities in a challenging technical but casual work environment. As a Nuance team member you will work within a dynamic international team operating worldwide. Does Nuance speak to you? If you are interested in joining our team, please send your English CV including earliest starting date and salary expectations via our Recruiting tool https://jobs-nuance.icims.com/jobs/7801/job .
Nuance's Mobility Division builds innovative, intelligent and intuitive touch and speech interfaces to simplify and enhance the way people interact with mobile devices, applications, and services. Nuance Mobile solutions make mobile devices and in-car systems easier to use, automate customer self-service, and optimize the access and discovery of even the most advanced mobile applications and content - regardless of technical know-how, location, environment, or physical and literacy capabilities.
ILONA ALEXANDRA HOLTZ Recruiter - Employment Specialist DACH Human Resources Nuance Communications Aachen GmbH Site Ulm Soeflingerstr. 100 D-89077 Ulm, Germany Fon +49 731 - 379 50 1166 Fax +49 731 - 379 50 1106 (Zentrale) Mobil +49 170 56 15 235
WWW.NUANCE.COMThe experience speaks for itself ™ Geschäftsführung/Director: Jan Anthierens Sitz der Gesellschaft/Registered Office: Aachen Registergericht/Court of Registration: Aachen Reg. Nr.: HRB 11872 USt-ID/VAT: DE 813191696 This electronic transmission and any files transmitted with it are confidential. It is transmitted for the sole use of the person(s) to whom it is addressed. Any further distribution or copying is prohibited. If you receive this message in error, please inform the sender immediately, do not use it or disclose its contents and delete it from your system. Please note that Nuance cannot guarantee that the transmission will be secure or error-free.
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6-6 | (2012-06-11) Co Producer (m/f) Speech Technology Automotive at Nuance Turin Italy For our office in Turin / Italy we are currently looking for a fulltime
Co Producer (m/f) Speech Technology Automotive
Key responsibilities:
Qualifications:
We offer. At Nuance Communications we believe our people are our most valuable asset. We offer competitive compensation packages and we offer you career development opportunities in a challenging technical but casual work environment. As a Nuance team member you will work within a dynamic international team operating worldwide. Does Nuance speak to you? If you are interested in joining our team, please send your English CV including earliest starting date and salary expectations via our Recruiting tool https://jobs-nuance.icims.com/jobs/7799/job .
Nuance's Mobility Division builds innovative, intelligent and intuitive touch and speech interfaces to simplify and enhance the way people interact with mobile devices, applications, and services. Nuance Mobile solutions make mobile devices and in-car systems easier to use, automate customer self-service, and optimize the access and discovery of even the most advanced mobile applications and content - regardless of technical know-how, location, environment, or physical and literacy capabilities.
ILONA ALEXANDRA HOLTZ Recruiter - Employment Specialist DACH Human Resources Nuance Communications Aachen GmbH Site Ulm Soeflingerstr. 100 D-89077 Ulm, Germany Fon +49 731 - 379 50 1166 Fax +49 731 - 379 50 1106 (Zentrale) Mobil +49 170 56 15 235
WWW.NUANCE.COMThe experience speaks for itself ™ Geschäftsführung/Director: Jan Anthierens Sitz der Gesellschaft/Registered Office: Aachen Registergericht/Court of Registration: Aachen Reg. Nr.: HRB 11872 USt-ID/VAT: DE 813191696 This electronic transmission and any files transmitted with it are confidential. It is transmitted for the sole use of the person(s) to whom it is addressed. Any further distribution or copying is prohibited. If you receive this message in error, please inform the sender immediately, do not use it or disclose its contents and delete it from your system. Please note that Nuance cannot guarantee that the transmission will be secure or error-free.
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6-7 | (2012-06-11) Tools Developer (m/f) Software Engineering C/C++ Speech Technology Automotive at Nuance Turin Italy For our office in Turin / Italy we are currently looking for a fulltime
Tools Developer (m/f) Software Engineering C/C++ Speech Technology Automotive
Key responsibilities:
Qualifications:
We offer. At Nuance Communications we believe our people are our most valuable asset. We offer competitive compensation packages and we offer you career development opportunities in a challenging technical but casual work environment. As a Nuance team member you will work within a dynamic international team operating worldwide. Does Nuance speak to you? If you are interested in joining our team, please send your English CV including earliest starting date and salary expectations via our Recruiting tool https://jobs-nuance.icims.com/jobs/7797/job .
Nuance's Mobility Division builds innovative, intelligent and intuitive touch and speech interfaces to simplify and enhance the way people interact with mobile devices, applications, and services. Nuance Mobile solutions make mobile devices and in-car systems easier to use, automate customer self-service, and optimize the access and discovery of even the most advanced mobile applications and content - regardless of technical know-how, location, environment, or physical and literacy capabilities.
ILONA ALEXANDRA HOLTZ Recruiter - Employment Specialist DACH Human Resources Nuance Communications Aachen GmbH Site Ulm Soeflingerstr. 100 D-89077 Ulm, Germany Fon +49 731 - 379 50 1166 Fax +49 731 - 379 50 1106 (Zentrale) Mobil +49 170 56 15 235
WWW.NUANCE.COMThe experience speaks for itself ™ Geschäftsführung/Director: Jan Anthierens Sitz der Gesellschaft/Registered Office: Aachen Registergericht/Court of Registration: Aachen Reg. Nr.: HRB 11872 USt-ID/VAT: DE 813191696 This electronic transmission and any files transmitted with it are confidential. It is transmitted for the sole use of the person(s) to whom it is addressed. Any further distribution or copying is prohibited. If you receive this message in error, please inform the sender immediately, do not use it or disclose its contents and delete it from your system. Please note that Nuance cannot guarantee that the transmission will be secure or error-free.
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6-8 | (2012-06-11) Voice Manager (m/f) Speech Technology Automotive at Nuance Turin Italy Voice Manager (m/f) Speech Technology Automotive
Key responsibilities:
Qualifications:
We offer. At Nuance Communications we believe our people are our most valuable asset. We offer competitive compensation packages and we offer you career development opportunities in a challenging technical but casual work environment. As a Nuance team member you will work within a dynamic international team operating worldwide. Does Nuance speak to you? If you are interested in joining our team, please send your English CV including earliest starting date and salary expectations via our Recruiting tool https://jobs-nuance.icims.com/jobs/7795/job.
Nuance's Mobility Division builds innovative, intelligent and intuitive touch and speech interfaces to simplify and enhance the way people interact with mobile devices, applications, and services. Nuance Mobile solutions make mobile devices and in-car systems easier to use, automate customer self-service, and optimize the access and discovery of even the most advanced mobile applications and content - regardless of technical know-how, location, environment, or physical and literacy capabilities.
ILONA ALEXANDRA HOLTZ Recruiter - Employment Specialist DACH Human Resources Nuance Communications Aachen GmbH Site Ulm Soeflingerstr. 100 D-89077 Ulm, Germany Fon +49 731 - 379 50 1166 Fax +49 731 - 379 50 1106 (Zentrale) Mobil +49 170 56 15 235
WWW.NUANCE.COMThe experience speaks for itself ™ Geschäftsführung/Director: Jan Anthierens Sitz der Gesellschaft/Registered Office: Aachen Registergericht/Court of Registration: Aachen Reg. Nr.: HRB 11872 USt-ID/VAT: DE 813191696 This electronic transmission and any files transmitted with it are confidential. It is transmitted for the sole use of the person(s) to whom it is addressed. Any further distribution or copying is prohibited. If you receive this message in error, please inform the sender immediately, do not use it or disclose its contents and delete it from your system. Please note that Nuance cannot guarantee that the transmission will be secure or error-free.
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6-9 | (2012-06-12) Senior research scientist at Pearson Pearson has one defining goal: to help people progress in their lives through learning. We champion innovation and we invest in models for education that deliver on our promise for effective, accessible, and personal learning from early literacy, college and career readiness to professional education, through data informed instruction and inventive applications for mobile and digital learning.
Responsible for advancing the state of the company's automated grading technology while working with the sales, marketing and test development teams to solve practical problems from the field. The position demands a person who has broad interests and is motivated to design and implement improvements to the company’s system. Opportunities for further research in applicable areas are available.
Responsibilities of this role:
Personality attributes/skills required: • Experience in designing and running ASR experiments using HTK a plus
Please apply online at www.pearsoned.com/careers
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6-10 | (2012-06-12) Research scientist at Pearson Pearson has one defining goal: to help people progress in their lives through learning. We champion innovation and we invest in models for education that deliver on our promise for effective, accessible, and personal learning from early literacy, college and career readiness to professional education, through data informed instruction and inventive applications for mobile and digital learning.
Research Scientist:
Responsible for advancing the state of the company's automated grading technology while working with the sales, marketing and test development teams to solve practical problems from the field. The position demands a person who has broad interests and is motivated to design and implement improvements to the company’s system. Opportunities for further research in applicable areas are available. Qualifications:
Personality attributes/skills required:
Apply online at www.pearsoned.com/careers
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6-11 | (2012-06-15) INESC-ID Open Positions, Lisbon Partugal INESC-ID Open Positions The Institution Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa (INESC-ID) is one of the most dynamic research institutes in Portugal in the areas of communication and information technologies. The activity of INESC-ID is focused on the following area: Interactive Intelligent Systems (http://www.inesc-id.pt).
Job Description Successful candidates will be integrated in an existing research group at INESC-ID and will conduct research focusing on:
By addressing the creation of intelligent and affective relations with machines, together with intelligent visualization and virtual environments, the candidate will develop techniques that will advance the state of the art in building dialogue, multi-modal interaction and affective relations with machines.
The work will be carried out in one of the three groups: Spoken Language Systems, Intelligent Agents and Synthetic Characters or Visualization and Multi-modal Interactions.
The position holder is expected to develop scientific research preferably within these topics, and will be encouraged to start their own projects in coordination with colleagues. Excellent candidates in related areas are also strongly encouraged to apply.
Qualifications Required Applicants should hold a PhD, be fluent in English and show evidence of autonomous research abilities. The should be willing to work in a team and also have a strong publication record. The successful candidate should propose an innovative research project with relevance for the research area where she/he will be integrated.
Contract Conditions INESC-ID is an equal opportunity employer that implements the principle of equal treatment and training irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation in employment. The contract corresponds to a salary of a Research Assitant Professor in Portugal. Successful applicants will be in post from August 2012.
Application Deadline July 15th 2012
Application details
INESC-ID invites eligible individuals to submit their expressions of interest, which must include an application letter, a detailed CV, a 1-page outline of a proposed research program, and is highly recommended to include reference letters. All documents should be sent by email to applications@inesc-id.pt and/or snail mail to: Direcção INESC-ID, R. Alves Redol, 9, 1000-029 Lisboa, Portugal.
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6-12 | (2012-06-15) Language Processing Software Engineer at ONMOBILE Language Processing Software Engineer At ONMOBILE SA, an IT and Telecom VAS company, we hire at the earliest possible date an experienced natural language processing (NLP) software engineer for new research and development projects on automatic speech recognition, text processing, and multilingual question-answering systems.
We are looking for a software development engineer with NLP development or research background on either commercial or academic speech recognition systems. You will be familiar with and have practical experience in the following areas: State-of-the-art NLP technologies (robust parsing, finite-state transducers FSTs, statistical language modelling etc.) Semantic Web technologies like RDF, OWL, SPARQL Ability to develop with Eclipse RCP Strong programming skill with modern programming languages (C++, Java) and scripting languages Expertise in speech recognition, acoustic modelling, and audio/video processing is a plus You should have an engineer school or university degree in computer science or related disciplines. A PhD or an equivalent level of experience would be helpful.
An application-oriented perspective and a concern for customers with strong analytical and problem solving skills are required. You should be capable to work independently when needed.
Other skills: transparent behaviour, clarity of expression, ability to work in a multi-cultural team.
Languages: fluent in English, French
The position is based in Paris, France.
Contact by email to WenXuan TENG (
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6-13 | (2012-06-15) Speech and Audio Processing Software Engineer at ONMOBILE Speech and Audio Processing Software Engineer At ONMOBILE SA, an IT and Telecom VAS company, we are hiring at the earliest possible date an experienced Speech and Audio Processing Software Engineer for research and development projects on automatic speech recognition, text processing, and multilingual question-answering systems.
We are looking for a software development engineer with speech recognition and audio processing development or research background on either commercial or academic speech recognition systems. You will be familiar with and have practical experience in the following areas: State-of-the-art speech recognition technologies (decoder, language models, acoustic models, signal processing) and their implementation within efficient recognition and training systems Audio and signal processing for de-noising, acoustic feature extraction, audio fingerprinting, karaoke scoring etc. Strong programming skill with modern programming languages (C++, Java) and scripting languages Expertise in NLP technologies is a plus You should have an engineer school or university degree in signal processing or computer science or related disciplines. A PhD or an equivalent level of experience would be helpful.
An application-oriented perspective and a concern for customers with strong analytical and problem solving skills are required. You should be capable to work independently when needed.
Other skills: transparent behaviour, clarity of expression, ability to work in a multi-cultural team.
Languages: fluent in English, French
The position is based in Paris, France. Contact by email to WenXuan TENG (
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6-14 | (2012-06-17) 2-4 PhD positions in Speech Technology and Communication at KTH Stockholm Sweden 2-4 PhD positions in Speech Technology and Communication The goal of the positions is to contribute to the research foundation for speech technology in tomorrow's conversational systems. Anticipated specializations
The positions include free tuition and are salaried 4 year employments, presently starting at 2800 euro/month increasing to 3400 euro/month for the last year. To get information about how to apply for the positions go to http://www.speech.kth.se/vacancies/
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6-15 | (2012-06-21) Mandarin TTS (Text To Speech) Manager / Expert / Research Engineer Positions at Nuance: 6 Location : Shanghai, China Nuance Communications is a listed US$1.5B global software company and the world leader in speech, text and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world, with aggressive growth plans in the Asia Pacific region.
Job title: Mandarin TTS (Text To Speech) Manager / Expert / Research Engineer Positions: 6 Location : Shanghai, China
Job description and requirements Overview: Nuance's Mobility Division builds innovative, intelligent and intuitive touch and speech interfaces to simplify and enhance the way people interact with mobile devices, applications, and services. Nuance Mobile solutions make mobile devices and in-car systems easier to use, automate customer self-service, and optimize the access and discovery of even the most advanced mobile applications and content - regardless of technical know-how, location, environment, or physical and literacy capabilities. Responsibilities:
Reporting to TTS manager, the research scientist will conduct and lead innovative research and development on speech synthesis technologies for Asian languages. In the role as research scientist, your goal will be to continuously drive improvements and innovation to the Nuance Chinese TTS system, for commercial deployment in all types of markets and platforms. Representative tasks will include: •Design, implementation, evaluation, optimization and testing of new algorithms and tools for text-to-speech synthesis, for both signal generation and text processing/understanding. •Product integration supervision of proven innovation results •Defining the team's innovation and technical agenda, in cooperation with TTS management •Creation of demonstrators and evaluators of new technologies. Required skills: Digital speech processing, strong mathematics knowledge, excellent computer programming skills preferably in C, C++ and scripting languages, familiarity with different OS and computing platforms, excellent English and communication skills, strong team player, proven track record of achievements in Chinese TTS R&D, fluent Mandarin speaking Preferred skills: Hands-on experiences in one or more of these areas, TTS R&D, software engineering, natural language processing and understanding, project management, parametric and/or unit selection TTS development Education: PhD or Master degree in EE or CS from a well known university You can also find the job details via searching job 7812 and 7806, 7808~7811 at http://www.nuance.com/company/careers/index.htm
Contact information: Further questions and resumes can be sent to Lily He, Recruiter for Nuance Greater China at lily.he@nuance.com Thank you for your time and consideration, I look forward to hearing from you!
Regards, Lily He
Recruiter, GreaterChina NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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6-16 | (2012-06-30) Thèse CIFRE à Orange Labs (Issy les Moulineaux, Paris). Thèse CIFRE à Orange Labs (Issy les Moulineaux, Paris).
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6-17 | (2012-07-05) PhD at LIG (Grenoble-France) PhD proposal : Collaborative Annotation of multi-modal, multi-lingual and multimedia documents
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6-18 | (2012-07-08) Faculty position in Phonetic Science and Speech Technology at Nanjing Normal University, China Faculty position in Phonetic Science and Speech Technology at Nanjing Normal University, China (Urgent job announcement) The Institute of Linguistic Science and Technology at Nanjing Normal University, China, invites applications for a faculty position in the area of Phonetic Science and Speech Technology. The position can be Lecturer, Associate Professor, or Professor, depending on the qualifications and experience of the applicant. Nanjing Normal University (NNU) is situated in Nanjing, a city in China not only famous for its great history and culture but also pride for excellence in education and academy. With Chinese-style buildings and garden-like environment, the Suiyuan Campus of NNU is often entitled the “ Most Beautiful Campus in the Orient.” Nanjing Normal University is among the top 5 universities of China in the area of Linguistics. Placing strong emphasis on interdisciplinary research, the Institute of Linguistic Science and Technology at NNU is unique in that it bridges the studies of theoretical and applied linguistics, phonetics, cognitive sciences, neural sciences, and information technologies. The phonetic laboratory is very well equipped, with sound-proof recording studio, professional audio facilities, physiological instruments (e.g., WAVE system, PowerLab, EGG, EPG, airflow and pressure module, and nasality sensor), EEG for ERP studies, eye tracker, etc. The laboratory just organized an international symposium TAL 2012 www.TAL2012.org very successfully at the end of May. We welcome interested colleagues to join us. The research can cover any areas in phonetic sciences and speech technologies, including but not limited to speech production, speech perception, prosodic modeling, speech synthesis, automatic speech recognition and understanding, spoken language acquisition, computer-aided language learning, and ERP study for spoken languages. Outstanding research support will be offered. Requirements: * A PhD degree (or an expected one) in related disciplines (e.g., linguistics, psychology, physics, applied mathematics, computer sciences, and electronic engineering); * Good publication/patent record in phonetic sciences or speech technologies; * Good oral and written communication skills in both Chinese and English; * Team work spirit in a multidisciplinary group. Interested candidates should submit a CV, a detailed list of publication, the copies of the best two or three publications, and the contact information of two references to: Prof. Wentao GU Email: wtgu@njnu.edu.cn; wentaogu@gmail.com Phone: (office) +86-25-8359-8624, (mobile) +86-189-3687-2840 The position will keep open until it is filled. An earlier application is strongly recommended
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6-19 | (2012-07-26) Offre de thèse en correction orthographique par traduction statistique, Univ. Le Mans, FranceOffre de thèse financée au sein du laboratoire d'Informatique de l'Université du Maine (LIUM) dans le domaine de la correction orthographique automatique par méthodes de traduction statistique. Lieu : LIUM (Le Mans) Date : 1/10/2012 Durée : 3 ans Cette thèse s'inscrit dans le projet 'investissement d'avenir' PACTE, porté par l'entreprise Diadeis, et dont sont également partenaires l'équipe Alpage (INRIA et Paris 7), et les entreprises A2ia et Isako. PACTE a pour objectif l'amélioration de la qualité orthographique des textes issus de différentes méthodes de capture textuelle. L'accent est mis sur les sorties d'OCR (reconnaissance optique de caractères sur des textes imprimés scannés), mais concerne également des données obtenues par reconnaissance d'écriture manuscrite, par saisie manuelle, et par rédaction directe. Les techniques qui seront utilisées sont à la fois statistiques et hybrides, faisant usage d'outils et de ressources de linguistique computationnelle. Le domaine d'application principal du projet est celui de la numérisation du patrimoine écrit, dans un contexte multilingue. Une deuxième thèse démarrera à Alpage avec un accent sur l'utilisation des connaissances linguistiques pour aider à optimiser automatiquement ou quasi-automatiquement la qualité orthographique des textes. Dans le cadre du projet PACTE, une étroite collaboration aura lieu entre le LIUM, Alpage et la société Diadeis. Dans ce contexte, l'enjeu de la thèse au LIUM est d'analyser comment utiliser les techniques de traduction automatique statistique pour la correction d'erreur. En effet, on peut considérer la correction d'erreur comme un processus de passage d'une langue erronée vers une langue correcte. Une approche similaire a déjà été utilisée avec succès pour corriger les sorties des systèmes de traduction par règles, connue sous le nom 'statistical post-editing (SPE)'. Dans le cadre de cette thèse, il s'agit donc d'étudier comment une approche similaire peut être utilisée pour la correction orthographique. Un aspect important de cette thèse concerne le développement de modèles de langue efficaces, donnant de bons résultats avec une faible empreinte mémoire. Les modèles n-grammes à repli seront privilégiés, mais d'autres méthodes seront également explorées, notamment la modélisation dans l'espace continu (continuous space language models). Nous nous intéresserons aussi à l'intégration de connaissances morphosyntaxiques, en collaboration avec l'équipe Alpage. Les langues étudiées seront prioritairement le français et l'anglais, ainsi que l'allemand. Une application à l'espagnol, l'italien, voire d'autres langues européennes est possible. Profil recherché : - bonnes compétences en informatique (la maîtrise de Linux est indispensable, programmation en C++, utilisation de scripts, Perl, etc); - des connaissances en traduction automatique statistique sont souhaitées, ou, à défaut, en apprentissage automatique; - une expérience avec l'outil Moses est un plus. La thèse se déroulera au sein de l'équipe LST du LIUM. Le LIUM est connu au niveau international pour ses recherches dans le domaine de la traduction statistique, et nous avons de nombreuses collaborations avec des universités et entreprises en Europe et aux États-Unis. Contact : Holger Schwenk Holger.Schwenk@lium.univ-lemans.fr
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6-20 | (2012-08-03) PhD Studentship in Speaker Diarization at EURECOM, Sophia Antipolis, Alpes Maritimes, France PhD Studentship in Speaker Diarization at EURECOM
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6-21 | (2012-08-08) Poste de chercheur junior en sciences du langage-Univ Mons-Hainaut Belgique Offre d’emploi : « Chercheur en sciences de la parole » _____________________________________________________________________________________
Service de Métrologie et Sciences du langage, Laboratoire de phonétique,
Université de Mons, Mons, Belgique _____________________________________________________________________________________
Le service de métrologie et sciences du langage constitue une réserve ouverte de recrutement en vue de l’engagement possible dans des postes de chercheur junior (M/F) boursier en sciences de la parole. Profil du candidat (M/F) :
Profil de poste : Le titulaire du poste (M/F) contribue aux efforts de recherche du Service dans le cadre de l’une des thématiques ressortissant à l’un des deux projets décrits en annexe. Il prépare une thèse de doctorat articulée avec l’un de ces projets. Il peut être amené à prendre une part mineure aux activités d’encadrement pédagogique du service. Certains postes sont d’ores et déjà disponibles au service, d’autres sont susceptibles de lui être attribués moyennant une candidature au sein d’un concours (interne et/ou externe à l’UMONS), avec support du Service. Bourse de recherche d’une durée de quatre ans, par tranches renouvelables d’un an, avec prise de fonctions au plus tôt le 1er octobre 2012. Les personnes intéressées sont priées d’adresser au plus vite un dossier comportant :
au format pdf (exclusivement) à l’adresse : bernard.harmegnies@umons.ac.be Annexe 1 : Projet PAROLPATHOS Titre du projet
Evaluation acoustique et auditive du signal de parole de locuteurs francophones en situation de handicap. Apports de la phonétique clinique au développement de procédures d’évaluation holistique du sujet communicant situé dans son écosystème.
Résumé et objectifs du projet
Les phénomènes acoustiques que produit le locuteur dans l’actualisation de son intention de communication ne comportent pas seulement la manifestation matérielle des formes linguistiques prescrites par les systèmes de la langue. Le signal de parole charrie aussi quantité d'éléments sans rapport avec les signes linguistiques, mais causalement liés à divers aspects du fonctionnement ou de l'état du locuteur, et susceptibles, dès lors, d'avoir valeur d'indices.
Dans les cas où le sujet se trouve en situation de handicap, des éléments liés à un contexte pathologique peuvent ainsi affleurer dans le signal de parole. Les productions vocales du locuteur peuvent dès lors porter la marque tant de problèmes localisés au niveau de l'une ou l'autre des procédures de traitement du langage que de difficultés non langagières mais ayant sur le langage des répercussions plus ou moins directes.
La phonétique clinique, discipline en émergence depuis deux décennies dans le monde anglo-saxon, et depuis quelques années seulement en Francophonie, se centre sur ces phénomènes avec le projet de mettre ses méthodes et techniques de laboratoire au service de la compréhension du fonctionnement du locuteur, là où l'existence d'une pathologie lui fait affronter la situation de communication comme situation de handicap. Aujourd'hui, si les approches de la phonétique clinique apparaissent, au crible de ces travaux, d'un très haut intérêt, force est cependant de reconnaître que l'état des connaissances scientifiques en la matière demeure embryonnaire et inégal. D'une part, les recherches se centrent le plus souvent sur des phénomènes observés dans des échantillons de parole de langue anglaise: la langue française fait, de ce point de vue, figure de parent pauvre. D'autre part, certains secteurs pathologiques ont fait l'objet de bien moins d'efforts que d’autres (sinon aucun). En outre, souvent, des équipes différentes ont recours à des méthodologies différentes, même si elles travaillent sur des cadres pathologiques identiques ; il est donc malaisé d'évaluer la fiabilité et la validité des différentes approches métrologiques. Par ailleurs, dans de nombreux cas, les approches quantitatives à base acoustique, quelque sophistiquées qu’elles soient, ne parviennent pas à une finesse clinique comparable à celles de l'expert humain. Enfin, la plupart des outils aujourd'hui disponibles s'assortissent de contraintes techniques et méthodologiques qui en rendent l'utilisation difficile en contexte écologique de communication.
Notre projet vise, en conséquence, à dégager une synthèse générale des moyens d’évaluation disponibles, valable pour les productions des locuteurs francophones s’exprimant dans des situations de handicap comportant une dimension pathologique. Il recourt à une large variété de tableaux cliniques (troubles de l’articulation, troubles de la fluence, laryngopathies acquises, carcinomes des voies aéro-digestives supérieures, pathologies neurologiques non-spécifiquement liées à la sphère du langage, vieillissement langagier physiologique vs. pathologique) et à un panel d'approchesméthodologiques diversifié, afin de pouvoir étudier le croisement des tableaux cliniques et des méthodologies dans un large territoire conceptuel. Il compare ces approches métrologiques à entrée acoustique aux évaluations formées par des auditeurs humains dotés de types et de niveaux d’expertise variables. Ce faisant, il vise non seulement à faire oeuvre d’intervalidation, mais interroge également les processus cognitifs permettant à l’observateur de construire et d’exercer son expertise. Il étudie en outre la généralisabilité des mesures et des évaluations pratiquées en contexte artificiel (laboratoire, hôpital) aux contextes écologiques de vie (famille, services, institutions) et propose une approche intégrée de l’évaluation de la contribution de la qualité communicationnelle à la qualité de vie.
Annexe 2 : Projet COGNIPHON Titre du projet
Contrôle cognitif de la production des sons de parole en phase d’acquisition de la L2
Résumé et objectifs du projet
L’individu qui, ayant acquis la maîtrise du langage au travers de sa seule langue maternelle, souhaite en apprendre une autre, se trouve confronté à la nécessité de traiter, en L2, (en perception comme en production) des sons similaires à ceux de la L1 d’une manière différente (par exemple, certaines réalisations du /e/ de l’espagnol peuvent être acoustiquement fort similaires de celles du /ɛ/ du portugais), voire de percevoir et produire en L2 des sons inexistants en L1 (par exemple, la production du /ʔ/ en arabe ne correspond à la réalisation d’aucun phonème de l’anglais). L’idée que, dans le cadre de cet apprentissage, le sujet recourt mal à propos aux stratégies qui lui sont habituelles en L1 a, depuis longtemps, inspiré les linguistes, les pédagogues et, singulièrement, les scientifiques intéressés à la cognition humaine, qui peuvent y voir la mise en œuvre inappropriée de stratégies routinisées par le biais de l’usage de la L1.
Les pédagogues de l’oral en langue étrangère (particulièrement le courant verbo-tonal), soucieux de prendre en charge cette propension de l’apprenant, ont proposé divers moyens d’intervention dans le cadre de démarches qu’il est de coutume de rassembler sous l’appellation correction phonétique. De cela résulte un corps technique rassemblant des procédés didactiques appuyés essentiellement sur l’expertise des praticiens. Les enseignants de langue s’accordent certes en général sur l’intérêt de ces techniques. Néanmoins, l’étude objective non seulement de leur efficacité mais aussi, plus profondément, de leur mode de fonctionnement, n’a fait l’objet que de fort peu de développements, hormis les travaux de quelques trop rares équipes. La situation actuelle est donc paradoxale, car même si les échanges verbaux sont désormais au centre des pratiques de classe en L2, la question du traitement pédagogique de l’acquisition des processus de gestion cognitive de la matière phonique a largement été scotomisée dans le domaine de la recherche empirique et très peu de connaissances fiablement basées sur des évidences expérimentales sont en fait disponibles. C’est d’autant plus regrettable que la demande sociale pour des prestations orales multilingues de qualité s’accroît continûment et que diverses officines vendent aujourd’hui au prix fort un savoir-faire souvent banal, prétendument fondé sur des évidences scientifiques, en vérité non démontrées. Notre projet vise au développement d’un programme de recherche dont la finalité est précisément de contribuer à combler cette lacune par la mise en œuvre de dispositifs expérimentaux susceptibles d’apprécier le poids des divers éléments causaux impliqués dans l’acquisition de nouvelles compétences de contrôle phonique et susceptibles d’être appliqués à tout sujet, quelles que soient ses caractéristiques intrinsèques. Si, dans son origine, notre réflexion part de constats opérés dans le cadre de situations concrètes d’enseignement-apprentissage et si, par ailleurs, elle se nourrit de l’expertise des enseignants, nous nous inscrivons cependant résolument dans une perspective de recherche fondamentale. Notre objet d’étude n’est autre que l’ensemble des facteurs extrinsèques susceptibles d’être manipulés en vue de favoriser la maîtrise, par l’apprenant de langue étrangère, de nouvelles possibilités de contrôle phonique, que ces facteurs aient ou non été identifiés et/ou délibérément exploités dans le cadre pédagogique. Nous nous trouvons donc bien ici au cœur de ces processus cognitifs “ mis en jeu au cours de l’acquisition, la perception, la compréhension et la production du langage parlé […] ” que Ferrand & Grainger (2004, p. 11) définissent précisément comme constituant l’objet-même des préoccupations scientifiques de la psycholinguistique cognitive.
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6-22 | (2012-08-24) Post-docs call for application at Brain and Language Research Institute, Aix en Provence France Brain and Language Research Institute
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6-23 | (2012-08-30) Post-doc position at LIMSI-CNRS in the Spoken Language Processing group, Paris Post-doc position at LIMSI-CNRS Post-doc positionin the Spoken Language Processing group A post-doc position will be proposed at LIMSI-CNRS, in the context of the ANR-funded CHIST-ERA CAMOMILE Project (Collaborative Annotation of multi-MOdal, MultI-Lingual and multi-mEdia documents).
Description Human activity is constantly generating large volumes of heterogeneous data, in particular via the Web. These data can be collected and explored to gain new insights in social sciences, linguistics, economics, behavioural studies as well as artificial intelligence and computer sciences. Skills A PhD in a field related to the project is required. Contacts
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6-24 | (2012-08-30) A Post-doc position at Bruno Kessler Foundation, Center for Information Technology (Trento-Italy) A Post-doc position is available in the Speech-acoustic scene analysis and interpretation - SHINE Unit at Bruno Kessler Foundation, Center for Information Technology. The Bruno Kessler Foundation (FBK) conducts research activities in Information Technology, Materials and Microsystems, Theoretical Physics, Mathematics, Italian-Germanic historical studies, Religious studies and International Relations. Through its network, it also develops research in the fields of international relationships, conflict causes and effects, European economic institutions, behavioral economics and evaluative assessment of public policies. Workplace description The SHINE unit conducts research on acoustic signal processing and interpretation, mainly concerning speech signals acquired by multi-microphone systems in indoor environment. The research aims to progress in the scientific areas of Acoustic Scene Analysis and Speech Interaction under noisy and reverberant conditions, in particular with a speaker at distance from the microphones. More information about SHINE unit is available at the following link: http://shine.fbk.eu
Job description The SHINE Research Unit is looking for a candidate to carry out research activities in the field of Distant Speech Recognition. Applications are invited for a post-doctoral researcher who will work under the DIRHA project funded by the EU (http://dirha.fbk.eu) and other internal research activities. This project aims to study voice-based systems in domestic environments supporting natural speech interaction using distant microphones e.g. for supporting motor-impaired persons. Main field of research are multi- channel acoustic processing, distant speech recognition and understanding, speaker identification and verification, spoken dialogue management. Job requirements
Employment Type of contract: 30-month contract Number of position: 1 Gross salary: from 33.000 to 41.000 € per year (depending on the candidate’s experience) Benefit: company subsidized cafeteria or meal vouchers, internal car park, welcome office support for visa formalities, accommodation, social security, etc., reductions on bank accounts, public transportation, sport, accommodation and language courses fees. Start date: Autumn 2012 Place: Povo, Trento (Italy) Application process To apply online, please send your detailed CV (.pdf format) including a list of publications, a statement of research interests and contact information for at least 2 references. Please include in your CV your authorization for the handling of your personal information as per the Italian Personal data Protection Code, Legislative Decree no. 196/2003 June 2003. Applications must be sent to jobs@fbk.eu Emails should have the following reference code: SHINE_PostDoc2012_DSR Application deadline: September 25th 2012 For more information, please contact: Maurizio Omologo (e-mail: omologo@fbk.eu) Those candidates who will pass the preliminary curricula screening will be contacted shortly for an interview. Those applicants who will not be selected, will be notified of the exclusion at the end of the selection process. Please note that FBK may contact short-listed candidates who were not selected for the current openings within a period of 6 months for any selection process for similar positions. For transparency purposes, the name of the selected candidate, upon his/her acceptance of the position, will be published on the FBK website at the bottom of the selection notice.
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6-25 | (2012-09-07) 4 positions as Google's Dublin office as Speech Linguistic Project Managers There are four temporary positions opening at Google's Dublin office as Speech Linguistic Project Managers for French, Italian, German and Spanish (see description below). The role would suit someone with an advanced degree in (Computational) Linguistics (Master's degree or Ph.D.) and a native speaker of one of these languages.
These positions were recently advertised on the Linguist List (http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?JobID=98660&SubID=4551801) where all the relevant information can be found. A description can be found below as well.
Job title:
Speech Linguistic Project Manager (French, German, Italian, Iberian Spanish)
Job description:
As a Linguistic Project Manager and a native speaker of one of the target languages, you will oversee and manage all work related to achieving high data quality for speech projects in your own language.
You will be based in the Dublin office, managing a team of Data Evaluators and working on a number of projects towards Speech research: ASR, TTS, and NLP
This includes:
- managing and overseeing the work of your team
- creating verbalisation rules, such as expanding URLs, email addresses, numbers
- providing expertise on pronunciation and phonotactics
- building and maintaining a database of speech recognition patterns
- creating pronunciations for new lexicon entries, maintaining the lexicon
- working with QA tools according to given guidelines and using in-house tools
Job requirements:
- native-level speaker of one of the target languages (with good command of the standard dialect) and fluent in English
- keen ear for phonetic nuances and attention to detail; knowledge of the language's phonology
- must have attended elementary school in the country where the language is spoken
- ability to quickly grasp technical concepts
- excellent oral and written communication skills
- good organizational skills, previous experience in managing external resources
- previous experience with speech/NLP-related projects a plus
- advanced degree in Linguistics, Computational Linguistics preferred
- also a plus: proficiency with HTML, XML, and some programming language; previous experience working in a Linux environment
Project duration: 6-9 months (with potential for extension)
For immediate consideration, please email your CV and cover letter in English (PDF format preferred) with 'Speech Linguistic Project Manager [language]' in the subject line.
Email Address for Applications: DataOpsMan@gmail.com
Contact Person: Linne Ha
Closing date: open until filled
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6-26 | (2012-09-26) Speech Recognition/Machine Learning Engineers ar Cantab Research, Cambridge,UK Speech Recognition/Machine Learning Engineers
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6-27 | (2012-10-05) ASSOCIATE RESEARCH SCIENTIST POSITION at ETS Princeton, NJ, USA ASSOCIATE RESEARCH SCIENTIST POSITION Speech Educational Testing Service Headquartered in Princeton, NJ, ETS is the world’s premier educational measurement institution and a leader in educational research. As a nonprofit corporation and an innovator in developing tests for clients in education, government, and business we are dedicated to advancing educational excellence for the communities we serve. ETSs Research & Development division has an opening for a researcher in the NLP & Speech Group. The Group currently consists of about 15 Ph.D. level research scientists in areas related to NLP and speech. Its main focus is on foundational research as well as on development of new capabilities to automatically score written and spoken test responses in a wide range of ETS test programs including TOEFL(R)iBT and GRE(R). PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES Provide scientific and technical skills in conceptualizing, designing, obtaining support for, conducting, managing, and disseminating results of research projects in the field of speech technology, or portions of largescale research studies or programs in the same field. Develop and/or modify speech theories to conceptualize and implement new capabilities in automated scoring and speech-based analysis and evaluation systems which are used to improve assessments, learning tools and test development practices. Apply scientific, technical and software engineering skills in designing and conducting research studies and capability development in support of educational products and services. Develop and oversee the conduct of selected portions of research proposals and project budgets. Design and conduct complex scientific studies functioning as an expert in major facets of the projects. Assist in the conduct of research projects by accomplishing directed tasks according to schedule and within budget. Participate in dissemination activities through the publications of research papers, progress and technical reports, the presentation of seminars or other appropriate communication vehicles. Develop professional relationships as a representative, consultant or advisor to external advisory and policy boards and councils, research organizations, educational institutions and educators. REQUIREMENTS A Ph.D. in Language Technologies, Natural Language Processing, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, with strong emphasis on speech technology and preferably some education in linguistics is required. Evidence of substantive research experience and/or experience in developing and deploying speech capabilities is required. Demonstrable contributions to new and/or modified theories of speech processing and their implementation in automated systems. Demonstrable expertise in the application of speech recognition systems and fluency in at least one major programming language (e.g., Java, Perl, C/C++, Python). HOW TO APPLY Please apply online at www.ets.org/careers – position #124337. ETS offers competitive salaries, outstanding benefits, a stimulating work environment, and attractive growth potential. ETS is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.
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6-28 | (2012-10-05) Researcher in Speech Technology at Vicomtech-IK4, San Sebastian, Spain Researcher in Speech Technology
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6-29 | (2012-10-10) Dolby Research Beijing looking for world-class talent!
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6-30 | (2012-10-11) Faculty Position at the Center for Spoken Language Understanding, Portland, Oregon
The Institute on Development & Disability/Center for Spoken Language Understanding invites applications at all ranks for a faculty position in Natural Language Processing, to include technologies for analysis of speech, language, or both. Special interest in applications to behavioral manifestations of neurological disorders is essential.
The primary interest is to extend our existing program in developing behavioral technologies that allow early detection and remediation of a wide range of neurological disorders, in including Autism and Parkinson’s.
The Institute on Development & Disability/ Center for Spoken Language Understanding is at the forefront of this new, exciting area of research. The faculty member will be expected to teach courses supporting the research program and appropriate background areas such Machine Learning and Computational Linguistics. We seek a researcher with a well-developed program in Natural Language Processing, to collaborate with the CSLU team and with clinicians throughout OHSU. The appointee will be expected to maintain an independent, extramurally funded research program.
Requirements:
Please contact: Jan van Santen, vansantj@ohsu.edu
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6-31 | (2012-10-11) Research Programmer at the College of Pharmacy at the University of Minnesota Brief Description: The College of Pharmacy at the University of Minnesota is seeking a talented, pro-active and innovative individual for a Research Programmer position to work on several projects in Center for Clinical and Cognitive Neuropharmacology (C3N). C3N is engaged in conducting interdisciplinary research focused on cognitive effects of medications and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. Computerized assessment is used to measure these cognitive effects. The successful candidate for this position will be responsible for a variety of computer-related tasks including creating and maintaining innovative computer-based neuropsychological testing applications that involve spontaneous speech and language collection and analysis. The successful candidate will also be responsible for creating and maintaining databases used to store and organize experimental samples and web-enabled interfaces to the databases and data analysis tools. The successful candidate will also be expected to work with graduate and undergraduate students on specific programming and research projects to meet the needs of the Center.
Full Description is available here on the official University of Minnesota job posting site:
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6-32 | (2012-10-12) Postdoctoral research position: Automatic identifcation of South African languages Postdoctoral research position: Automatic identifcation of South African languages U.Stellenbosch South Africa
A postdoc position focussing on automatic language identification for the eleven official languages of South Africa is available in the Digital Signal Processing Group of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Stellenbosch. Specific project objectives include the developemt of a research system, the production of associated publishable outputs, and the development of a web-based demonstrator. The position is part of a bilateral project grant between the Netherlands and South Africa. Applicants should hold a PhD in the field of Electronic/Electrical Engineering, Information Engineering, or Computer Science, or other relevant disciplines. Suitable candidates must have strong computer programming, analytical and mathematical skills, and be familiar with a Linux computing environment. Candidates must also be self-motivated and able to work independently. Finally, candidates must have excellent English writing skills and have an explicit interest in scientific research and publication. The position will be available for one year, with a possible extension to a second year, depending on progress and available funds. The proposed starting date is not later than 15 January 2013. Applications should include a covering letter, curriculum vitae, list of publications, research projects, conference participation and details of three contactable referees and should be sent as soon as possible to: Prof Thomas Niesler, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602. Applications can also be sent by email to: trn@sun.ac.za. The successful applicant will be subject to University policies and procedures. Interested applicants are welcome to contact me at the above e-mail address for further information regarding the project.
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6-33 | (2012-10-18) Dolby’s technology group in Beijing looking for software engineers! Dolby’s technology group in Beijing looking for software engineers!
Job Title: Embedded SW-Engineer (Audio)
Summary DescriptionThis position is in the Engineering organization of Dolby Laboratories and located in Beijing, China. The main focus of this position is to implement Dolby’s audio technologies, including creating the reference code, porting to the embedded platforms such as ARM cores or TI DSPs. The position requires a deep knowledge in signal processing algorithms, fixed-pointed algorithms and optimization technical including the use of assembly language, as well as an excellent understanding of DSP architectures.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual for whom working with different tool chains under various operating systems in hardware close environments is fun and not a challenge.
The candidate will be part of the engineering team in Beijing and work closely together with other Dolby engineering entities in the US, Germany and Australia. We expect the candidate to build-up expert knowledge on highly efficient Dolby audio engines. Working in an international environment requires excellent verbal and written English communication skills. Essential Job Functions:
Teamwork & Communications
Education, Skills, Abilities, and Experience:
Please send your CV to cv.engineerin.beijing@dolby.com
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6-34 | (2012-10-19) Post-doc at LABEX EPL Paris 3 Dans le cadre du LABEX EFL 'Empirical foundations of Linguistics' (http://www.labex-efl.org/), un projet d’une durée de 10 ans initié en 2011, nous proposons un projet post-doctoral de 6 mois à temps complet dans l’opération de recherche « Assessing phonetic and phonological complexity in motoric speech disorders ». Le candidat participera à une recherche sur la complexité phonétique et phonologique dans le contexte des troubles moteurs de la parole. Il travaillera sous la responsabilité de Cécile Fougeron et en collaboration avec le Dc Lise Crevier-Buchman au Laboratoire de Phonétique et Phonologie, à Paris . Le candidat sera titulaire d’un doctorat en phonétique ou en Speech and Hearing Sciences, avec une expérience en phonétique clinique. Une formation en phonétique acoustique et dans l’expérimentation avec des patients est requise. Une expérience en investigation physiologique avec l’ultrason sera un plus. Les dossiers de candidatures contiendront les documents suivants et seront envoyés à martine.adda-decker_at_univ-paris3.fr avant le 21/11/2012 :
Pour plus d'informations, voir http://www.labex-efl.org/?q=fr/node/136 Contact: Cécile Fougeron (LPP-P3)
Adresse du responsable: cecile.fougeron@univ-paris3.fr
Université: Université Paris 3
Niveau: chercheur postdoctorant
Durée: 06 mois
Salaire: 12 000€ net / 6 mois
Spécialités: phonétique clinique, acoustique, échographie linguale, dysarthrie
Date limite de candidature: 21 novembre 2012
Adresse pour la candidature: martine.adda-decker_at_univ-paris3.fr
Référence de candidature: EFL-PPC5
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6-35 | (2012-10-20) Large-Scale Audio Indexing Researchers/Engineers: 2 W/M positions at IRCAM-Paris Job Openings: Large-Scale Audio Indexing Researchers/Engineers: 2 W/M positions at IRCAM
Starting : January, 2013
Duration : 18 months
Position description A
The hired Researcher will be in charge of the research and the development of scalable technologies for supervised learning (i.e. scaling GMM, PCA or SVM algorithms) to be applicable to millions of annotated data.
He/she will then be in charge of the application of the developed technologies for the training of large-scale music genre and music mood models and their application to large-scale music catalogues.
Required profile for A:
Position description B
The hired Engineer/Researcher will be in charge of the development of the framework for scalable storage, management and access of distributed data (audio and meta-data). He/she will be also in charge of the development of scalable search algorithms.
Required profile for B:
The hired Engineers/Researchers A and B will also collaborate with the development team and participate in the project activities (evaluation of technologies, meetings, specifications, reports).
Introduction to IRCAM
IRCAM is a leading non-profit organization associated to Centre Pompidou, dedicated to music production, R&D and education in sound and music technologies. It hosts composers, researchers and students from many countries cooperating in contemporary music production, scientific and applied research. The main topics addressed in its R&D department include acoustics, audio signal processing, computer music, interaction technologies, musicology. Ircam is located in the centre of Paris near the Centre Pompidou at 1, Place Igor Stravinsky 75004 Paris.
Salary
According to background and experience
Applications
Please send an application letter together with your resume and any suitable information addressing the above issues preferably by email to: peeters_a_t_ircam dot fr with cc to vinet_a_t_ircam dot fr, roebel_at_ircam_dot_fr
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6-36 | (2012-11-03) Research Scientist at Yandex Zurich Title: Research Scientist
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6-37 | (2012-11-08) Postdoc position at IBM Language and Knowledge Center, Trento , Italy The newly established IBM Language and Knowledge Center, Trento , Italy has a postdoc position in the following area: -Natural Language Dialog The postdoc scholar will be part of a Êresearch project aiming at designing machines that interact with humans and support them in complex and large scale knowledge and decision making tasks. The team includes researchers Êfrom IBM and the TrentoRise Human Language Technology Center founded by the University of Trento and FBK. Candidates with strong research background in at least one of the following: - Conversational Dialogue Systems - Statistical models of Dialogue - Natural Language Understanding - Machine Learning - Question Answering Systems are invited to apply. The official postdoc position application site: http://www.trentorise.eu/call-for-participation/bando-di-selezione-l-call-po sitions If you would like to enquiry about the position send an email along with the CV addressed to Prof. Giuseppe Riccardi sisl-jobs@disi.unitn.it Subject: Postdoc Position at IBM, Trento Deadline: February 5, 2013
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6-38 | (2012-10-12) PhD position on The influence of robots on the development of language, New Zealand PhD Position: The influence of robots on the development of language
Job Posting
Project description
The ‘Wordovators’ project is a three-year project funded by the John Templeton Foundation. The project will conduct large-scale experiments in the form of computerized word games. These games will be designed to probe the factors underpinning word creation and creativity, and how these develop through the life-span. One strand of the project will probe particular issues surrounding interactions between people and humanoid Robots. How are new words created and adopted in contexts involving such interactions? This PhD position is for a highly motivated student to join the project team, and conduct work that explores the ways that robots might shape human languages. These studies will analyze the factors and processes that might contribute to the influence of robots on the vocabularies of English and of artificial languages in imaginary worlds.
This project is a collaboration between University of Canterbury, New Zealand and Northwestern University, USA. The PhD candidate will enroll for a PhD degree in the HIT Lab NZ at University of Canterbury, and will be primarily supervised by Dr Christoph Bartneck. (the HIT Lab NZ). Other associated faculty are Professor Jen Hay (NZILBB), Janet Pierrehumbert (Northwestern University / Adjunct Professor NZILBB), and Professor Stephanie Stokes (NZILBB). The PhD student will be encouraged to regularly visit Northwestern University.
Your skillsYou should have an interest in human language and have a strong background in robotics or computer science. The HIT Lab NZThe Human Interface Technology Laboratory New Zealand (HIT Lab NZ) is world leading research institutions developing and commercializing technology that improves human computer interaction. The HIT Lab NZ has over 50 staff and students and has extensive experience in Human Computer Interaction and Science & Technology Studies. The HIT Lab NZ is located at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. The University of Canterbury has the top Engineering School in New Zealand, including a highly ranked Department of Computer Science. For more information about the HIT Lab NZ see http://www.hitlabnz.org/.
NZILBBThe HIT Lab NZ at the University of Canterbury is affiliated with the New Zealand Institute of Language, Brain and Behaviour (NZILBB). NZILBB is a multi-disciplinary centre dedicated to the study of human language. The researchers come from a wide range of disciplines, forging connections across linguistics, speech production and perception, language acquisition, language disorders, social cognition, memory, brain imaging, cognitive science, bilingual education, and interface technologies. More information is available at: http://www.nzilbb.canterbury.ac.nz/.
Christchurch
Christchurch is the second largest city in New Zealand and offers an exciting and easy lifestyle for students. It is the most affordable major city to live in. It is easy to get around whether you are biking, walking, driving or using the excellent public transport system. Christchurch also offers outstanding opportunities for outdoor activities, and is close to both surf beaches and ski-fields. Appointment and Scholarship SupportThe PhD scholarship is full time for a duration of three years with an annual scholarship of $25,000 NZD. The scholarship will also cover the tuition fees. The research in this project must be concluded with writing a PhD thesis within the Human Interface Technology PhD program of the HIT Lab NZ. For more information about the PhD program in Human Interface Technology, please see http://www.hitlabnz.org/index.php/education/phd-program. Further Information and ApplicationFurther information can be obtained by contacting Christoph Bartneck (christoph.bartneck@canterbury.ac.nz). Information about the HIT Lab NZ is available at: http://www.hitlabnz.org. Please upload your application as one PDF file at http://www.hitlabnz.org/index.php/jobs/job/37/ Your application must include a letter explaining your specific interest in the project, an extensive curriculum vitae, your academic records, and a list of two references. Applications will be accepted until November 15th, 2012 or until position is filled.
International applicants will be required to arrange for their NZ student visa after an offer of a place. Please check http://www.immigration.govt.nz for information about what type of visa might be most suitable and the process of acquiring it. The university has various types of accommodation available on campus. Please check http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/accom/ for information about the options and prices. International students should also consult the International Student website at http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/international/ to learn about the cost of living, fees, and insurances.
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6-39 | (2012-11-15) Faculty positions at CSLP at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA The Center for Language and Speech Processing at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA,
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6-40 | (2012-11-26) INRIA-Internship for Master2 Students INRIA-Internship for Master2 Students Title: Speech analysis for Parkinson's disease detection Description: Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders and its clinical diagnosis, particularly early one, is still a difficult task. Recent research has shown that the speech signal may be useful for discriminating people with PD from healthy ones, based on clinical evidence which suggests that the former typically exhibit some form of vocal disorder. In fact, vocal disorder may be amongst the earliest PD symptoms, detectable up to five years prior to clinical diagnosis. The range of symptoms present in speech includes reduced loudness, increased vocal tremor, and breathiness (noise). Vocal impairment relevant to PD is described as dysphonia (inability to produce normal vocal sounds) and dysarthria (difficulty in pronouncing words). The use of sustained vowels, where the speaker is requested to sustain phonation for as long as possible, attempting to maintain steady frequency and amplitude at a comfortable level, is commonplace in clinical practice. Research has shown that the sustained vowel “aaaaa” is sufficient for many voice assessment applications, including PD status prediction. The first goal of this internship is to implement/improve some state-of-the-art algorithms for dysphonia measures and use them within an appropriate classifier (like SVM) to discriminate between disordered and healthy voices. These measures are based on linear and nonlinear speech analysis and are well documented in [1]. The experiments will be carried on on the well established Kay Elemetrics Disordered Voice Database ( http://www.kayelemetrics.com/). The second goal is to try to develop new dysphonia measures based on novel nonlinear speech analysis algorithms recently developed in the GeoStat team [2]. These algorithms have indeed shown significant improvements w.r.t. state-of-the-art techniques in many applications including speech segmentation, glottal inverse filtering and sparse modeling. The work of this internship will be conducted in collaboration with Dr. Max Little (MediaLab of MIT and Imperial College of London) and should lead to a PhD fellowship proposition. References: [1] A. Tsanas, M.A. Little, P.E. McSharry, J. Spielman, L.O. Ramig. Novel speech signal processing algorithms for high-accuracy classification of Parkinson’s disease. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 59(5):1264-1271. 2012 [2] PhD thesis of Vahid Khanagha. INRIA Bordeaux-Sud Ouest. January 2013. Prerequisites: Good level in mathematics and signal/speech processing is necessary, as well as Matlab and C/C++ programing. Knowledge in machine learning would be an advantage. Supervisor: Khalid Daoudi (khalid.daoudi@inria.fr), GeoStat team (http://geostat.bordeaux.inria.fr). Location: INRIA- Bordeaux Sud Ouest (http://www.inria.fr/bordeaux). Bordeaux, France. Starting date: Fev/Mars 2012. Duration : 6 months Salary: 1200 euros / month
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6-41 | (2012-12-07) Doctoral and Post-doctoral Positions in Signal Processing for Hearing Instruments, Bochum, Germany Doctoral and Post-doctoral Positions in Signal Processing for Hearing Instruments Position Description The ITN ICanHear, starting on 1 January 2013, will provide cutting-edge research projects for 12 doctoral and 5 post-doctoral research fellows in digital signal processing for hearing instruments. ICanHear aims to develop models based on emerging knowledge about higher-level processing within the auditory pathway and exploit that knowledge to develop creative solutions that will improve the performance of hearing instruments. Attractive grants and a wide variety of international training activities, including collaborations with ICanHear Associated Partners in the U.K., Switzerland, Belgium, U.S.A., and Canada, will be made available to successful candidates, who will stay in the network for a period of 12 to 36 months.
Research and training positions will be available in the following ICanHear labs:
Requirements for Candidates and Application procedure: Early-stage (doctoral) Research Fellows have less than four years experience in research after obtaining a Masters degree in engineering, computer science, or similar. Experienced (post-doctoral) Researcher Fellows are already in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least 4 years but less than 5 years of research experience in engineering and/or hearing research. In order to ensure transnational mobility candidates may have resided no more than 12 months (during the last 3 years) in the country of the host institution they wish to apply to. For all positions excellent English language skills are required. To apply please send in the following documents via e-mail to the ICanHear coordination office (icanhear@rub.de): CV, certified copies of all relevant diplomas and transcripts, two letters of recommendation, proof of proficiency in English, letter of motivation (research interest, reasons for applying to programme and host). For further information on research projects available, application details and eligibility please visit the ICanHear web-site (http://www.icanhear-itn.eu) or contact the project coordinator Rainer Martin (rainer.martin@rub.de).
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