| More Information: | University or Organization: Pygmalion
Department: Natural Language Understanding
Job Location: Montreal, Canada
Job Title: Junior Linguist
Job Rank: Other
Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Lexicography
Required Language(s): English (eng)
French (fra)
Description:
The role of the Junior Linguist is to annotate and review linguistic data for
Canadian 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 ongoing projects
- Be able to work independently with confidence and little oversight
Minimum Requirements:
- Native speaker of Canadian 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
Project duration:
Approximately 6 months (with possible extension), starting as soon as
possible. This is not a permanent position but a full-time contract position
How to apply:
For immediate consideration, please email your CV and cover letter in English
(in PDF format) with “Junior Linguist [French CA]” in the subject line.
Application Deadline: (Open until filled)
Email Address for Applications: AdvancedLinguistics@gmail.com
Contact Information:
Vikki Ha
Email: AdvancedLinguistics@gmail.com |