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Required Language(s): Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, or German
Summary: Encoding Brazilian Portuguese/Russian/German terminology into
Machine Translation(MT) system dictionaries. Analyzing MT output for quality
improvement.
Essential duties and responsibilities under the direction of a Project Manager
or a Senior Lexicographer include the following:
• Encode foreign language terminology according to specific conventions
• Keep track of dictionary improvements
• Analyze and correct dictionary errors
• Compile data from foreign language text for determining the correct function
and/ or meaning of terms
• Test and document the results of output of trained MT engines
• Assist in a variety of linguistic research related tasks
• Review human post edited output to generate high quality of training
corpus for MT engines
• Help to conduct MT usability test with Brazilian Portuguese/Russian/German
users and summarize the feedback and test results
Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must
be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Local residents need only
apply; this is not a telecommuting position. The requirements listed are
representative of the knowledge, skill, and/ or ability required.
Education and/or Experience: BS/BA degree in related field required or
equivalent professional work related experience. 5+ years related professional
experience.
Language Skills:
• Native speaker of Brazilian Portuguese/Russian/German
• Fluent spoken and written English
• Ability to identify parts of speech in English and Brazilian
Portuguese/Russian/German sentences
• Ability to understand and translate into English 100% of the sentences
found in a ma jor Brazilian Portuguese/Russian/German newspaper
Other Skills and Abilities:
• General computer literacy (experience with Linux a plus)
• Ability to organize work in order to meet schedules
• Ability to follow instructions and cooperate in a team effort
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