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Ivona Software, an Amazon Company — Computational Linguist - US English

Title:Computational Linguist - US English
Type:Job
Brief Description:Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; NLP, TTS, ASR, Data Mining
Company:Ivona Software, an Amazon Company
Location:GdaƄsk, Poland
Posted On:Mar 28, 2014
Application Deadline:
More Information:
Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; NLP, TTS, ASR,
Data Mining

Required Language(s): English (eng)

Description:

As a Computational Linguist for English you will work alongside Software
Developers who are subject matter experts in speech synthesis and related fields
to define and fulfill linguistic data needs. You will be working on tasks to
improve natural language processing of TTS. You will help Software Developer
with linguistic expertise throughout the whole language and voice building
process at Ivona.

Project duration: 6-12 months with potential for extension and/or change of
position character from temporary to permanent. You will have the opportunity to
take part in exciting, innovative projects of very large impact.

The tasks include:
- Annotating and reviewing linguistic data,
- Generating NLP data,
- Creating test cases for natural language processing modules,
- Labeling text with semantic, syntactic and morphological features,
- Annotating lexicon entries according to guidelines.
- Comfortable working in a fast paced, highly collaborative, dynamic work
environment.

Requirements:
- Native speaker of US English,
- Solid communication skills,
- Degree in Computational Linguistics, Linguistics, or similar relevant,
- Strong personal interest in learning, researching, and creating new
technologies related to foreign languages, linguistics, phonetics and language
technology,
- Strong personal interest in language technology,
- Comfort with multiple computing platforms (Unix, Mac, Windows),
- Knowledge of scripting languages (Perl, Python), regular expressions
- Attention to details and good organizational skills.

This position is based at the IVONA Software headquarters in Gdynia, Poland.


Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)

Email Address for Applications: recruitment@ivona.com
Contact Information:
        Remus Mois
        Email: rmois@amazon.com
        Phone: +48 693212213
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