Job Title:
Associate Linguist [French]

Linguistic Field(s):
Phonetics, Phonology, Morphology, Semantics, Syntax, Lexicography, NLP

Location:
Rue de Londres - Paris 8, France

Contract:
Short term contract 1 year - renewable contract

Job description:
The role of the Associate Linguist is to annotate and review linguistic
data in French.  The Associate 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

CV + motivation letter in English: maroussia.houimli@adeccooutsourcing.fr