Text-to-speech and natural language processing for the Breton language Lieu: Lannion Submitted by Gwenole LECORVE on lun 25 fév 2019 - 13h45 Département: D6 - MEDIA ET INTERACTIONS Equipe: EXPRESSION Contexte: IRISA (https://www.irisa.fr/) is the largest research laboratory dedicated to computer science in France, hosting more than 800 people and 40 research teams. Its activities spans all the fields of computer science. It is located in Rennes, Lannion, and Vannes. The Expression team (https://www-expression.irisa.fr/) focuses on natural language processing (NLP), be it through texts, speech or gestures. In particular, it has internationally recognized expertise in text-to-speech (TTS). The opened position is part of a project aimed at the synthesis of the Breton language. The recruited person will collaborate with other researchers and engineers implied in NLP and TTS. Mission: Development of NLP modules for Breton and integration in a TTS pipeline, i.e.: Phonetization, grapheme-to-phoneme conversion. Text normalization. POS tagging and chunking ; Adaptation of the team's TTS engine. The position also includes data management and project monitoring tasks. Profil / compétences: PhD in computer science Recent skills in natural language processing Recent skills in machine learning Top academic and publication records Good communication skills Team work experience Diplôme requis: PhD Lieu de travail: IRISA, Campus of Lannion Type de contrat: CDD Durée du contrat (en mois): 18 Quotité: 100% Salaire Brut / Mens ¤: Competitive, depending on the experience Date prévisionnelle d'embauche: As soon as possible Date limite de candidature: Dimanche, 31. mars 2019 Candidater: Please send a cover letter and resume to : Gwénolé Lecorvé, gwenole.lecorve@irisa.fr Damien Lolive, damien.lolive@irisa.fr