PROLIM Global Corporation ( is hiring a Computational Linguist (speech/transcription + NLP) for a leading Technology Customer.
Title: Computational Linguist (speech/transcription + NLP)
Location: US remote is an option Preferred is Onsite - Burlingame or Redmond - hybrid
Duration: 12 Months
Job Description
The main function of a Linguist is to determine speech data needs and setting strategic vision for data based model and product improvements.
Job Responsibilities:
• Provide linguistic expertise in the areas of phonetics, phonology, lexicography, dialectology, and NLP.
• Design and conduct experiments for evaluating transcription quality.
• Develop manual and automated processes for multiple concurrent projects including ensuring high-quality label alignments, prosodic classification, POS identification and disambiguation, targeted modeling data, and user feedback.
• Create and perfect text normalization and inverse text normalization processes.
• Manage lexical and phrasal transcriptions and related metadata.
• Analyze system metrics such as user opinion, lexicon transcription coverage, and POS tagger performance and remedy pain points.
Skills:
• Knowledge of phonetics, phonology, sociolinguistics, dialectology and other areas of linguistics.
• Ability to analyze waveforms and spectrograms.
• Knowledge of prescriptive writing and punctuation conventions for at least one language.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Knowledge in transcription and annotation systems such as SAMPA, IPA and ToBI.
Education/Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in linguistics, language technologies, computational linguistics, speech science, or related field.
Minimum Years of Experience
2+
Must-Have Skills
1. Technical skills
2. SQL Skills
3. Strong project management skills
Nice-to-Have Skills
1. Linguistic knowledge – ability to understand errors
Related Job Titles/Keywords
Cognitive Science, Speech Perception, Phonetic transcription, automated transcriptions
Degrees/Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in linguistics, language technologies, computational linguistics, speech science, or related field.
Interested Candidates
Please send your updated resume and contact details to:
About PROLIM Corporation
PROLIM is a leading provider of end-to-end IT, PLM, and Engineering Services and Solutions for Global 1000 companies. We understand business as much as technology and help our customers improve profitability and efficiency through high-value consulting, staffing, engineering, and project management services.
Our offerings include Advisory Services, PLM Software & Services, Program Management, Solution Architecture, Training & Staffing, Cloud Solutions, Infrastructure Services, ERP Practices, Quality Assurance Services, and Engineering Services across a wide range of industries.
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