Senior Phonetician, Multilingual TTS Quality

Omilia Natural Language Solutions Ltd; California (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fixed compensation

Long-term employment

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative work environment

Apple gear

Job summary

Omilia Natural Language Solutions Ltd is seeking a Linguistics Specialist to ensure the linguistic and phonetic quality of their multilingual Text-to-Speech (TTS) systems. The role involves responsibilities such as conducting phonological analysis, designing phoneme inventories, and building pronunciation lexicons. Applicants should have an M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Linguistics or related fields and proven experience in TTS or ASR systems. The position offers an opportunity to work with an innovative team and develop cutting-edge technology that impacts the global service industry.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building pronunciation lexicons for TTS or ASR.
• Deep knowledge of phonological theory and phonetics.
• Fluency in English and proficiency in at least one additional language.

Responsibilities

• Conduct phonological and phonetic analysis of American Spanish.
• Build and maintain pronunciation lexicons.
• Collaborate with TTS engineers to integrate linguistic artefacts.

Skills

Phonological analysis

Pronunciation lexicons

Phonetics

Corpus annotation

Analytical skills

Education

M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Linguistics, Phonetics, or related field

Tools

Praat

ELAN

Audacity

Python

Job description

Omilia Natural Language Solutions Ltd is seeking a Linguistics Specialist to ensure the linguistic and phonetic quality of their multilingual Text-to-Speech (TTS) systems. The role involves responsibilities such as conducting phonological analysis, designing phoneme inventories, and building pronunciation lexicons. Applicants should have an M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Linguistics or related fields and proven experience in TTS or ASR systems. The position offers an opportunity to work with an innovative team and develop cutting-edge technology that impacts the global service industry.