Virage SoftSound, a wholly owned subsidiary of Autonomy Corp., is responsible for the ongoing research and development of speech products within Autonomy. Virage SoftSound was founded in 1995 and uses technology originally developed at Cambridge University . Virage SoftSound delivers audio processing applications to enable live or recorded speech to be manipulated, edited, searched and hyperlinked as easily as text. This is achieved with a wide range of speech processing technologies from audio segmentation and identification through to automatic speech recognition and understanding. Virage SoftSound currently supports over 20 different languages and major dialects and is rapidly adding new languages.
Job Description
You will work as part of a team located in Boston MA to prepare language data necessary to develop new speech recognition capabilities in the Persian language. You will annotate Persian-language audio and text samples for use in training software algorithms. Successful candidate must be a native speaker of Persian and must be able to type Persian text or romanized equivalents using standard word processing tools. Candidate must be able to communicate with other team members in English.
Job Title |
Persian Language Annotator |
Location |
Boston , MA |
Job type |
Part-time up to 40 hours/week, temporary |
Key Skills |
Native speaker of Persian. Ability to listen to Persian audio and type transcript in Persian or romanized equivalent. Excellent communication skills. |
Salary |
$12-$20/hour, no benefits |
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To apply, please contact Christopher Barthle , cbarthle@virage.com and mention BUPersians.com |
About Autonomy
Autonomy Corporation plc (LSE: AU. or AU.L) is the acknowledged leader in the rapidly-growing area of Meaning-Based Computing (MBC). Founded in 1996 and utilizing a unique combination of technologies borne out of research at Cambridge University , the company has experienced a meteoric rise and currently has a market cap of $4 billion with offices worldwide. Autonomy's technology powers applications dependent upon unstructured information including call centre, customer relationship management, knowledge management, enterprise portals, enterprise resource planning, online publishing and security applications. The Autonomy group of companies includes: Virage, a leading provider of rich media communication and content management software; Zantaz, a global leader in content archiving and electronic discovery solutions; and etalk, a leading provider of enterprise-class contact centre products.
