
Computational Linguist
- SalaryN/A
- Contract TypeFull Time
- LocationLisbon, Portugal
- HoursN/A
DefinedCrowd is looking for a Computational Linguist with a dedicated mindset. The candidate is expected to be a strong critical thinker, reliable and transparent, with an ability to learn and communicate.
Responsibilities:
- Working closely with data scientists and engineers to create excellent resources for data collection and processing
- Consulting with team members within your domain knowledge and troubleshooting potential issues;
- Applying your knowledge in research to solve and productize hard problems in a crowdsourcing context
- Carrying out structured, concise, and reproducible data analysis that generates insight on different types of data.
Qualifications
- Degree in Linguistics, Computational Linguistics or a similar field
- MSc/PhD in Natural Language Processing or equivalent is a plus
- Knowledge in Linguistics (Phonetics, Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Prosody, etc.)
- Knowledge in Acoustic Phonetics (Phonology, Prosody, Signal Processing)
- Relevant work or publications in Speech Processing or Linguistics fields
- Previous experience with linguistic preprocessing (tokenization, normalization, grapheme to phoneme conversion)
- Experience with software (Praat, Tools using R or Matlab, Excel) is a plus
- Scripting or programming experience with Python
- Enterprise experience in Speech Processing
- Excellent command of Regular Expressions
Benefits:
- A unique culture, healthy working environment, and a flexible working schedule
- Excellent career development opportunities in a high growth company
- Access to an excellent compensation and benefits package
- An international and diverse team, representing more than 30 nationalities at 4 different locations
- Global mobility and relocation support with the help of our specialized team
- Continuous training opportunities through hand-on workshops and formal development opportunities