Linguist II

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Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000 Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.

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We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:

• Build the coolest tech for world’s leading brands
• Solve complex problems – and learn new skills
• Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients
• Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience

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Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.

About the Role:

• The main function of a Linguist is to determine speech data needs and setting strategic vision for data-based model and product improvements.

Job Title: Linguist II

Key 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's or Bachelor’s degree in linguistics, language technologies, computational linguistics, speech science, or related field.
• Must beproficientin one of the following English dialects:British, Australian, Irish, Scottish, or other variants.
• Proficiency in programming languages such asPython, R, orSQLto automate processes, analyze data, and develop tools.
• Familiarity with Natural Language Processing (NLP) concepts and techniques, with experience working on speech data-based model and product improvements
• Strong understanding of phonetics and phonology, with the ability to analyze speech data, design experiments, and develop manual and automated processes.
• Knowledge of transcription and annotation systems such as SAMPA, IPA, and ToBI, with experience managing lexical and phrasal transcriptions and related metadata.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD in linguistics, language technologies, computational linguistics, speech science, or related field.
• Relevant certifications in linguistics, language technology, or a related field are a plus.
• The ability to create visualizations using tools like Tableau, Power BI, or D3.js to effectively communicate insights and findings to stakeholders.
• Experience with project management methodologies and tools to manage multiple concurrent projects and ensure timely delivery of high-quality results.

Location: Remote

Salary Range: The salary for this position is between $62,400 – $104,000 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [401(k) retirement plan] [long-term disability insurance] [short-term disability insurance] [5 personal days accrued each calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertains to the City/ State] [10-15 days of paid vacation time] [6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year] [Ascendion Learning Management System]

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