Linguist II - Marathi Job at SGS Consulting, Remote

MVZ1andOOWh3R2ZQak1NZEo2cU01dkRvN0E9PQ==
  • SGS Consulting
  • Remote

Job Description

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.
  • Build and improve TTS models (speech generation) to sound more natural, expressive, and robust, including things like prosody and non-verbal cues (e.g., laughter/breath).
  • Multilingual + i18n support: expand language coverage and handle tricky cases like code-switching, accents, and language ID.
  • Deploy/integrate models into products (sometimes including on-device inference constraints for wearables).
  • Evaluation + quality measurement: develop pipelines/guidelines to measure naturalness and expressivity.
  • Native speaker expertise for new TTS locales.

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.
  • Native-level fluency in Marathi.
  • Familiarity with command-line, scripting, and versioning systems.
  • Phonetics/phonology, including experience with transcription in IPA or SAMPA -OR- experience with regexes.
  • Python.
  • Data analysis.

Education/Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in linguistics, language technologies, computational linguistics, speech science, or related field.

Job Tags

Remote job

Similar Jobs

Pillar to Post Home Inspectors - The Lacombe Team

Certified Home Inspector Job at Pillar to Post Home Inspectors - The Lacombe Team

 ...Certified Home Inspector. In this role, you will conduct thorough inspections of residential properties to assess their condition, identify...  ...and mechanical components, including roofing, plumbing, electrical systems, HVAC, and foundations.* Document findings clearly... 

Amtrak

General Foreman I - 90404789 - Long Island City Job at Amtrak

 ...Your success is a train ride away! As we move Americas workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States... 

Metlang

Vietnamese Court Interpreter Job at Metlang

 ...Calling All Vietnamese Court Interpreters! Do you have Vietnamese interpreting experience in a legal setting? Metlang is seeking experienced...  ...become the premier provider of forensic interpretation and translation services to federal agencies that comprise the U.S.... 

Springwell

Older Adult Protective Services Worker Job at Springwell

Springwell is seeking a Protective Services Worker to join our dynamic team! The...  ...Collaborate with elders, their formal/informal supports, other Springwell staff, and community...  ...employer contribution ~ Life and long-term disability insurance at no cost to employee ~... 

Control Concepts, Inc.

Project Delivery Manager (AV Software Development Company) Job at Control Concepts, Inc.

 ...opportunity for a career-driven professional who takes ownership of project delivery and ensures work is performed in a way that balances...  ...developer. However, you must understand what it takes to manage priorities, break down work, and deliver results in a technical...