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==Sr. Speech Recognition Scientist==
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* This page explains how to insert a job ad in the page [[Employment opportunities, postdoctoral positions, summer jobs]].
 
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* You must have an account on the ACL Wiki and be logged in to the account in order to edit.
* Employer: Vocera Communications, Inc.
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* If you are not familiar with Wikis, '''[[Help:Editing Content|read about how to edit]]'''.
* Title: Sr. Speech Recognition Scientist
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* '''Do not merely copy and paste plain text into the Wiki page.''' Wiki text contains special formatting codes. It is not simply plain text.  
* Specialty: Engineering
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* If you use plain text without proper Wiki formatting, your readers will believe that your company is incompetent and unfamiliar with modern technology.
* Location: San Jose, California, United States, 95126
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* Post your job ad by clicking on the '''edit''' tab at the top of the page [[Employment opportunities, postdoctoral positions, summer jobs]].  
* Deadline: May 8th, 2016
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* Do not use the '''[edit]''' links on the right edge of the page [[Employment opportunities, postdoctoral positions, summer jobs]].
* Date posted: April 8, 2016
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* To see examples of how to write Wiki text, '''look at the source text of existing ads in edit mode'''.
* Contact: [http://www.linktosendapplicantsto.com Apply Here]
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* Use the '''Show preview''' button at the bottom of the edit window to make sure your text displays properly.
 
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* '''If your edits damage another job ad''' or the header of the page, the page will be restored to an earlier version and '''your edits will be removed.'''
Location: San Jose, CA, United States
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* Jobs are listed in chronological order of posting: '''first is newest, last is oldest'''.
 
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* Please include the following information in your job ad:
Type of Employee: Full Time
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** Employer
 
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** Rank or Title
Vocera empowers integrated, intelligent communication for mission-critical workflows in healthcare, hospitality, energy, retail and other mobile work environments. Vocera is widely recognized for developing smarter ways to communicate that improve patient and customer satisfaction. Vocera Communication and Vocera Care Experience solutions are installed in more than 1,300 organizations worldwide. Vocera is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with offices in Tennessee, Canada, India, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.vocera.com and @VoceraComm on Twitter.
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** Specialty (e.g., Computational Linguistics, Natural Language Processing, Machine Translation)
 
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'''Position Description:''' Speech Recognition is a key part Vocera's platform offering to our customers. The result for our customers is saving time for their mission critical collaborations. This position will work on Vocera's Nuance N10 based recognition system. The role involves working on new speech recognition capabilities which will become part of the Vocera Platform.
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** Deadline
 
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** Date Posted
 
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** Contact email or link to website
The role will also quantify speech recognition accuracy for many of the currently enabled features in the Vocera product and conduct root-cause analysis of accuracy shortfalls using Nuance analysis tools. This high visibility role recommends a range of techniques for enhancing speech recognition accuracy from major algorithmic enhancements to minor parameter tuning which are backed by quantifiable metrics.
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* If you have questions or comments about these instructions, post them here: [[Talk:Employment opportunities, postdoctoral positions, summer jobs]]
 
 
'''Responsibilities'''
 
* Function as the speech technologist program manager on: creating recognition test bed; designing experiments; hypothesis testing and analyzing results; summarizing key findings; making succinct recommendations
 
* Assist in recruiting and managing independent pool of outside transcriptionists
 
* Leverage the speech recognition test laboratory and develop needed tools/scripts to efficiently accomplish results and ensure repeatability
 
* Collaborate effectively within a small team of speech recognition leads, DSP engineers and client-server architects to identify, solve and test bottlenecks in accuracy and performance
 
* Use Python or C/C++/Java to develop utterance analysis and tuning programs
 
* Manage advanced projects such as acoustic model adaptation and statistical language modeling
 
* Interact with customer support, QA and marketing teams to identify new features and enhancements
 
* Occasionally conduct TOI's with other members of the engineering/Professional Services organizations on key insights
 
 
 
'''Competencies'''
 
* Thorough understanding of principles and concepts underlying speech recognition technology
 
* Scientific thinking and the ability to invent, a track record of thought leadership and contributions that have advanced the field
 
* Developing Syntax-semantic interfaces using ontologies
 
* Practical insights into the specific Nuance recognition engine used inside Vocera server
 
* Familiarity with Nuance analysis tool sets, Grammar Specification Language, and the recognition framework for Nuance
 
* Meticulous fact finder and scientific methodologist, who provides unbiased and factual reporting of results
 
* Ability to analyze complex cause-and-effect situations
 
* Ability to own and drive experimental definition, investigations, and ultimately be responsible for the speech recognition performance
 
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, especially for technical material
 
* Experience in natural language processing (NLP)
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Requirements'''
 
* MS in the field of Speech Recognition, Computational Linguistics, or a related discipline or equivalent experience
 
* 8+ years of directly relevant experience in the field of automatic speech recognition and performance tuning in either research or industry
 
* Experience working specifically on Nuance recognition systems and speech applications strongly recommended
 
 
 
''Belief in Diversity''
 
 
 
''Vocera Communications is an Affirmative Action Employer committed to workforce diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information.''
 

Latest revision as of 20:37, 8 April 2016

  • This page explains how to insert a job ad in the page Employment opportunities, postdoctoral positions, summer jobs.
  • You must have an account on the ACL Wiki and be logged in to the account in order to edit.
  • If you are not familiar with Wikis, read about how to edit.
  • Do not merely copy and paste plain text into the Wiki page. Wiki text contains special formatting codes. It is not simply plain text.
  • If you use plain text without proper Wiki formatting, your readers will believe that your company is incompetent and unfamiliar with modern technology.
  • Post your job ad by clicking on the edit tab at the top of the page Employment opportunities, postdoctoral positions, summer jobs.
  • Do not use the [edit] links on the right edge of the page Employment opportunities, postdoctoral positions, summer jobs.
  • To see examples of how to write Wiki text, look at the source text of existing ads in edit mode.
  • Use the Show preview button at the bottom of the edit window to make sure your text displays properly.
  • If your edits damage another job ad or the header of the page, the page will be restored to an earlier version and your edits will be removed.
  • Jobs are listed in chronological order of posting: first is newest, last is oldest.
  • Please include the following information in your job ad:
    • Employer
    • Rank or Title
    • Specialty (e.g., Computational Linguistics, Natural Language Processing, Machine Translation)
    • Location
    • Deadline
    • Date Posted
    • Contact email or link to website
  • If you have questions or comments about these instructions, post them here: Talk:Employment opportunities, postdoctoral positions, summer jobs