Research Engineer - Use of acoustic information in chatbots (RE1)

13 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)

Research Field

Computer science » Other

Researcher Profile

Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Spain

Application Deadline

31 Mar 2024 - 00:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract

To be defined

Job Status

Negotiable

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Context And Mission

The Language Technology Group in the Life Sciences Department is looking for a junior research engineer to work in the use of acoustic information in chatbots, involving Catalan. This work will be part of the ongoing AINA project to generate technology and language resources for the Catalan language.
The selected candidate will work in a highly sophisticated HPC environment, access state-of-the-art systems and computational infrastructures, and collaborate and work closely with the group members.

Key Duties

• Develop innovative modules to generate new audio representations and wav2vecs to improve speech applications.
• Participate in internal group meetings and other scientific discussions
• Preparation and presentation of scientific articles
• Collaborate in the preparation and presentation of scientific projects
• Collaborate with the members of the group in the generation and evaluation of resources in Catalan

Requirements

• Education
  Bachelor in Electronic engineering, Computer Science or Mathematics, with specialization in speech processing and recognition, and background in computation
• Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
  Programming skills Linux, Python, git
  Ability to access and evaluate scientific literature
• Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
  Experience Native competence in Catalan
  Fluency in spoken and written Spanish and English
  Strong interest in Speech and Natural Language Processing
• Competences
  Good communication and presentation skills
  Ability to work both independently and within a team

Requirements
Additional Information

Website for additional job details

https://www.hipeac.net/jobs/14588/research-engineer-use-of-acoustic-information…

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)

Country

Spain

City

Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS)

Where to apply

Website

https://www.bsc.es/join-us/job-opportunities/6624lsltre1

Contact

City

Barcelona

Website

https://www.youtube.com/user/BSCCNS
https://www.bsc.es/
https://twitter.com/BSC_CNS
https://www.linkedin.com/company/barcelona-supercomputing-center/

STATUS: EXPIRED