What are the responsibilities and job description for the Linguist (Perception Scientist) position at PROLIM Corporation?
PROLIM Global Corporation (www.prolim.com) is currently seeking a Linguist (Perception Scientist) for the location Washington, United States.
Job Description:
We are seeking a contract applied research scientist specializing in the perception of tonal languages. This role is an integral part of our team, contributing to our research and development efforts. The ideal candidate will help us explore and understand individualized audio quality preferences and experiences, enabling us to tailor our technologies to meet unique user needs.
Responsibilities
- Oversee and drive research projects on speech quality, statistically analyze results and report findings.
- Monitor problems, facilitate resolution, and proactively keep projects on track.
- Implement and conduct pilot listening tests and other perceptual experiences.
- Regularly report on project progress, dependencies and risks to stakeholders.
- Support research scientists and engineers within the team.
- Manage procurement projects for equipment and vendor services.
- Willingness to "roll up sleeves" and take on operational tasks in support of the team's goals.
Minimum qualifications
- Interpersonal and communication skills, with strong attention to detail.
- Proactive with ability to execute on multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Track record of communicating research on speech perception, hearing sciences or auditory perception in an academic or industrial setting.
- Experience with data collection with human participants.
- Experience working in a fast-paced research and/or product development environment.
- Experience with scientific programming languages such as Matlab, Python, C , or R.
- Master's degree or equivalent experience in Computational Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Electrical Engineering, Perception, Experimental Psychology, Audio Engineering, Acoustics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computational Audiology or a related field.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with tonal languages.
- PhD degree or equivalent experience.
- Experience with AI generative speech.
- Experience with modeling audio quality.
Apply online for immediate consideration, please send your updated resume, and contact info via email praful.salunkey@prolim.com
About PROLIM Corporation
PROLIM is a leading provider of end-to-end IT, PLM and Engineering Services and Solutions for Global 1000 companies. They understand business as much as technology, and help their customers improve their profitability and efficiency by providing high value technology consulting, staffing, and project management outsourcing services.
Their IT and PLM consulting offerings include; Advisory, PLM Software/Services, Program Management, Solution Architecture Training/Staffing, Cloud Solutions, Servers/Networking, Infrastructure, ERP Practices and QA Services. Engineering services include Data Translation, CAD/CAM/CAE, Process & Product Engineering, Prototyping, and Testing/Validation within a wide range of markets and industries.