Project Manager in Speech Technologies (m/f)

Under the supervision of the CEO, the Project Manager in Speech Technologies will be in charge of conducting the activities related to the production of language resources and the co-ordination of R&D projects. Their responsibilities include language resources design/specification, production frameworks and platforms setup, quality control and assessment, project-dedicated team members recruitment and management. They will also contribute to improving or updating of the current language resources production workflows. This yields excellent opportunities for qualified, creative, and motivated candidates wishing to participate actively in the Language Engineering field.

This yields excellent opportunities for qualified, creative, and motivated candidates wishing to participate actively in the Language Engineering field.

Required profile

• Master 2 or PhD in computer science specialised in speech technologies. A proven background in research (scientific publications) will be a strong plus
• Experience in and/or good knowledge of speech data collection with an expertise in phonetics and in transcription and annotation tools
• Experience in speech technologies (speech recognition, synthesis, language modelling) and the well-used tools to produce, collect and assess data quality
• Ability to experiment with various techniques for improving or building tools
• Experience in international project management
• Proficiency in Python programming language
• Good knowledge of scripting languages: bash, Python, Perl
• Good knowledge of Linux and open source software
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, in particular to supervise members of a multidisciplinary team
• Dynamic and communicative, flexible to combine and work on different tasks
• Proficiency in English with ability to write user guides, administration documentation and reports, and good mastering of French. Knowledge of other languages would be a plus.      
• Citizenship (or residency papers) of a European Union country

The position is based in Paris 13.

Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience (between 40-50K€).
Other benefits: complementary health insurance and meal vouchers

Programme Manager (m/f)

Under the supervision of the CEO, the Programme Manager will be in charge of conducting collaborative projects in the framework of international (specifically European) consortia, in the field of Human Language Technologies and Artificial Intelligence.

Their responsibilities include the coordination of projects both internally and in collaboration with external partners, including project plans design and follow up , project team management, delivery implementation, report drafting, participation in project meetings. They will work in collaboration with external partners at all steps of the project, including for the building and management of project teams. They will be involved in the submission of call for tenders liaising with external partners.

This yields excellent opportunities for qualified, creative, and motivated candidates wishing to participate actively in the Human Language Technology field.

The position is based in Paris 13.

Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience (between 40-60K€).

Other benefits: complementary health insurance and meal vouchers.

Required profile

• PhD in natural language processing or equivalent
• Experience in and good knowledge of various techniques in natural language processing (speech processing, data mining, machine translation, etc.)
• Experience in European-funded project management
• Experience in team management
• Experience and proficiency in project management tools
• High proficiency in English with strong writing and technical documentation skills
• Dynamic and communicative, flexible to combine and work on different tasks
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, in particular to supervise members of a multidisciplinary team
• Citizenship (or residency papers) of a European Union country