Language annotators

Overview

In order to create high-quality language resources, ELDA (Evaluations
and Language resources Distribution Agency) is hiring full-time annotators.

Targeted Languages:
• German
• English
• Russian

Mission :
Currently taking part in a European-funded project, ELDA is developing
evaluation datasets for language technologies. The annotators will work
on the following tasks:
• Named Entity Recognition (NER),
• Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR),
• Optical Character Recognition (OCR).

The position will be based at the ELDA main office (Paris, 13th
district) and can start as soon as possible.

Company:

ELDA

Qualifications:

• You are a native (or at least C2 level) speaker in one of the
targeted languages;
• You have extensive knowledge in language sciences and/or
linguistics. This will be necessary to discuss advanced concepts such as
semantics or phonetics;
• Ideally, you have knowledge in Natural Language Processing (NLP)
or in Digital Humanities (DH);
• You can handle the following textual types: political news,
technical documentation on the defense domain, European defense data;
• You can handle the following data types: image, audio and text;
• You have solid computer skills; knowing annotation software
(esp. Label Studio and Praat) is a great-to-have;
• You are able to quickly understand and apply complex annotation
guidelines;
• You are curious, meticulous and detail-oriented.

Specific requirements:

• Compensation: French minimum wage (SMIC) +20%, amounting to
€2162.16 (gross monthly salary);
• Location: on-site for the first days of training, then remote
work is allowed for the remaining days;
• Duration: 2-week renewable fixed-term contract (CDD).

Tagged as: France, Industry, Natural Language Processing, NLP, OCR, Speech Recognition