Subject: [AUDITORY] Multiple Applied Science Internship Positions Available - Alexa Speech From: Tao Zhang <0000017a73e85eed-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2022 20:58:42 -0600--0000000000006ceea505d7a12144 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable *Applied Science Internship - Alexa Speech* Amazon.com Services LLC DESCRIPTION Alexa is the groundbreaking voice service that powers Echo and other devices designed around your voice. Our team is creating the science and technology behind Alexa. We=E2=80=99re working hard, having fun, and making history. Come join our team! You will have an enormous opportunity to impact the customer experience, design, architecture, and implementation of a cutting edge product used every day by people you know. We=E2=80=99re looking for a passionate, talented, and inventive graduate st= udent to help build industry-leading conversational technologies that customers love. Our team's mission is to enable Alexa to interact with customers in a natural, robust and immersive way. As an Applied Science Intern, you will work with talented applied scientists to develop novel algorithms and modeling techniques to advance the state of the art in audio signal processing and automatic speech recognition. Your work will directly impact our customers in the form of novel products and services that make use of speech and language technology. You will leverage Amazon=E2=80=99s heteroge= neous data sources and large-scale computing resources to accelerate advances in speech and language technology. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS =C2=B7 A Ph.D. student in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering = or related field or a master student in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field =C2=B7 Proficient with Python or Matlab =C2=B7 Familiarity with audio and speech signal processing, speech recognition, or machine learning =C2=B7 Good written and spoken communication skills. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS =C2=B7 A Ph.D. student in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering = or related field with a specialization in automatic speech recognition, speaker verification, audio, acoustic and speech processing, privacy sensitive machine learning, online incremental learning =C2=B7 Solid publication records =C2=B7 Strong technical curiosity and problem-solving skills =C2=B7 Proficient with Python and C++/Java. Amazon is an Equal Opportunity Employer =E2=80=93 Minority / Women / Disabi= lity / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation / Age Perspective candidates are encouraged to send their CVs to: Tao Zhang, Ph.D. Senior Manager of Applied Science Alexa Speech Email: taozhng@xxxxxxxx ReplyForward <https://drive.google.com/u/1/settings/storage?hl=3Den&utm_medium=3Dweb&utm= _source=3Dgmail&utm_campaign=3Dstorage_meter&utm_content=3Dstorage_normal> <https://www.google.com/gmail/about/policy/> <https://www.google.com/> --0000000000006ceea505d7a12144 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><table class=3D"gmail-Bs gmail-nH gmail-iY gmail-bAt" cell= padding=3D"0" role=3D"presentation" style=3D"border-spacing:0px;padding:0px= ;border-collapse:collapse;width:1032px;display:block;color:rgb(32,33,36);fo= nt-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><= tbody><tr class=3D"gmail-xHfw3"><td class=3D"gmail-Bu gmail-yM" style=3D"ve= rtical-align:top;padding:0px;width:0px;background-image:initial;background-= position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;backgrou= nd-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></td><td class=3D"gmail-Bu gmail= -bAn" style=3D"vertical-align:top;padding:0px;display:block;background-imag= e:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-re= peat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><div class= =3D"gmail-nH gmail-if" style=3D"margin:0px 16px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div c= lass=3D"gmail-nH gmail-aHU" style=3D""><div class=3D"gmail-nH gmail-hx" sty= le=3D"background-color:transparent;color:rgb(34,34,34);min-width:502px;padd= ing:0px"><div class=3D"gmail-nH" role=3D"list"><div class=3D"gmail-h7 gmail= -ie gmail-nH gmail-oy8Mbf" role=3D"listitem" aria-expanded=3D"true" tabinde= x=3D"-1" style=3D"clear:both;padding-bottom:0px;max-width:100000px;outline:= none"><div class=3D"gmail-Bk" style=3D"margin-bottom:0px;border-width:0px;b= order-top-style:solid;border-right-style:initial;border-bottom-style:initia= l;border-left-style:initial;border-top-color:rgb(239,239,239);border-right-= color:initial;border-left-color:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-= radius:0px;float:left;width:1016px"><div class=3D"gmail-G3 gmail-G2" style= =3D"padding-top:0px;background-color:transparent;border-right:0px;border-bo= ttom:0px rgba(100,121,143,0.12);border-left:0px;border-top:none;border-radi= us:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px"><div><div id=3D"= gmail-:qt"><div class=3D"gmail-adn gmail-ads" style=3D"border-left:none;pad= ding:0px;display:flex"><div class=3D"gmail-gs" style=3D"margin:0px;padding:= 0px 0px 20px;width:944px"><div class=3D"gmail-"><div id=3D"gmail-:qz" class= =3D"gmail-ii gmail-gt" style=3D"font-size:0.875rem;direction:ltr;margin:8px= 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div id=3D"gmail-:qy" class=3D"gmail-a3s gmail-aiL" s= tyle=3D"overflow:hidden;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian= :normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;font-family:Ari= al,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir=3D"ltr"><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"l= ine-height:normal;background:rgb(232,232,232);vertical-align:middle"><b><sp= an style=3D"font-size:24pt;color:rgb(35,47,62)">Applied Science Internship = - Alexa Speech</span></b></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"line-height:no= rmal;background:rgb(232,232,232);vertical-align:middle"><span style=3D"font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Amazon Ember";color:rgb(107,117,131)">Ama= zon.com Services LLC</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"line-height:= normal"><span style=3D"font-size:13.5pt;color:rgb(17,17,17)">DESCRIPTION</s= pan></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"line-height:normal"><span style=3D"= font-size:12pt;font-family:"Amazon Ember";color:rgb(17,17,17)"><b= r>Alexa is the groundbreaking voice service that powers Echo and other devi= ces designed around your voice. Our team is creating the science and techno= logy behind Alexa. We=E2=80=99re working hard, having fun, and making histo= ry. Come join our team! You will have an enormous opportunity to impact the= customer experience, design, architecture, and implementation of a cutting= edge product used every day by people you know.<br><br>We=E2=80=99re looki= ng for a passionate, talented, and inventive graduate student to help build= industry-leading conversational technologies that customers love. Our team= 's mission is to enable Alexa to interact with customers in a natural, = robust and immersive way. As an Applied Science Intern, you will work with = talented applied scientists to develop novel algorithms and modeling techni= ques to advance the state of the art in audio signal processing and automat= ic speech recognition. Your work will directly impact our customers in the = form of novel products and services that make use of speech and language te= chnology. You will leverage Amazon=E2=80=99s heterogeneous data sources and= large-scale computing resources to accelerate advances in speech and langu= age technology.<br><br></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"line-heig= ht:normal"><span style=3D"font-size:13.5pt;color:rgb(17,17,17)">BASIC QUALI= FICATIONS</span></p><p style=3D"line-height:normal"><span style=3D"font-siz= e:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(17,17,17)">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font-va= riant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;fon= t-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">=C2= =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0</span></span><span styl= e=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:"Amazon Ember";color:rgb(17,17,17= )">A Ph.D. student in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related f= ield or a master student in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or rel= ated field</span></p><p style=3D"line-height:normal"><span style=3D"font-si= ze:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(17,17,17)">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font-v= ariant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;fo= nt-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">=C2= =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0</span></span><span styl= e=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:"Amazon Ember";color:rgb(17,17,17= )">Proficient with Python or Matlab</span></p><p style=3D"line-height:norma= l"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(17,17,17)">= =C2=B7<span style=3D"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:no= rmal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"= ;Times New Roman"">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0</span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:"Amazon Emb= er";color:rgb(17,17,17)">Familiarity with audio and speech signal proc= essing, speech recognition, or machine learning</span></p><p style=3D"line-= height:normal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(1= 7,17,17)">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-eas= t-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-fa= mily:"Times New Roman"">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0</span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quo= t;Amazon Ember";color:rgb(17,17,17)">Good written and spoken communica= tion skills.<br><br></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"line-height:= normal"><span style=3D"font-size:13.5pt;color:rgb(17,17,17)">PREFERRED QUAL= IFICATIONS</span></p><p style=3D"line-height:normal"><span style=3D"font-si= ze:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(17,17,17)">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font-v= ariant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;fo= nt-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">=C2= =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0</span></span><span styl= e=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:"Amazon Ember";color:rgb(17,17,17= )">A Ph.D. student in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related f= ield with a specialization in automatic speech recognition, speaker verific= ation, audio, acoustic and speech processing, privacy sensitive machine lea= rning, online incremental learning</span></p><p style=3D"line-height:normal= "><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(17,17,17)">=C2= =B7<span style=3D"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:norma= l;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Ti= mes New Roman"">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= </span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:"Amazon Ember&= quot;;color:rgb(17,17,17)">Solid publication records</span></p><p style=3D"= line-height:normal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:= rgb(17,17,17)">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-varian= 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