Job Description:

Asahi Kasei is accepting applications for the following internships.
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING STUDENTS
Internship program for a period of one year in Atsugi City, Kanagawa, Japan.

Please note that:
1) At the moment we are only recruiting interns for the following projects:

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Automatic speech recognition for US Spanish, Cantonese, Korean, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, and UK English.
- Development of acoustic/language model for speech recognition -

See our speech recognition technology website for related information.

Benefits

• Dormitory living accommodation (click for details)
• Bed, bedding, electricity, water, and gas
• Round trip airfare (economy class)
• Local commuting expenses
• Living allowance (¥150,000 per month)

Deadline
Sunday, May 11th, 2008.
Note: The application deadline may be moved forward due to the receipt of an excessive number of applications.

Job Requirements:

Requirements

• Native speaker of one of the above languages
• You were born and have been educated in the home country of the relevant language.
  "Native speaker of UK English" means you were born and have been educated in the UK. "Native speaker of US Spanish" means you were born and have been educated in Spanish-speaking environment in the US.
• Computer science expertise
• C++ programming experience in Windows, UNIX, or Linux
• Preferably Microsoft VC++ and Windows programming
• Term of stay
  • For Cantonese, and Korean: Able to stay for 12 months in Japan beginning in August 2008.
  • For Spanish, and Dutch: Able to stay for 12 months in Japan beginning in September 2008.
  • For US Spanish: Able to stay for 12 months in Japan beginning in October 2008.
  • For UK English: Able to stay for 12 months in Japan beginning in November 2008.
• Ability to communicate in English (Ability to communicate in Japanese is desirable but not required)
• Must be enrolled at an academic institution during the internship term

Application Procedure

How To Apply:

Application Procedure

Applicants for each project should submit:
(1) a completed application form,
(2) a current resume,
(3) a motivatuin letter (the reason why you are applying for the internship)
(4) a professor’s letter of recommendation, and
(5) a WAV or MP3 file of a recording of your own voice in English and in your native language reading the text linked here.

If all application materials except a letter of recommendation are prepared, please apply forthwith, together with a note indicating that your letter of recommendation will be sent as soon as possible.

Contact Information