<div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:15.555556297302246px;line-height:19.166667938232422px;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear all,</span><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
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</span></font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:15.555556297302246px;line-height:19.166667938232422px;white-space:pre-wrap">We're looking for a few Khmer linguists. Please refer to the following for the details.
</span></font><div><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Job description:</span></p>
<br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">As a Khmer linguist, you will be annotating and reviewing linguistic data in Khmer. You will also contribute to a number of other tasks to improve natural language processing.</span></p>
<br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">This is a contract position for an estimated 40 hours per week for a period of 6-12 months. You will be mostly working from home. Part of the job may require you to come in close proximity to Phnom Penh for training and subsequent intermediary meetings.</span></p>
<br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The tasks include:</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">annotating and reviewing Khmer texts according to linguistic guidelines</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline">
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">labeling text with semantic, syntactic and morphological features</span></p>
</li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">annotating lexicon entries according to guidelines </span></p>
</li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Requirements:</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">a native Khmer speaker and fluent in English</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">degree in Linguistics, Computational Linguistics or similar, with knowledge of semantics, syntax, morphology and/or lexicography </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">ability to quickly grasp technical concepts; learn in-house tools</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">keen interest in technology and computer-literate</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">should have an interest in natural language processing, linguistics, linguistic resources</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">excellent oral and written communication skills</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">attention to detail and good organizational skills</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">ability to work independently from home with reliable internet connectivity</span></p>
</li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Project duration: </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">6-12 months</span></p>
<br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">For immediate consideration, please e-mail your CV and a cover letter in English (in PDF format) with “Khmer Linguists” in the subject line to the following address:</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">E-mail address for applications: <b><a href="mailto:answer.nemo@gmail.com" target="_blank">answer.nemo@gmail.com</a></b></span></p>
<br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Application deadline: July 6th, 2014</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Thanks a lot & Best regards,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Supheakmungkol Sarin</span></p></div></div></div>