23.1063, Jobs: Phonetics: Croatian Linguist/Phonetician, Appen Butler Hill

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LINGUIST List: Vol-23-1063. Fri Mar 02 2012. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 23.1063, Jobs: Phonetics: Croatian Linguist/Phonetician, Appen Butler Hill

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Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:22:55
From: Mandy Iverson [miverson at appenbutlerhill.com]
Subject: Phonetics: Croatian Linguist/Phonetician, Appen Butler Hill

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 University or Organization: Appen Butler Hill 
Job Location:  ---------------- (Telecommute)
Web Address: http://www.appenbutlerhill.com
Job Rank: Croatian Linguist/Phonetician  

Specialty Areas: Phonetics 

Required Language(s): Croatian (hrv)

Description:

Appen Butler Hill is currently looking for a Croatian Linguist/Phonetician 
for an immediate opening. Ideal candidates should have a great attention 
to detail, possibly experienced as a teacher, and be highly motivated in a 
fast pace environment. 

Time requirements are as follows: 
-  Commitment of 15 hours/week required through May 15
-  10 hours through June 30
-  5 hours after  July 1st
(Preference is some availability every day in order to check email and 
respond to client requests twice a day)

Position Requirements:
-  Croatian linguist with experience in phonetic transcription
-  Native Croatian language skills
-  Linguistic degree (BA) with expertise in Phonetics

Preferred Skills (Degrees, Skills and Abilities):
-  Experience with phonetic description desired

Tasks:
-  Review and correct the input/output of the tokenizer
-  Review and correct the input/output of the formatter
-  Review and correct word prons
-  Review and lexicalize out of vocabulary words Review, correct and add 
spoken forms to word names
-  Serve as language expert for research
-  Review and clean up lexicon-origin attributes
-  Phonetic transcription

Additional Information: 
Projects require excellent English reading, writing and communication 
skills. Strong computer skills in a Windows environment and greater than 
average comfort with software and technology are expected. US residents 
must have US work authorization (US citizen or permanent resident). 
Unfortunately, Appen Butler Hill cannot sponsor employment visas at this 
time. You will be required to sign a legally binding non-disclosure 
agreement at the time of contract negotiation.

This is a contract position.

Compensation: 
We offer a competitive, hourly pay rate DOE (to be paid as 1099 self-
employment income).

How to Apply:
http://tbe.taleo.net/NA5/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=BUTLERHILL&cws=4&rid=299

Application Deadline: 15-Mar-2012 

Web Address for Applications: http://tbe.taleo.net/NA5/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=BUTLERHILL&cws=4&rid=299 
Contact Information:
	Mandy Iverson 
	Email: miverson at appenbutlerhill.com

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