30.966, Jobs: English; German; Applied Linguistics; Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics: Translator, Unbabel

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LINGUIST List: Vol-30-966. Fri Mar 01 2019. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 30.966, Jobs: English; German; Applied Linguistics; Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics: Translator, Unbabel

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Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 10:58:01
From: Diana De Matos [diana.matos at unbabel.com]
Subject: English; German; Applied Linguistics; Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics: Translator, Unbabel

 
University or Organization: Unbabel 
Web Address: https://unbabel.com/
Job Title: Freelance-Linguistic QA Analyst (English to German)
Job Rank: Translator

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics 

Required Language(s): English (eng)
                      German (deu) 

Description:

Unbabel’s “Translation as a Service” platform allows modern enterprises to
understand and be understood by their customers in dozens of languages.

Powered by AI and refined by a global community of tens of thousands of human
linguists, Unbabel delivers professional-grade content at the scale required
by modern enterprises like Facebook, Microsoft, Under Armour, Pinterest and
Expedia.Backed by Scale Venture Partners, Notion, Microsoft Ventures,
Salesforce Ventures, Samsung NEXT and Y Combinator, Unbabel is accelerating
the shift to a world without language barriers.

We are a diverse team, working everyday to build an outstanding organisational
culture, based on strong values of transparency, team spirit and continuous
learning, with a fast paced Silicon Valley atmosphere.

What is the Opportunity?
We are looking for Freelance linguists specialized in different linguistic
fields (syntax, semantics, morphology, lexicography) to work remotely for
Unbabel.

This is an exciting opportunity to work autonomously on several Machine
Learning projects related to grammar and spell-check developments, POS
annotation as well as other translation and linguistics tasks. The volume of
workload may vary according to the business requirements and our clients’
demands.

This is a great opportunity to focus and see the impact of NLP and linguistics
in a real business case.

What will you be doing?
- Perform error analysis on current system outputs.
- Create/curate linguistic resources such as guidelines.
- Provide general linguistic consultancy on demand.

What skills do you need?
- Native speaker of German and fluent English.
- Master’s degree (or higher) in General Linguistics or related studies.
- Technical skills and good knowledge in linguistic analysis, NLP and AI.
- Excellent knowledge of the structural aspects of the language.
- Up-to-date exposure to popular native culture and the ability to use that
knowledge to perform data analysis.
- Ability to quickly grasp technical concepts and to learn in­house tools
- Proofreading/scan-checking skills.
- Great attention to detail while working efficiently, analytical and
communications skills.

If this sounds like a great opportunity for you please apply now by sending
your CV in English to the application email provided below! 

(We are not accepting candidates coming from recruitment agencies at this
moment)



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: diana.matos at unbabel.com 
Contact Information:
	Mrs Diana De Matos 
	Email: diana.matos at unbabel.com 


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