31.3387, Jobs: English; Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Semantics: Consultant, Appen Butler Hill Inc.

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Subject: 31.3387, Jobs: English; Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Semantics: Consultant, Appen Butler Hill Inc.

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Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2020 17:19:09
From: Paramjit Kaur [pkaur at appen.com]
Subject: English; Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Semantics: Consultant, Appen Butler Hill Inc., California, USA

 
University or Organization: Appen Butler Hill Inc. 
Job Location: California, USA 
Web Address: https://appen.com/
Job Title: British English Linguist
Job Rank: Consultant

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Semantics 

Required Language(s): English (eng)

Description:

Become a specialist on natural language generation and help build
state-of-the-art AI systems. Your inputs will be used to develop better
natural language understanding systems for British English.

Duration: 6 months fixed-term employee, part-time
Payment: This is a salaried position, compensation to be determined based on
skills and past experience.

Successful candidates must be able to work at client sites in the San
Francisco Bay Area once COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.

Responsibilities: 
- Work with Appen's client to produce high quality natural language and mark
it up with annotations that provide information about the semantics/meaning of
natural language text
- Use categories such as domains, intents, and slots to mark words and phrases
in text utterances
- Manage and track changes in the scenario database
- Review and update annotation guidelines and guard data quality

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, Language
Technologies, Computer Sciences, or related field
- Interest in practical as well as theoretical linguistics, especially syntax,
semantics, and pragmatics
- Facility with computers and software applications.
- Familiarity with basic Python, SQL and script writing
- Ability to adapt to changing requirements, priorities, and revisions
- Cooperative, solution-oriented attitude
- Eagerness to learn new skills and work quickly
- Analytic mindset with strong attention to detail
- Ability to review examples and apply rules to data
- Native speaker of British English

Qualifications and Experience:
- Advanced degree and/or industry experience
- Experience working remotely
- NLG annotation experience

If this resonates with you, or if you feel like you would excel in the role,
apply now using the application link provided below!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do
not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin,
gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability
status.



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://tinyurl.com/y3xgt8sk 
Contact Information
	Abayon 
	Email: AAbayon at appen.com 


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