31.3475, Jobs: English; General Linguistics: Consultant, Appen Butler Hill Inc.

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Subject: 31.3475, Jobs: English; General Linguistics: Consultant, Appen Butler Hill Inc.

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Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:49:40
From: Abigail Abayon [aabayon at appen.com]
Subject: English; General Linguistics: Consultant, Appen Butler Hill Inc.

 
University or Organization: Appen Butler Hill Inc. 
Web Address: https://appen.com/
Job Title: Linguistic Annotator
Job Rank: Consultant

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics 

Required Language(s): English (eng)

Description:

Appen is pooling for an upcoming project for Linguist and is recruiting a team
of highly skilled Linguists to work on the task. For this project, vendors
learn a complex semantic labeling system and apply it thoughtfully and
consistently across large volumLinguistic Annotator

Appen is pooling for an upcoming project for Linguists and is recruiting a
team of highly skilled Linguists to work on the task. For this project,
vendors learn a complex semantic labeling system and apply it thoughtfully and
consistently across large volumes of data.

The successful contractor linguist will be engaged in the following
responsibilities:
- Annotate language data with linguistic information
- Implement annotation conventions and guidelines with accuracy and
consistency
- Communicate with other annotators about effective annotation strategies
- Contribute to the improvement of tools and processes by raising issues and
suggesting improvements
- Understand and adapt to changing requirements

Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, Language
Technologies, Computer Science, or related field
- Interest in practical as well as theoretical linguistics, especially syntax,
semantics, and pragmatics
- Facility with computers and software applications
- Ability to adapt to changing requirements, priorities, and revisions
- Cooperative, solution-oriented attitude
- Eagerness to learn new skills and work quickly
- Enthusiasm for detail work
- Ability to focus for significant portions of the workday
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills

Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced degree and/or industry experience
- NLU/NLP annotation experience
- Experience with ontologies and label sets
- Experience working remotelyes of data.

To apply, please send an updated resume and cover letter to the application
email provided below.



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: aabayon at appen.com 
Contact Information:
	Abigail Abayon 
	Email: aabayon at appen.com 


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