33.696, Jobs: General Linguistics; Morphology; Syntax; Translation: Linguist, Appen

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LINGUIST List: Vol-33-696. Wed Feb 23 2022. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 33.696, Jobs: General Linguistics; Morphology; Syntax; Translation: Linguist, Appen

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Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 17:53:42
From: Lance Marvin Coching [lcoching at appen.com]
Subject: General Linguistics; Morphology; Syntax; Translation: Linguist, Appen, Remote

 
University or Organization: Appen 
Job Location: Washington, USA (Telecommute)
Web Address: https://appen.com/
Job Title: Linguist
Job Rank: Linguist; Other

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Morphology; Syntax; Translation 


Description:

Requirements:
 - A native speaker of US English
 - A degree in linguistics or translation

Main Task:
This project involves source research for a list of terms in US English, the
grammatical expansion of those terms (morphological variants), the
categorization of each variant with respect to identity (i.e., does or can the
word refer to people and, if so, does it refer to ethnicity, sexual
orientation, political opinion, etc.) and connotation judgments for each word
(i.e., whether or not the word has or can have a pejorative connotation).

Project's Purpose:
The purpose of this project is to help identify hate speech online. In
addition to the main project, we are collecting in-group judgments for
specific identity groups to ensure the data is inclusive and unbiased. For
this project, we ask for some personal data from contributors such as age,
education, gender, and sexual orientation, which will be anonymized. Please
note this project will include offensive and/or pejorative content.

Benefits:
 - Earn extra income while at home
 - Flexible work hours
 - You can apply to as many projects as you can
 - You can work on our projects around your other jobs or while studying
 - Appen is ranked as top 1 out of 100 companies offering remote jobs by
Flexjobs.com

Apply and register via the link below to start your journey with us! Thank you
and we hope you can be part of our growing global team!

A diverse, inclusive culture is vital to our mission of helping build better
AI. We offer opportunities for individuals of all abilities and backgrounds.



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://connect.appen.com/qrp/public/jobs?sref=37ae060aaa2bd9628b64bcf2f3ffbb4d 
Contact Information:
	Ish Manalaysay 
	Email: imanalaysay at appen.com 


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