25.3524, Jobs: Norwegian; General Linguistics: Consultant, Appen

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Subject: 25.3524, Jobs: Norwegian; General Linguistics: Consultant, Appen

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Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 16:59:24
From: Jasna Rustempasic [jrustempasic at appen.com]
Subject: Norwegian; General Linguistics: Consultant, Appen, California, USA

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University or Organization: Appen 
Department: Linguistics
Job Location: California, USA 
Web Address: www.appen.com
Job Title: Linguist - Norwegian
Job Rank: Consultant

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics 

Required Language(s): Norwegian Bokmål (nob)
                      Norwegian Nynorsk (nno) 

Description:

Company:
Appen is a language technology solutions and consulting firm, recognized as a
global leader 
in the quality, range and caliber of its expertise. We are focused on helping
our clients reach 
international markets by leveraging our expertise in over 150 languages and
dialects. Our 
clients are among the world’s top internet search engine and voice recognition
providers. For 
more information please visit the link above.

Appen is looking for a native-speaker linguist of Norwegian.  Applicant should
be proficient in 
English. Applicant must have at least a BA or MA degree in a language-related
field such as 
linguistics or philology, obtained in their native language.  You should have
a keen interest in 
technology and be computer-literate (comfortable using in-house tools and you
should have 
an interest in current speech, mobile and online technology).

Project Information

Location: On-site (California) for the first 4 weeks of the contract and then
virtual /off-site for 
the remaining 8 weeks of the contract (with possible extension after
holidays). Travel 
expenses and housing costs will be covered.

Hours: Full time (40 hours per week) for the first 4 weeks while on-site and
then 20-40 hours 
per week for the remaining life of contract.

Length: Starting on September 29 for 4 weeks on-site, continuing with 8+ weeks
remotely.

Task: Provide language specific inputs to the client’s core team of
computational linguists. For 
example, the task may involve creating structured sets of lexicon data which
could include lemmatization, adding morphological information, Part-of-Speech,
Inflections etc.

Requirements:
- Degree in Linguistics and/or equivalent experience.
- Native fluency in Norwegian. Proficiency in English.
- Excellent knowledge of structural aspects of the language (syntax,
semantics, phonology, 
phonetics).
- Current exposure to popular native culture and the ability to use that
knowledge to 
inform data analysis.
- Previous experience working with language data (e.g. research, analysis,
translation, 
review).               
- Strong communication skills, attention to detail and proven ability to
manage priorities 
are essential.



Application Deadline: 29-Sep-2014 
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://erec.appen.com/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/hrrcf_a_posting_apply?param=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9MDA1MDU2ODA3Qjk5MUVENDhEOTVBMzlCMUFCMTVGMzkmY2FuZF90eXBlPUVYVA%3d%3d&sap-client=300&params=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9MDA1MDU2ODA3Qjk5MUVENDhEOTVBMzlCMUFCMTVGMzk%3d# 
Contact Information:
	Jasna Rustempasic 
	Email: jrustempasic at appen.com 





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