26.2905, Jobs: Multiple Languages; General Linguistics: Linguist, Appen

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Subject: 26.2905, Jobs: Multiple Languages; General Linguistics: Linguist, Appen

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Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2015 14:21:11
From: Jasna Rustempasic [jrustempasic at appen.com]
Subject: Multiple Languages; General Linguistics: Linguist, Appen, California, USA

 
University or Organization: Appen 
Department: Linguistics
Job Location: California, USA (Telecommute)
Web Address: http://www.appen.com
Job Title: Linguist-Multiple Languages
Job Rank: Consultant; Linguist

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics 

Required Language(s): Danish (dan)
                      Dutch (nld) 
                      French (fra) 
                      Norwegian Bokmål (nob) 
                      Swedish (swe) 

Description:

Linguist-Multiple Languages
 
Work Location: United States, CA
 
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 come see us at http://www.appen.com.
 
Department: Linguistics
 
Project

We are looking for highly skilled linguists to help develop and expand our
lexicons. Candidates must be native speakers of one of the following
languages: Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Danish, Canadian French.

The ideal candidate has experience and passion for working with language data
and the ability to help create, categorize, audit, and improve lexical data.
Excellent grammatical skills in the native language are essential. This person
must be highly organized, extremely collaborative, and able to drive issues to
resolution across a variety of teams.

Project Information:

- Location: Client's facility, San Francisco Bay Area preferred. Possibility
of reimbursement for travel expenses.
- Start date: mid - end of August
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Length: up to 6 months
 
Tasks

- Preparing and auditing data test sets
- Evaluating, labeling and vetting output, providing informed feedback
- Proposing relevant dictionary content and meta-content
- Writing guidelines and instructions for vendors or junior linguists 
- Auditing vendor work, including bug reporting, monitoring, and resolution
- Identifying tools and process enhancements
- Working cross-functionally with linguists and engineers
 
Requirements

- Degree in linguistics and/or equivalent experience
- Native fluency in one of the above languages; proficiency in English
- Excellent knowledge of structural aspects of the language (syntax,
semantics, phonology, phonetics)
- Up-to-date 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

Preferred Experience

- Experience using OS X or iOS software
- Experience in software quality assurance and testing
- Knowledge of internationalization and localization
- Proficiency in more than one non-English language
- Software translation, natural language translation, and computational
linguistic experience is a plus

Strong preference will be given to local candidates.



Application Deadline: 31-Aug-2015 (Open until filled)
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://erec.appen.com/sap/bc/erecruiting/posting_apply?param=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9MDA1MDU2ODA3Qjk5MUVFNTg0QTRBMThFQjVDODVENDYmY2FuZF90eXBlPQ%3d%3d&sap-client=300 
Contact Information:
	Jasna Rustempasic 
	Email: jrustempasic at appen.com 
	Phone: 206-265-0090 


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