27.1843, Jobs: Chinese, Wu; Swedish; Phonetics; Phonology; Semantics; Syntax: Linguist

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Subject: 27.1843, Jobs: Chinese, Wu; Swedish; Phonetics; Phonology; Semantics; Syntax: Linguist

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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2016 11:11:43
From: Jasna Rustempasic [jrustempasic at appen.com]
Subject: Chinese, Wu; Swedish; Phonetics; Phonology; Semantics; Syntax: Linguist, California, USA

 
University or Organization: Appen 
Department: Lingustics
Job Location: California, USA 
Web Address: http://www.appen.com
Job Title: Linguist, Swedish or Chinese Wu (Shanghainese)
Job Rank: Consultant

Specialty Areas: Phonetics; Phonology; Semantics; Syntax 

Required Language(s): Chinese, Wu (wuu)
                      Swedish (swe) 

Description:

Linguist, Swedish or Chinese Wu (Shanghainese)

United States, San Francisco Bay area

We are looking for highly skilled linguists to help develop and expand our
lexicons. Candidate must be native speaker of Swedish or Chinese Wu
(Shanghainese). 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.

Location: Client's facility, San Francisco Bay Area
Hours: 40 hours per week Length: Up to 6 months, with possible extension

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 Swedish or Shanghainese; 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



Application Deadline: 30-Jun-2016 (Open until filled)
	  
Web Address for Applications: http://bit.ly/1NlCzNo 
Contact Information:
	Jasna Rustempasic 
	Email: jrustempasic at appen.com 


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