29.1630, Jobs: English; Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition: Project Lead, LearningBranch Inc.

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Subject: 29.1630, Jobs: English; Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition: Project Lead, LearningBranch Inc.

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Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 14:26:33
From: Patricia Macleod [patricia at learningbranch.com]
Subject: English; Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition: Project Lead, LearningBranch Inc.

 
University or Organization: LearningBranch Inc 
Job Location: Vancouver, Canada (Telecommute)
Web Address: http://www.learningbranch.com
Job Title: Project Lead for Assessment Framework for AI Soft Skills Performance Evaluation
Job Rank: Project Lead

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Assessments

Required Language(s): English (eng)

Description:

Title: Project Lead  
Start Date: June 1
Duration: full time position for 6 months 

LearningBranch is a growing start-up based out of Vancouver and Montreal.

Educational institutions and corporations use our cloud-based language and
communication skill practice platform to deliver listening/speaking training
and assessment. We focus on the competencies needed to perform in real life
interactions. Our technology incorporates experiential and scenario-based
training using videos, voice recording, webcam recording, speech recognition,
asynchronous mark-up and collaboration.

We are looking for talented people to join us who have an interest in
communication, language and engaging learners. 

Recently we acquired funding to develop a soft-skill assessment framework that
predicts an individual’s ability to communicate effectively and appropriately
in real-world customer service interactions. We are now searching for a
project lead to develop this framework.

Work with a team of 2 others: the LearningBranch ASR specialist who will act
as supervisor/company liaison on the project and a student intern.

Qualifications:
Looking for PhD - Post-Doc or possibly Masters candidate with the following
qualifications:
- Be familiar with skill acquisition theory in a language learning context,
and with issues related to skill transfer and skill assessment
- Have knowledge of or an interest in communication "soft skills" relevant to
spoken interactions in the work place (e.g., paraphrasing, active listening)
- Experience developing and validating language learning assessment tools,
ideally related to social spoken-interaction skills
- Experience related to assessing learners' competence in performing social
pragmatic skills during spoken interactions
- Experience creating conversational role-play exercises for language learners
- Ability to analyze datasets to understand relationships between skill
training and real-world performance

Requirements: Must be Canadian citizen

Location: Virtual. Head office is in Vancouver and team meetings take place in
Vancouver or Montreal. We offer a flexible workplace and are looking for
people who can perform in that environment.



Application Deadline: 25-May-2018 
	  
Email Address for Applications: patricia at learningbranch.com 
Contact Information:
	Patricia Macleod 
	Email: patricia at learningbranch.com 
	Phone: 6043774149 


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