29.3120, Jobs: Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Typology: Scientist, Duolingo, Inc.

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Subject: 29.3120, Jobs: Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Typology: Scientist, Duolingo, Inc.

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Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2018 13:31:23
From: Bozena Pajak [bozena at duolingo.com]
Subject: Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Typology: Scientist, Duolingo, Inc., USA

 
University or Organization: Duolingo, Inc. 
Department: Learning Sciences
Job Location: , USA 
Web Address: https://www.duolingo.com
Job Title: Linguist / Polyglot / Learning Scientist, PhD
Job Rank: Scientist

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Typology 


Description:

Our ideal candidate has a PhD in linguistics, is a polyglot, has excellent
knowledge of language typology, and has experience teaching a second language.
You will join Duolingo’s learning research team and support our efforts to
advance Duolingo’s mission through science. 

Responsibilities:
- Work side by side with talented learning scientists, curriculum experts,
community specialists, designers, engineers, and product managers to bring
research-informed product features to life
- Help design curricula and specific content for a variety of Duolingo
language courses 
- Help recruit and train language experts who develop Duolingo courses
- Guide product development to support teaching a variety of languages
- Propose new exercises and features that will improve the general learning
experience

Requirements:
- PhD in linguistics or a related field
- Experience teaching a second language, ideally one that is typologically
distinct from English (e.g., Chinese, Japanese, Arabic)
- Familiarity with the principles of second language acquisition and teaching
- Solid background in language typology
- Working proficiency in multiple languages
- Excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills
- A desire to make the world a better place through technology

Exceptional candidates will have:
- Proficiency in at least one major Asian language
- Experience training and managing instructors of different languages



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	, PA  
Web Address for Applications: https://bit.ly/2vrr8yF 
Contact Information:
	Senior Learning Scientist Bozena Pajak 
	Email: bozena at duolingo.com 


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