29.2549, Jobs: Chinese, Mandarin; Indonesian; Japanese; Marathi; Vietnamese; General Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology: Consultant: Productive Playhouse
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Subject: 29.2549, Jobs: Chinese, Mandarin; Indonesian; Japanese; Marathi; Vietnamese; General Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology: Consultant: Productive Playhouse
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Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2018 12:29:17
From: Laura Maccabee [info-linguist at productiveplayhouse.com]
Subject: Chinese, Mandarin; Indonesian; Japanese; Marathi; Vietnamese; General Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology: Consultant: Productive Playhouse
University or Organization: Productive Playhouse
Job Location: , ---------------- (Telecommute)
Job Title: Linguistic Consultants
Job Rank: Consultant
Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology
Required Language(s): Chinese, Mandarin (cmn)
Indonesian (ind)
Japanese (jpn)
Marathi (mar)
Vietnamese (vie)
Description:
Consultant positions available for linguists with a BA or MA in Linguistics in
the following languages:
- ja-JP Japanese (Japan)
- ar-XA Arabic
- cmn-hans-cn Mandarin Chinese (China)
- cmn-hant-tw Mandarin Chinese (Taiwan)
- vi-VN Vietnamese (Vietnam)
- id-ID Indonesian (Indonesia)
- mr-IN Marathi (India)
- ta-IN Tamil (India)
- te-IN Telugu (India)
- bn-IN Bengali (India)
- gu-IN Gujarati (India)
- kn-IN Kannada (India)
- ml-IN Malayalam (India)
- ur-IN Urdu (India)
Productive Playhouse www.productiveplayhouse.com, a production company in Los
Angeles, is currently undertaking projects for various languages and is
seeking linguists who are native speakers for a language study.
Both full time and part-time positions are available, and we are
seeking candidates who can commit 20-40 hours per week. All work is online and
can be done from anywhere.
Linguist Tasks:
Linguists will provide both general linguistic expertise and language-specific
guidance as needed. Linguists are also expected to help review and revise
language-specific guidelines, as well as help create rules for text
normalization and verbalization in the target language. Linguists may be asked
to transcribe/verify pronunciations in a web-based tool, according to
language-specific phonemic transcription guidelines.
Specific tasks include phonology inventory; phonotactic rules; phonemic
transcription and data annotation; evaluation of acoustic data.
Linguist Qualifications:
- Native-speaker of the target language and fluent in English
- Degree in Linguistics or Language-related fields with experience in
phonetics/phonology or speech
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Ability to quickly grasp technical concepts
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
The work can be done online with some flexibility. If you are qualified and
interested, please send a brief introductory email and a CV to the email
provided below, and please specify your availability (hours/week) and when you
could start.
Application Deadline: (Open until filled)
Email Address for Applications: info-linguist at productiveplayhouse.com
Contact Information:
Laura Maccabee
Email: info-linguist at productiveplayhouse.com
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