29.2198, Jobs: Gujarati; Kannada; Malayalam; Urdu; General Linguistics: Consultant, Productive Playhouse

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Subject: 29.2198, Jobs: Gujarati; Kannada; Malayalam; Urdu; General Linguistics: Consultant, Productive Playhouse

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Date: Mon, 21 May 2018 10:21:37
From: Laura Maccabee [laura.maccabee at productiveplayhouse.com]
Subject: Gujarati; Kannada; Malayalam; Urdu; General Linguistics: Consultant, Productive Playhouse

 
University or Organization: Productive Playhouse 
Department: http://productiveplayhouse.com/
Job Location: , ---------------- (Telecommute)
Job Title: Linguistic Consultants
Job Rank: Consultant

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics 

Required Language(s): Gujarati (guj)
                      Kannada (kan) 
                      Malayalam (mal) 
                      Urdu (urd) 

Description:

Consultant positions available for linguists with a BA or MA in Linguistics in

gu-IN Gujarati (India) (gujr)
kn-IN Kannada (India) (knda)
ml-IN Malayalam (India) (mlym)
ur-IN Urdu (India) (arab)

Productive Playhouse www.productiveplayhouse.com, a production company in Los
Angeles, is currently undertaking projects for these languages INDIAN
languages:

GUJARATI, KANNADA, MALAYALAM, URDU (INDIA)

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 level of the target language and fluent in English, 
multilingual a plus 
- 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/days) and when you
could start.



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: laura.maccabee at productiveplayhouse.com 
Contact Information:
	Laura Maccabee 
	Email: laura.maccabee at productiveplayhouse.com 


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