31.3754, Jobs: English; General Linguistics; Semantics; Syntax: Freelance Annotator, Exos Financial

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Subject: 31.3754, Jobs: English; General Linguistics; Semantics; Syntax: Freelance Annotator, Exos Financial

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Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2020 13:05:01
From: Brittany Phillips [brittany.phillips at exosfinancial.com]
Subject: English; General Linguistics; Semantics; Syntax: Freelance Annotator, Exos Financial, New York, USA

 
University or Organization: Exos Financial 
Job Location: New York, USA (Telecommute)
Web Address: https://www.exosfinancial.com/
Job Title: Freelance Annotator
Job Rank: Freelance Annotator; Other

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Semantics; Syntax 

Required Language(s): English (eng)

Description:

Exos Financial is looking for a freelance annotator to assist in building a
syntactic dataset for formal written English (e.g contracts). The data will be
used to train cutting-edge domain-specific natural language understanding
models.

As an annotator, you’ll be applying your knowledge of syntax and semantics to
correct machine-generated syntactic representations of very complex sentences.

Job responsibilities:
- Analyze formal English sentences within a particular linguistic formalism
- Annotate formal English sentences with syntactic information
- Correct machine-generated representations of English sentences

Job skills:
- Native/near-native English
- BA or higher in linguistics, with an emphasis on syntax and semantics or
equivalent knowledge
- Experience with annotating linguistic data is a plus
- An eye for detail

Approximately 12-20 hours weekly (with the possibility for more)

Duration: 3-6 months or longer

To join ASAP.

This position is located in New York, USA, but we are open to a remote
candidate.

Please apply by sending your CV to the application email provided below.



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: brittany.phillips at exosfinancial.com 
Contact Information:
	AVP, Human Resources Brittany Phillips 
	Email: brittany.phillips at exosfinancial.com 


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