33.231, Jobs: English; General Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology: African American English Linguist, Appen

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Subject: 33.231, Jobs: English; General Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology: African American English Linguist, Appen

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Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:41:46
From: Lance Marvin Coching [lcoching at appen.com]
Subject: English; General Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology: African American English Linguist, Appen, Remote

 
University or Organization: Appen 
Job Location: , USA (Telecommute)
Web Address: https://appen.com/
Job Title: African American English Linguist
Job Rank: Linguist; Other

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology; African American English

Required Language(s): English (eng)

Description:

We are looking for linguists to work on improving letter-to-sound rules for
ASR in African American English (AAE). You will be working with an Appen
Linguist supervisor to create and test rules, and provide pronunciation
transcriptions for a large training data set. Experience in phonetics &
phonology is essential, while previous academic research into AAE and
computational linguistics experience will be highly regarded.

Requirements:
 - Minimum BA (Major Linguistics)
 - Native speaker of African American English
 - Academic or industry experience in phonetics/phonology
 - Available for any amount of time between December and mid-February (Not
expected to work during the holidays). 

At Appen, we value performance, honesty, humility, and grit. We persevere and
remain focused, whilst maintaining agility to achieve quality outcomes and
exceed expectations. We’re truth tellers – respectfully of course. We take
accountability for our actions and believe in giving and receiving direct
feedback. We give credit where credit is due and show gratitude to others for
their contributions. We seek diverse perspectives as we recognize the value in
teamwork and collaboration. Through grit, we take ownership, and we don’t give
up.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do
not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin,
gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability
status.



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://crowd-appen.icims.com/jobs/5673/african-american-english-linguist/job?mode=view&mobile=false&width=710&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=480&jun1offset=480 
Contact Information:
	Senior Recruitment Specialist Shaine Nazario 
	Email: sabarquez at appen.com 


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