37.2533, Jobs: Cherokee; General Linguistics: Contract Opportunity – Indigenous Language Annotation Specialist, Kiwa Digital Ltd

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Subject: 37.2533, Jobs: Cherokee; General Linguistics: Contract Opportunity – Indigenous Language Annotation Specialist, Kiwa Digital Ltd

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Date: 31-Jul-2026
From: Jill Tattersall [jill at kiwadigital.com]
Subject: Cherokee; General Linguistics: Contract Opportunity – Indigenous Language Annotation Specialist, Kiwa Digital Ltd


Job Location: New Zealand
Web Address: https://kiwadigital.com
Job Title: Contract Opportunity – Indigenous Language Annotation
Specialist (ELAN)
Job Rank: Other
Salary: Please quote contract rate

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics

Specialty Language(s): Cherokee (chr, cher1273)

Other Specialties:
Demonstrated experience using ELAN
Experience annotating spoken language recordings
Experience in language documentation, corpus development or linguistic
research
Description:
We are an Indigenous-owned technology company working with Indigenous
communities globally to support significant Indigenous language
revitalisation initiatives.
This project involves preparing, annotating and publishing a major
archive of interviews with first-language speakers from one North
American Indigenous group. These recordings will become enduring
language resources that support teaching, learning, research and
community access.
We are seeking an experienced Language Annotation Specialist to join
the pilot phase of this important work. Using ELAN, you will create
high-quality, time-aligned annotations from recorded interviews with
first language speakers. Your work will contribute directly to the
preservation, accessibility and revitalisation of the language.
The initial contract covers a pilot of twenty interviews and includes
helping establish annotation conventions and workflows that will scale
to a much larger archive.
Responsibilities include:
 - Creating time-aligned annotations using ELAN.
 - Segmenting and annotating spoken language recordings.
 - Working with translations already completed manually.
 - Applying consistent annotation standards and conventions.
 - Preparing metadata and undertaking quality assurance.
 - Collaborating with linguists, language experts and the project
team.
 - Helping develop efficient, repeatable annotation workflows for a
large-scale language documentation programme.
Immediate availability required.

Application Deadline: (Open until filled)
Mailing Address for Applications:
        By email: jill at kiwadigital.com
        New Zealand
Email Address for Applications: jill at kiwadigital.com
Web Address for Applications: https://kiwadigital.com/
Application Instructions:
- Your CV.
 - A summary of your ELAN experience.
 - Examples of previous annotation or language documentation work (if
available).
 - Your hourly or daily contract rate.
Contact Information:
        Jillian Rae Tattersall
        Email: jill at kiwadigital.com
        Phone: 0064 274789495



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