37.2121, Jobs: English based; English; Computational Linguistics, General Linguistics, Lexicography, Sociolinguistics, Text/Corpus Linguistics: Research Annotator, AddressHate
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Subject: 37.2121, Jobs: English based; English; Computational Linguistics, General Linguistics, Lexicography, Sociolinguistics, Text/Corpus Linguistics: Research Annotator, AddressHate
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Date: 18-Jun-2026
From: Keyu Glanz [careers at addresshate.org]
Subject: English based; English; Computational Linguistics, General Linguistics, Lexicography, Sociolinguistics, Text/Corpus Linguistics: Research Annotator, AddressHate
Job Location: New York City, USA
Web Address: https://www.addresshate.org/
Job Title: Research Annotator
Job Rank: Other
Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics;
Lexicography; Sociolinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics
Specialty Language(s): English (eng, stan1293)
English based
Description:
Research Annotator
AddressHate · Part-time · US-based (Eastern Time preferred; NYC-based
ideal)
About AddressHate:
Hate speech online is growing faster than any organization can track
by hand. AddressHate is building the tools to change that.
We are a public interest technology company at the intersection of
research, AI, and policy. We build detection infrastructure and
intelligence tools that help platforms, policymakers, educators, civil
society organizations, and real people understand and counter digital
hate in real time.
There is no good solution in the for-profit world for this problem, so
we are building it. Our mission and the business are the same thing:
the better we get at detecting hate, the more valuable our tools
become to the world.
The Opportunity:
AddressHate is hiring Research Annotators to support our core mission:
building detection infrastructure that identifies how hate circulates,
adapts, and normalizes in digital environments. This is a direct hire
position with AddressHate. All work product — including annotated
datasets, analytical memos, and contributions to coding schemes — is
owned by AddressHate.
We’re looking for annotators with high sensitivity to the layered,
implicit, and multimodal forms hate takes online — particularly where
meaning is carried through irony, coding, visual reference,
intertextual play, and shifting register across platforms. Rather than
mechanical tagging, the position requires theory-informed interpretive
work that feeds directly into AddressHate’s annotation pipeline and
classifier development.
Our work demonstrates that a large portion of hate content in
mainstream digital spaces operates through implicit, coded, or
multimodal forms — spread through irony, political framing, and shared
references that are largely undetectable by automated systems.
Understanding this requires human expertise grounded in linguistics,
multimodal analysis, and discourse studies.
The role is US-based (Eastern Time preferred; NYC-based ideal) and
reports into AddressHate’s research and technology teams.
Core Responsibilities:
- Conduct continuous, systematic annotation of social media content
across platforms including TikTok, X, Instagram, and Reddit
- Analyze textual, visual, and multimodal content, including memes,
image–text combinations, and visual rhetoric
- Identify implicit meanings, indirect references, metaphors,
narrative frames, and visual-symbolic cues
- Identify shared rhetorical and discursive mechanisms across hate
domains — including dehumanization, conspiracy narratives,
victim–perpetrator reversal, moral inversion, and normalization
strategies
- Analyze intersecting and overlapping hate discourses, including
cases where antisemitism, misogyny, and racism co-occur or mutually
reinforce one another
- Distinguish between legitimate political expression and harmful
discourse, with close attention to context, pragmatics, and discursive
positioning
- Participate in regular team meetings and inter-annotator
calibration sessions
- Contribute to the iterative refinement of AddressHate’s coding
schemes, category definitions, and annotation guidelines
- Work closely with AddressHate’s data science team, translating
qualitative insights into structured input for computational analysis
- Produce analytical memos and structured documentation that make
interpretive decisions transparent and reproducible
What We’re Looking For:
- MA or PhD student (or completed degree) in Linguistics, Discourse
Studies, Semiotics, Visual Studies, Media Studies, Hate Studies,
History, Political Science, or related field. Candidates with a
background in linguistics and multimodal/visual analysis are
particularly valued.
- Demonstrated experience with qualitative content analysis,
discourse-analytical methods, and mixed methods research
- High awareness of the different layers of hate speech and digital
hate — including implicit, coded, ambiguous, and context-dependent
forms in both text and imagery
- Native or near-native English proficiency with strong language
sensitivity
- Fluency with contemporary social media platforms, particularly
TikTok, X, Instagram, and Reddit
- Openness and resilience to engage with hate speech content,
including antisemitism, different forms of racism, and misogyny
- High motivation and capacity for autonomous work. The role involves
sustained, continuous engagement with difficult online content. Strong
candidates structure their time independently and maintain rigor and
momentum across long annotation cycles.
- Curiosity and flexibility. AddressHate’s annotation work is a
collaborative environment where coding schemes evolve, new platforms
enter the pipeline, and analytical questions sharpen over time.
Strongly Preferred:
- Research experience across more than one hate ideology —
antisemitism, misogyny and gender-based hate, anti-Black racism,
anti-Asian racism, or intersectional hate research. We particularly
value candidates who can think comparatively across domains rather
than specialists in only one.
- Experience with multimodal analysis (memes, visual rhetoric,
image–text relations)
- Experience with MAXQDA or comparable qualitative analysis software
- Strong written documentation skills
- Based in or near New York City
Why Now:
By the time hate’s effects are visible in the world, the discourse
that produced it has long since moved on. AddressHate is building the
infrastructure to see it as it happens — and to understand what it
means. The analytical tools we develop inform education, policy, and
platform governance. This role sits at the center of that work.
Terms:
20–30 hours per week · $25 USD per hour · Hired directly by
AddressHate
To Apply:
Send your CV, a short statement of interest, and one writing sample
(academic or analytical) to careers at addresshate.org
Application Deadline: 31-Oct-2026
Mailing Address for Applications:
152 W 57th St
21st Floor, New York City, New York
USA
Email Address for Applications: careers at addresshate.org
Web Address for Applications: https://www.addresshate.org/
Contact Information:
Keyu Glanz
Email: careers at addresshate.org
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