37.1843, Jobs: English; Phonetics, Phonology: Phonetic Transcriber (Remote, Contract), Fluently

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LINGUIST List: Vol-37-1843. Wed May 20 2026. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 37.1843, Jobs: English; Phonetics, Phonology: Phonetic Transcriber (Remote, Contract), Fluently

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Date: 19-May-2026
From: Yurii Rebryk [yrebryk at getfluently.app]
Subject: English; Phonetics, Phonology: Phonetic Transcriber (Remote, Contract), Fluently


Job Location: Online
Job Title: Phonetic Transcriber (Remote, Contract)
Job Rank: Consultant
Salary: Hourly rate, paid via upwork / paypal

Minimum Education: PhD student or higher in Phonetics/Linguistics

Specialty Areas: Phonetics; Phonology

Specialty Language(s): English (eng)

Description:
We are looking for trained phoneticians (PhD students, postdocs, MA
candidates with strong IPA background) for paid, remote, part-time
work transcribing English audio.
The task:
Each item is a short English audio clip (a few seconds), produced by
either a native or an L2 speaker. For each clip the annotator
provides:
1. A broad phonemic transcription in IPA, reflecting what is actually
heard rather than the orthographic target. Conventions follow a
simplified Oxford/OED style (e.g. /ə/ for STRUT and schwa, /ɑ/ for the
LOT/THOUGHT merger, vowel + /r/ for rhotic vowels).
2. Brief phonetic notes in square brackets where the broad
transcription hides a relevant detail: aspiration, taps/flaps, glottal
stops, dental or retracted consonants, syllabic consonants,
substitutions (e.g. [s] for expected [θ]), and other salient L2
realizations.
Requirements:
Confident command of IPA and comfort transcribing non-native speech
without normalizing to standard English forms. Familiarity with
pronunciation assessment or forced alignment is a plus.
Logistics:
Hourly paid, flexible hours, no minimum commitment. Annotators start
with a short calibration set - on passing, ongoing work is available.
To apply, email yrebryk at getfluently.app with one or two sentences on
your phonetics background. Full guidelines and the calibration link
will be shared in reply.

Application Deadline: (Open until filled)
Mailing Address for Applications:
        San Francisco
        USA
Email Address for Applications: yrebryk at getfluently.app
Contact Information:
        Yurii Rebryk
        Email: yrebryk at getfluently.app
        Phone: +1 (669) 250-3303



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