Career Linguist

Next Wed, July 15th at 2pm PDT / 5pm EDT, Jen Polk PhD will be visiting the Career Linguist Mighty Network to talk to us about jobsearching.

You must be a member of the CL Mighty Network to attend. If you are not already a member, you can join for free – for a month – at any time!

(download the CL Mighty Network flyer)

Learn more about the CL Mighty.

Questions? Contact Career Linguist

Hope to see you there! 🙂

For those of you engaged in career reflection, thought I would share this excellent (and entirely open) skills inventory resource created by Beth Duckles from her book Leaving the Academy: Resources from Open Post Academics

Skills Inventory

http://book.openpostac.org/exercises.html#skills-inventory

The purpose of this worksheet is for people with a PhD to start to think about their skills in new ways and to move beyond the CV mindset. Our goal is to mine the academic experience for skills you have but may not have thought of as marketable. It’s also a chance to consider what you truly enjoy doing and what you most want to spend your time doing in the future.

One very important note: Don’t omit anything in this inventory because you think the skill is not “serious” enough. You might find that the things that you previously considered fun hobbies, side projects or thought experiments will help you discover what you are good at and want to do more of.

No question is required. If it doesn’t make sense for you, skip it or change it so that it does make sense. At the end, there will be some summary questions that are best done once you’ve gone through each section.

A Missouri woman asked Merriam-Webster to update its definition of racism and now officials will make the change

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/09/us/dictionary-racism-definition-update-trnd/index.html?

Mitchum – a recent law school graduate – said she hopes the vocabulary change helps people have more productive conversations about race. She said she appreciated them taking her concerns seriously and talking through the issue.

https://talent-appen.icims.com/jobs/4871/project-manager—linguistics/job?mobile=false&width=1064&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-480&jun1offset=-420

Appen collects and labels data used to build and continuously improve the world’s most innovative artificial intelligence systems. With expertise in more than 180 languages, a global crowd of over 1 million skilled contractors, and the industry’s most advanced annotation platform, Appen works with leading companies and governments worldwide. We’re looking for experienced linguists to lead teams of annotators and help process language data for conversational understanding technologies . You are the right candidate if you know that language data is the underpinning of all current language technologies, you love practical language analysis as well as theoretical, you’re quick to learn new processes and respond quickly to changing client needs, you enjoy setting goals and tracking progress, and you are an experienced leader of linguists. Start date: As soon as possible working remotely; date to move onsite: TBD Duration: 40 hours weekly through the calendar year Benefits: available based on role location S uccessful candidates must be able to work full-time at client sites in the San Francisco Bay Area. General Responsibilities • Support Linguist Leads and their teams in the production of high-quality data • Collaborate with the client on best practices for the collection and processing of data • Oversee quality control and data delivery • Ensure effective and efficient project execution • Act as the main contact for the client on all aspects of project execution Specific Duties • Set goals for Linguist Leads on annotation projects in conjunction with the client • Provide data management expertise to client researchers, engineers, and linguists • Understand client tools for data annotation, data storage, and quality evaluation • Train Linguist Leads on the use of tools and best practices • Design pilot studies to determine the efficacy of new label sets and annotation conventions • Decide on quality standards and metrics in consultation with the client • Provide regular reports to the Program Manager on delivery against project goals • Guide Linguist Leads in their duties and evaluate their progress Qualifications • Advanced degree in Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, Language Technologies, or related field • Strong background in project management • Experience in statistical analysis and experimental design • Collaborative and solution-oriented attitude • Eagerness to learn new skills and adapt to a changing environment • Strong problem solving and analytical skills • Interest and experience in various areas of linguistics, including pragmatics, semantics, syntax, morphology, phonology, phonetics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and field work • Ability to speak and write in English fluently and idiomatically Preferred Qualifications • Fluency in two or more natural languages • Experience with basic programming techniques and familiarity with languages such as Java, Python, PHP, Perl, and C# • Experience using version control systems such as Git and Mercurial 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

https://knology.org/job/social-science-internship

NOTE – Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, we are not hiring for this position at this time, but we are still accepting applications. We do not yet know when the position will be reopened.

Location: 40 Exchange Pl. Suite 1403 New York, NY 10005

To apply: Please submit résumé and cover letter to Laura Tietjen, jobs@knology.org

About You

Are you endlessly curious and do you enjoy learning? Do you like to ask big questions about society’s biggest problems and imagine a better way? Do you thrive in collaborative teams? Are you interested in thinking with a social science lens – particularly in learning how people make decisions, feel the way they do, and work with other people? Do you have a positive outlook and like to laugh about quirky things? Are you excited about working with people from many backgrounds and with different opinions? What about working alongside a few office dogs? If the answer is YES, you might be a great social science intern at Knology!

About Knology

Knology is a collective of over 30 scientists, writers, and educators dedicated to using research to untangle complex social issues. Equity, transparency, and deliberation are the foundation of our work process, and we respect the unique perspectives of each member of our team. These perspectives are informed by our team’s range of personal, professional, and academic experience in fields such as cognitive science, linguistic anthropology, human rights education, political science, and conservation psychology We work closely with partners who do critical, on-the-ground work so we can build our studies around the understanding that no issue exists in isolation from social and environmental contexts. As a result, we can better develop practical approaches to thorny problems. Across all of our work, we are committed to sharing our data and results.

Requirements

In addition to the About You questions (above), there are a few more things we need. Candidates should:

• Have completed at least three years of an undergraduate degree, preferably graduated or in a master’s program; and
• Have the ability to work in our New York City office.

Prior experience with social science research, transcription, qualitative and/or statistical data analysis, data visualization, and report writing would be great, but not required.

Expected Responsibilities

Interns at Knology normally contribute to social science research, transcription, data analysis, data visualization, and report writing. Interns are considered part of the team and are actively invited to join meetings, learn about all of our work, and participate in project work. Interns are expected to work a minimum 16 hours during the workweek, anywhere from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM. The schedule can be flexible to suit other work and school demands.

Expected Benefits

Interns gain a great deal of skill in applied research, often contributing to advancement of their area of study and learning principles alongside experts in the field. They refine their skills in research design, research methods, and inference development from findings. Interns will also have the opportunity for co-authorship on publications.

at the intersection of scholarly communications, science policy, & science diplomacy:

Work with the ASCB

The DORA Internship is an opportunity for individuals with an interest in scholarly communications, science policy, and science diplomacy. The intern will gain first-hand experience working for an international non-profit initiative. The internship is a remote part-time position (15- 20 hours per week; $20 per hour) for a period of 6-7 months. The intern will report to the DORA program director. All degree levels, including recent graduates and currently enrolled students, are encouraged to apply.