Careers for Linguists. Linguistics for Career.
I often talk about how we linguists expect misunderstanding, and I think this is especially true when it comes to what we can expect people to know about our field.
When we can approach the question “what’s linguistics?” as an opportunity to explain, the result can be something wonderful – as this excellent blog post that I just came across, written by Elise N. an MIT linguist!
https://gradadmissions.mit.edu/blog/linguistics-basically-physics
I welcome your thoughts!!
Face-to-face conversations are vital for providing strong leadership, working in teams, and managing workplace conflicts. But navigating critical conversations effectively is a skill that must be learned and developed through practice and experience.
Join us on Saturday, September 28th for a fun and interactive workshop at Stanford Continuing Studies
In this workshop, we will begin by discussing the Second Science Project—a collaborative effort between the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and The Second City to discover how the principles of improvisation can enhance workplace conversations, collaborations, and performance. We will also discuss research-based insights into communication, such as why face-to-face requests are thirty-four times more successful than email, why perspective-taking is a more effective tool for managing conflict than avoidance or even accommodation, and how to initiate what researchers call “repair” when conversations break down—e.g., when a joke backfires. Students will learn tips for applying these and other research-based insights to common workplace situations where strong conversational skills are essential, such as team meetings, prospecting, networking, and negotiations.
We will focus on “learning by doing” in a safe and supportive environment, joining in a mix of games and activities designed to help us internalize conversational best practices, strengthen collaboration and active-listening skills, and improve our ability to remain authentic, engaged, and assertive even in the midst of challenging conversations.
No improv or performance experience is required.
Criscillia’s company trains people to find, design, and tell stories that resonate with self and others. She has also taught literature and humanities courses at the University of Chicago, Duke, and Stanford. She received a PhD from Stanford.
Anna Marie has performed onstage as an improviser and storyteller, and has taught courses in improvisation at Washington Improv Theater, storytelling at Better Said Than Done, and linguistics at Georgetown, Howard, and SF State. She is the author of Bringing Linguistics to Work and co-editor with Deborah Tannen of Discourse 2.0: Language and New Media. She received a PhD from Georgetown.
Career Camp is five weeks of focused activities and structured feedback on the stories used in career interactions. Weekly activities focus on bringing a linguistic lens to the stories which comprise the texts and interactions surrounding the job search so that you have a resume that blows their SOQs off, cover letters that speak to why THEY need you, and pocket examples that show you @ work!
Break down the process of career exploration into small, manageable pieces and make progress as part of a community by bringing linguistic ways of listening to stories and what they do in career contexts.
To sign up put Career Camp into your basket on my booking page here
Want to know more? Read all about it on Career Linguist
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Join us over on the CL Mighty Network for a conversation with Julie Solomon, Founder and Principal of J. Solomon Consulting, LLC,
Monday, August 12th 1-2pm PDT / 4-5 EDT
You must be a member of the Mighty to attend, but you can join the Mighty for a month for free at any time at: https://career-linguist.mn.co
To read more about Julie’s work, check out the profile we did about Julie right here on Career Linguist just a few years ago in the professional paths for linguists series.
Her work involves mixed-method (quantitative/qualitative) program evaluation and applied research as well as program planning and evaluation consultation and training services to non-profit organizations, government agencies, coalitions, and grantmakers. Her principal topical areas of focus have included youth sexual and reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, and development of the health care workforce. She works both in the U.S. and internationally, and has conducted evaluation study fieldwork in Belize, Colombia, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, and Panama in the past several years.
Note “curiosity for sociology, anthropology, and psychology and deep empathy for our community”
Careers
Nextdoor empowers neighbors to build stronger communities. We bring neighbors, businesses, and other community members closer together across the globe.
The team is looking for a Product Manager to lead Community Health who is passionate about bringing neighborhoods online and deepening Nextdoor’s impact within communities. You will lead a team across engineering, design, operations, data science, and marketing to envision and execute on strategies to strengthen the bonds within communities.
Robert Putnam’s “Bowling Alone” warned us of the trend of Americans becoming isolated from one another. He writes about how social institutions in our communities, such as the PTA or church, have been devastated. Today, one-third of people say they don’t know any of their neighbors by name. The Community team will be responsible for bringing the best of neighborhoods online, including setting the vision for identity, social roles and norms, and online and offline member engagement.
This role requires a high degree of entrepreneurial spirit and an ability to get things done. The ideal candidate will couple deep intellectual capacity and analytical rigor with a curiosity for sociology, anthropology, and psychology and deep empathy for our community. We’re looking for neighbors who are passionate about advocating on behalf of members, demonstrate a high degree of product ownership, and looking to join a team with a clear mission and purpose.
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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)
This program was created in 2014 to help advance young qualitative researchers’ careers via access to networking and educational sessions at the QRCA’s Annual Conference. Since 2014, we have awarded 68 ambitious qualitative researchers that are making a difference in the world this valuable opportunity.
Grants cover all conference registration fees, a USD $1,300 value, plus a one-year QRCA membership, a USD $175 value, and are awarded to up-and-coming young adults aged 35 years and younger.
In case you don’t know us yet, the QRCA is a not-for-profit association of researchers involved in designing and implementing qualitative research, consisting of moderators, ethnographers, consumer experience specialists, online qualitative professionals, social media experts, branding and strategy authorities and more.
Every year, the QRCA convenes at an exciting location to hear the latest and greatest in qualitative innovation, while meeting others and forming invaluable partnerships. We like to think of the qualitative world as one big yet small happy family – the connections coming out of these conferences are unparalleled.
QRCA’s 2020 Conference will be held in Austin, TX from January 29-31.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
2019 User Experience Researcher, Contract
Position: User Researcher
Comcast Technology, Product & Experience
Location: Philadelphia, PA; Comcast Technology Center
Reports to: Sr. Manager, User Research
Comcast is looking for an enthusiastic User (UX) Researcher to support our highly respected internal user research practice. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a well-respected and collaborative in-house User Research team, translating insights to highly engaged and motivated stakeholders within a major corporation while working on products and services that impact millions of customers.
The User Research team employs a variety of techniques including concept and usability testing in our in-house labs, field research in customers’ homes, remote testing, surveys, industry research reviews and more to gather data and develop insights critical to improving our customers’ experience with our products. We work closely with experience design, product, business and engineering teams to identify opportunities for research. Our work touches multiple platforms including digital interfaces (online, mobile and TV), print artifacts, industrial design, packaging and service design initiatives.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
User Research Facilitation and Synthesis (90%)
Research Practice Development (10%)
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Some travel will be required for field research as needed.
This is a contract position.
Are you driven to help the biggest brands in the world become more customer-centric? Are you looking for a way to blend your passion for data analysis, research, and innovation? Do you want to hone your skills and experience by tackling cross-functional business challenges within Fortune 500 client organizations? If you answered yes to these questions, then you might be who we’re looking for. The Customer Strategy and Experience team at C Space is looking for someone who is passionate about solving business problems from the customer perspective, and who thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial setting.
The Customer Strategy and Experience team at C Space is dedicated to helping solve business challenges and improving customer experiences by building the customer perspective into the way brands function. Members of our team have all different backgrounds: strategists, innovation experts, digital experience designers, analysts, ethnographers, and more.
What You’ll Do
With the close of the summer edition of Career Camp, it’s reunion time again!!
Welcome anyone who has participated in Career Camp over the years! Pop in, say hi, let us know what you have been up to these days and come and hear what everyone else is doing!
on zoom here: https://zoom.us/j/5272755568
Feeling FOMO? You too can be a happy camper –
the fall 2019 edition of Career Camp starts on Aug 30
