Appen has openings for Linguist Lead positions in London, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay area. Linguist Lead This is an opportunity for linguists with native language skills in Italian (also German, European Spanish and French, and in UK, AU, NZ, and Indian varieties of English). In particular, they are looking for candidates who have strong […]
Author Archives: annatrester
job: Head of International Communications – Nextdoor
Nextdoor is built on the idea that the neighborhood is one of the most important communities in an individual’s life. We strive to be a place that neighbors everywhere come to build deeper connections, stay in the know, and help each other in their daily lives. There has never been a more important time to […]
So You're Interested in UX?
This one’s for all of you who asked about this at the LSA Careers Mixer on Saturday! https://americanethnologist.org/features/professionalization/so-youre-interested-in-user-experience-ux-research-thoughts-from-an-anthropologist-working-in-industry
Being now/here for career
One of the major highlights of my year in 2019 was the opportunity to go to Finland. And there were so very many things to appreciate, but something that particularly delighted me was the Finnair NOW/HERE campaign that set the tone for my trip: Nordic happiness is an experience of being one – with nature, […]
Career Profile: Linguistics in AI Enablement
The Career Profiles in Linguistics section regularly highlights career paths taken by linguists. If you would like to recommend someone (including yourself) for a future profile, please contact Career Linguist. Time and travel involved to write this piece were generously supported by Appen. ideas and reflections on experience are my own. Earlier this month, I […]
Talking about Networking
I had so much fun talking with John Paulas of PhD Matters and Ann Wand as part of lucky number 13 episode of the Coffee and Cocktails podcast! Would love to hear thoughts: How do you think about networking?
Career Events at the LSA annual meeting
Calling attention to just a couple of the wonderful events taking place at the Linguistics Society of America meeting in New Orleans Jan 2020!! For more information, check out the LSA Facebook page and Twitter feed, or the Annual Meeting page. Thursday January 2nd – pre conference workshop Careers for Linguists / Linguistics for Career […]
jobs: opportunities @ Appen
With deep expertise in more than 180 languages and access to a global crowd of over 1 million skilled contractors, Appen partners with technology, automotive and eCommerce companies — as well as governments worldwide — to help them develop, enhance and use products that rely on natural languages and machine learning. Some Current Opportunities for […]
jobs: fellowship opportunities
Some great fellowship opportunities from the Rita Allen Foundation as part of their civic science initiative. Civic Science The Rita Allen Foundation seeks to foster a culture of civic science, in which broad engagement with science and evidence helps to inform solutions to society’s most pressing problems. Making progress toward this goal requires building new […]
A talk about talk from Prof. Elizabeth Stokoe
Just came across this fabulous talk about talk – and thinking about the connection between conversation analysis and the “nudge” concept! my favorite moment “we all think we know about talk…until we look! just brilliant! 🙂
