Author Archives: annatrester

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]