Linguist | $46.00 - $49.00 per hour

Redmond WA

Description

If you're interested in applying for the role, you can check it out here: HireArt is helping the world’s largest social network to find a Linguist to determine speech data needs, set the strategic vision for a data-based model, and assist in product improvements. As a Linguist, you will: Provide linguistic expertise in the areas of syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.Design and conduct experiments for evaluating model and data quality.Develop manual and automated processes for multiple concurrent projects, including ensuring high-quality label alignments, prosodic classification, POS identification and disambiguation, targeted modeling data, and user feedback.Create and perfect text normalization and inverse text normalization processes.Manage lexical and phrasal transcriptions and related metadata.Analyze system metrics, such as user opinion, lexicon transcription coverage, and POS tagger performance/remedy pain points. Benefits: Employer-subsidized health, vision, and dental insuranceEmployer-subsidized life insuranceEmployer-subsidized short and long-term disability insurancePre-tax commuter and healthcare spending A generous paid-time-off package401k (unmatched) If you're interested in applying for the role, you can check it out here: Requirements Bachelor’s degree in linguistics, language technologies, computational linguistics, speech science, or a related field2+ years of experience in linguistics, language technologies, or NLPKnowledge of syntax, semantics, pragmatics, corpus linguistics, and other areas of linguisticsExperience with SQL, spreadsheets, and other data tools, familiarity with Unix environmentsAbility to speak and write in English fluently and idiomaticallyKnowledge of phonetics, phonology, sociolinguistics, dialectology, and other areas of linguisticsAbility to analyze waveforms and spectrogramsKnowledge of prescriptive writing and punctuation conventions for at least one languageExcellent communication skills, both verbal and writtenKnowledge in transcription and annotation systems, such as SAMPA, IPA and ToBIProgramming experience, such as python, PHP, or Javascript is a plus Commitment: This is a full-time, 9-month contract position staffed via HireArt. This role is fully remote until offices reopen and is open to candidates local to Redmond, WA and Burlingame, CA.  HireArt values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor visas or Corp to Corp hiring. If you're interested in applying for the role, you can check it out here: