Linguist III Job at Reporter Newspapers, Los Angeles, CA

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  • Reporter Newspapers
  • Los Angeles, CA

Job Description

LinguistIII Location:FullyRemote-USOnly ContractDuration: 6monthswithpossibilityforextension/conversion Payrat:$50-$55/hronW2 Benefits: Dental,Health,Vision,PTO JobOverview WeareseekingaLinguistIIItosupportourclientsmultilingualAIresearchinitiativesfocusedonlanguageunderstanding,ResponsibleAI,andlarge-scalelinguisticanalysis.Inthisrole,youwillpartnercloselywithresearchers,engineers,datascientists,andcross-functionalteamstoimproveAIsystemsacrossdiverselanguagesandculturalcontexts. Theidealcandidatecombinesstrongacademicfoundationsinlinguisticswithhands-onanalyticalskills,strongresearchcommunication,andaninterestinAIandmultilingualtechnologies. JobResponsibilities Performlinguisticanalysesonlargemultilingualdatasets ConductlinguisticerroranalysisofAImodeloutputsandidentifyfrequentorhigh-severityerrorcategories Write,refine,andmaintainguidelinesforannotationandtranslationworkflows Conductsociolinguistics,psycholinguistics,andpragmaticsresearchacrossmultiplelanguages,identifyingsimilaritiesanddistinctionsbetweenlinguisticsystems SupportResponsibleAIinitiativesthroughanalysisoftoxiclanguage,hatespeech,genderbias,andculturalbiasinmultilingualenvironments ConductliteraturereviewsonNLP-adjacentlinguistictopicsandsummarizeresearchfindings Evaluatelinguisticqualityacrossvendors,identifyrecurringissues,andprovideactionablefeedback Serveasasubjectmatterexpertacrossareasincludingtypology,syntax,morphology,phonetics/phonology,pragmatics,sociolinguistics,andlanguageclassification Collaboratewithnativespeakersandcross-functionalstakeholdersacrossgloballanguagecommunities Communicateresearchfindingsandlinguisticinsightstoengineersandresearchscientists Qualifications Mustbenear-nativeproficientinalanguageotherthanEnglish,preferablyVietnamese,Dutch,Portuguese,orThai. MustbeabletocodeinPython(must)andquerydatabasesusingSQL,othercodinglanguagesusedfordataanalysis(e.g.,R)areaplus. Musthavestrongwrittenandspokencommunicationskills,especiallybusinessandresearchcommunication. Musthavesolidtheoreticalandpracticalfoundationsinthedynamicsofconversations(turntaking,repairs,interruptions,argumentation,persuasion,compromising,etc.) Workingknowledgeinotherlanguagesisaplus.Proficiencyinalow-resourcelanguageisvalued. Mustbeabletoindependentlyworkthroughcomplexrequestsandperformunderpressure. Strongabilitytoworkindependently,prioritize,plan,andtrackwork,aswellasreportprogress educationortraininginthebasicsofprojectmanagementisaplus self-motivationisamust Workingknowledgeofinternationallanguage-classificationstandardsisvalued. Education GraduatedegreeinLinguisticsorrelatedfieldisamust;PhDisaplus Abackgroundorspecializationincorpuslinguisticsisaplus Must-HaveHARDSkills MustbeabletocodeinPython(must)andquerydatabasesusingSQL,othercodinglanguagesusedfordataanalysis(e.g.,R)areaplus. Actual hands-onPythoncodingability fordataanalysisandlinguisticevaluationworkflows Performlinguisticerroranalysisofmachinetranslations,identifyingthemostfrequentandsevereerrorcategories Strongpatternrecognitionskillswiththeabilitytosynthesizefindingsacrossdatasetsandlanguages Strongcross-functionalcommunicationskillswithdemonstratedabilitytomultitaskacrosscompetingpriorities Good-to-HaveSkills Experiencecreatingand/ormaintainingspecializedlexicalresources(e.g.,profanitydictionaries,hatespeechlexicons,controlledvocabularies) Familiaritywithlinguisticresourcedevelopmentforsafety,moderation,orAIalignmentusecases ExposuretomultilingualNLPdatasetsorlow-resourcelanguagesystems PursuanttotheCaliforniaFairChanceAct,LosAngelesCountyFairChanceOrdinanceforEmployers,LosAngelesFairChanceInitiativeforHiringOrdinance,andSanFranciscoFairChanceOrdinance,qualifiedapplicantswillbeconsideredforassignmentwitharrestandconvictionrecords.Criminalhistorymayhaveadirect,adverse,andnegativerelationshipwithsomeofthematerialjobdutiesofthisposition.Theseincludethedutiesandresponsibilitieslistedabove,aswellastheabilitiestoadheretocompanypolicies,exercisesoundjudgment,effectivelymanagestressandworksafelyandrespectfullywithothers,exhibittrustworthiness,meetclientexpectations,standards,andaccompanyingrequirements,andsafeguardbusinessoperationsandcompanyreputation.#TMN #J-18808-Ljbffr

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