Linguist

Crystal Equation Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 61,992 - 68,880; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401K

Job summary

A tech-based recruiting firm is seeking a candidate based in the United States with expertise in linguistics, including phonetics and NLP. Ideal applicants should have native-level fluency in Tamil, familiarity with Python, and strong communication skills. The role involves providing linguistic analysis and developing processes for transcription quality. Competitive pay starts at $45-$50/hr, along with comprehensive benefits including medical insurance and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Native-level fluency in Tamil is required.
• Familiar with Python programming.
• Strong background in phonetics, phonology, and sociolinguistics necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide linguistic expertise in phonetics, phonology, and NLP.
• Design and conduct experiments for transcription quality.
• Develop processes for high-quality label alignments and modeling data.

Skills

Native-level fluency in Tamil

Familiar with Python

Knowledge of phonetics, phonology, sociolinguistics

Ability to analyze waveforms and spectrograms

Knowledge of prescriptive writing conventions

Excellent communication skills

Job description

CANDIDATES MUST BE LOCATED in UNITED STATES and MUST BE US CITIZEN OR GREEN CARD HOLDER OR H4EAD OR GREEN CARD EAD VISA

THIS ROLE CAN NOT DO C2C OR DO NOT SPONSOR.

CANDIDATES WHO CAN WORK ON W2.

Skills

• Native-level fluency in Tamil
• Familiar with Python
• Knowledge of phonetics, phonology, sociolinguistics, dialectology and other areas of linguistics.
• Ability to analyze waveforms and spectrograms.
• Knowledge of prescriptive writing and punctuation conventions for at least one language.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Provide linguistic expertise in the areas of phonetics, phonology, lexicography, dialectology, and NLP.
• Design and conduct experiments for evaluating transcription 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 and remedy pain points

Pay start at $45-$50/hr with full benefits available, including paid time off, medical/dental/vision/life insurance, 401K, parental leave, and more. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

THE PROMISES WE MAKE

At Crystal Equation, we empower people and advance technology initiatives by building trust. Your recruiter will prep you for the interview, obtain feedback, guide you through any necessary paperwork and provide everything you need for a successful start. We will serve to empower you along the way and provide the path for your professional journey.

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