LINGUIST List 22.1961 Fri May 06 2011 Internships: Comp Ling: Intern, Visual Language Product Development, VizLingo Editor for this issue: Matthew Lahrman <mattlinguistlist.org> The LINGUIST List strongly encourages employers to use non-discriminatory standards in hiring policy. In particular we urge that employers do not discriminate on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, age, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. However, we have no means of enforcing these standards. To submit an internship, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/internship Directory         1.     Mathias Bullerman , Computational Linguistics: Intern, Visual Language Product Development, VizLingo, New York, United States Message 1: Annotation, Language Materials Development, Archiving, NLP, Programming, Teaching, Transcription: Intern, Visual Language Product Development, VizLingo, New York, United States Date: 03-May-2011 From: Mathias Bullerman <mathiasbullermanvizlingo.com> Subject: Annotation, Language Materials Development, Archiving, NLP, Programming, Teaching, Transcription: Intern, Visual Language Product Development, VizLingo, New York, United States E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: Vizlingo Department: Linguistics Web Address: http://vizlingo.saivus.org Type of Work: Annotation, Language Materials Development, Archiving, Nlp, Programming, Teaching, Transcription Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics Duration: 01-Jun-2011 to 31-Aug-2011 Voluntary Internship Location: New York, New York, USA Minimum Education Level: No Mininum Special Qualifications: Native speaker fluency, strong conversational ability, or strong working knowledge of the languages mentioned in this post. Experience making software, dynamic websites, iPhone apps. Description: Hold an important role in the linguistics department at a prestigious social- media company in New York City over the summer. A mix-up of the following duties will be assigned on a team or individual basis, based on your skill set: i. research/logging/data-entry/clerical work on: a) spoken~written~signed languages (Major Asian, Major European, indigenous American, Dead, Constructed) b) cultures that speak those languages c) linguistics of those languages d) companies/universities/organizations/persons relevant to those languages e) language technologies/software f) markets, demographics... ii. implementation: a) programming, website making, b) glossing, transcribing, c) technical writing, d) creative writing, e) graphic design, f) acting, g) fieldwork (attending cultural events, filming/editing, recording/editing sound files)... iii. Brainstorming/problem-solving/innovating on all these fronts. This internship is unpaid but could lead to payment if we can find creative ways of using our work to generate our own revenue. We prefer interns to work on location, telecommuting is a possibility for exceptional candidates only (including candidates with American Indian or Polynesian language skills). Please see flyer: at http://www.vizlingo.saivus.org for more information. Application Deadline: 22-May-2011 Mailing Address for Applications: Attn: Mathias Bullerman VizLingo 35 East 21st Street 10th Floor New York, New York 10010 USA Email Address for Applications: mathiasbullermanvizlingo.com Contact Information: Mathias Bullerman Email: mathiasbullermanvizlingo.com Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 06-May-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.