Hello, linguists!

My name is Lauren Perkins, and I am the Managing Editor, Careers Editor, and Social Media Lead. I review and post job ads and notices of opportunities for student support and internships. I’m also responsible for managing our social media presence, as well as ensuring that our internal processes run smoothly. I wear a lot of hats, but I really enjoy helping people find opportunities to further their linguistic careers, as well as getting to interact with fellow linguists from around the world.

I’ve worked with LINGUIST List since January of 2020. I started as a Calls & Conferences Editor and took on my current roles in June of 2021. I’m in my fourth year in the General Linguistics PhD program here at Indiana University. I’m interested in syntax/morphosyntax, information structure, pragmatics, and field linguistics methodology. My research is currently focused on differential marking in Lutuv, a Tibeto-Burman language.
In my spare time, I love spending time with my husband, Sam, and our cats, B and Calamity. We like relaxing at home and drinking tea, or having friends over for game nights. I also enjoy kickboxing, practicing calligraphy, and reading novels.

I’m extremely thankful for my job at the LINGUIST List, and thankful for donors like you who make it possible. Not only does working at the LINGUIST List provide a fascinating insight into current opportunities in linguistics, as well as flexible hours (imperative for a graduate school schedule), but it also provides me with enormous financial peace of mind. Graduate school here in the US is quite expensive, and I would definitely not be able to finish my PhD without the tuition remission that my work at the LINGUIST List provides me with.

So, a huge thank you to all of our donors, particularly those who support us year after year. The linguistics community relies on our work (this is particularly true of up-and-coming linguists like myself), but we rely on YOU, and we thank you for the opportunity to continue serving our community for years to come.

If you enjoy the resources the LINGUIST List offers and are financially able, please consider donating to this year’s Fund Drive. In doing so, you're supporting much-needed resources for the international linguistics community as well as education for young linguists like myself and my colleagues. You don't have to make a large donation to make a difference; we rely mostly on an accumulation of small donations that all add up to keep us running!

Thanks so much for taking the time to learn a bit about me, and I look forward to connecting with you the next time you submit a job, support, or internship, or peruse our social media pages!

Sincerely,

Lauren Perkins