Linguistics Career Launch 2024

Host Institution: Linguistics Career Launch
Coordinating Institution: Linguistic Society of America
Website: https://www.linguisticscareerlaunch.com/

Dates: 15-Jul-2024 - 26-Jul-2024
Location: Online

Focus: Career development, management, and exploration for linguists seeking employment outside academia. General Registration includes events providing broad career guidance and exploration, including:

- Workshops on career management topics like resume writing, using LinkedIn, building relationships with people who can help you in your career, and finding job opportunities
- Workshops on skills like generative AI and taxonomy
- Career panels with linguists representing a wide variety of organizations and sectors
- Networking and office hours opportunities with career linguists

Two courses are offered in addition to regular programming:

Document Design: This course covers design of content plus Usability 101 and Accessibility Basics. Document design is the practice of structuring text, images and other elements so that the message of the document is conveyed, and the reader can easily accomplish any action or instruction required. https://www.linguisticscareerlaunch.com/course-1-document-design/

Career Discernment: Learn how to demonstrate how your unique set of skills – from critical thinking to cross-cultural competency – make you invaluable in any professional setting. https://www.linguisticscareerlaunch.com/course-2-career-discernment/
Minimum Education Level: Anyone studying linguistics, at any level

Special Qualifications:
We also welcome linguistic faculty!

Description:
Are you passionate about language, linguistics, and communication? Join us for the premiere career bootcamp where you can explore a wide variety of opportunities in the field of linguistics. Whether you're a student, recent graduate, current faculty, or simply curious about jobs for linguists in business, government, nonprofit and tech, this event is for you.

During the event, you'll have the chance to hear from experienced linguists, participate in interactive workshops, and network with professionals in the field. Discover the diverse paths you can take with a degree in linguistics and gain valuable insights to kickstart your career journey.

You can also choose to register for an add-on course in either document design (with Dr. Nancy Frishberg) or career discernment (with Dr. Anna Marie Trester).

For basic information on registration and the program, check out our FAQ below.

Refer to our website for detailed information on LCL24: https://www.linguisticscareerlaunch.com/lcl-2024-program/

We are hard at work adding new programming to the agenda. We currently have over 30 hours of content planned, and are working on adding almost 20 more! The current calendar, including the timetable for courses, can be found at https://www.linguisticscareerlaunch.com/lcl-2024-calendar/

The inaugural Linguistics Career Launch in 2021 was a life-changing experience for many attendees. See what they had to say at https://www.linguisticscareerlaunch.com/testimonials/

Don't miss this opportunity to launch your career in linguistics!

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
Computational Linguistics
Discourse Analysis
Text/Corpus Linguistics
Translation

Tuition: 215.0 US dollars
Tuition Explanation: $215 covers General Registration
$455 covers General Registration plus one course

Registration: 01-Jun-2024 to 12-Jul-2024

Contact Person: Emily Pace
Email: [email protected]

Apply by Email: [email protected]
Apply on the web: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/linguistics-career-launch-2024-tickets-865667594077

Registration Instructions:
Ticket portal: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/linguistics-career-launch-2024-tickets-865667594077

Early-bird registration for LCL24 is open until 6/24/2024