Vacancy: Linguist Researcher (Nigerian Language/s)

Job Title

Linguistics Researcher

Job Summary

The ideal candidate will have experience working in one of a number of languages  (Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, Pidgin) and has a deep understanding of the language morphology and syntax as well as logical and lexical semantics. The candidate will work in a research role in the field of natural language understanding. 

Responsibilities & Duties

  • Design linguistic frameworks and semantic representations
  • Acquiring and curating language data
  • Pre-processing language data including making corrections, word stemming, annotations, and building references
  • Improve the research team’s ability to model the language and infer meaning and intent
  • Work with the research team to provide linguistic expertise
  • Evaluate natural language understanding systems, identify errors, and propose solutions

Skills & Qualifications

  • A background in linguistics or a related field
  • Be a native-speaker in the required language
  • Be fluent in English
  • Proficiency working with word processors and spreadsheets
  • Experience working as a linguist in the technology industry is a bonus
  • Experience working as a linguist in the software industry is a bonus

All interested candidates can please send an email with your resume to hr@enterfive.com and e5@enterfive.com

Accepting applications from now until May 6th, 2020

Company: Enterfive Inc (Versus) | Location: Lagos Nigeria & Remote

www.enterfive.com www.versus.africa

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