Swedish Associate Linguist

The role of the Associate Linguist is to provide linguistic expertise for developing NLP tools for the target language. You will work on a number of tasks to improve natural language processing. This is a full-time temporary position that will last until the end of December. The work takes place at Copenhagen but currently, due to Coronavirus, the work is being done remotely, but eventually full-time on-site presence will be required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Developing grammars for Natural Language Understanding.
• Creating templates for Natural Language Generation.
• Evaluating current system outputs.
• Annotating and reviewing linguistic data.

Minimum Requirements

• Fluency in Swedish
• Degree in Linguistics or Computational Linguistics; or equivalent work experience.
• Good knowledge of semantics, syntax, morphology, phonology and lexicography of the target language.
• Ability to quickly grasp technical concepts, learn in-house tools.
• Ability to work independently with confidence and little oversight.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Full-time availability 

Preferred Requirements

• Keen interest in technology and computer-literacy.
• Experience using NLP tools and concepts.
• Experience in annotation work.