Language Researcher
 
JTG is currently seeking Language Researchers in the following areas of research involving less commonly taught languages.

• Somali
• Maghrebi varieties of Arabic
• Other African languages, including members of the Nilo-Sharan, Niger-Congo (including Mande), and Afroasiatic families
• Chinese
• Korean

Location: Maryland

Description:
 
The ideal candidate must be capable of developing or assisting in the development of linguistics products such as bilingual dictionaries and glossaries; annotated readers at ILR levels 2-4; grammars; text books; hand books; phrase books; and word lists. Additionally, the researcher will provide grammatical descriptions of languages which are undocumented or poorly documented.
 
Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
• Highly proficient skills in language of interest
• Five years’ experience in applied linguistic research
• Ability to work independently as a developer and author of linguistics products

Preferred:

• Graduate degree in linguistics or related field
• Authorship of published reference or training materials in target language, linguistics, or related area studies
• Ten years’ experience in applied linguistic research
• Native skills in language of interest

Position reports to the Director.

Founded in 1995, JTG is an Employee-Owned Company that is specialized in language services, training, and analytics. JTG is an Equal Opportunity Employer.