Senior Research Coordinator, Linguistic Data Consortium

University of Pennsylvania

2d•$58,506 - $63,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Linguistic Data Consortium (LDC) is a not-for-profit organization hosted by the University of Pennsylvania that creates and distributes data and other linguistic resources to universities, laboratories, companies and libraries around the world in support of language-related education, research and technology development. Within LDC, the Annotation/Collection group creates labeled data sets for high-stakes, externally sponsored human language technology and artificial intelligence research programs. Working as part of this team, the Senior Research Coordinator will support multiple, concurrent, revenue-generating linguistic resource creation projects for a variety of languages, annotation methods and data types including text, video, images, speech and mixed media.

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree and 3 to 5 years of experience supporting externally funded language data collection and annotation projects or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
The successful candidate will have strong problem solving and analytical capabilities and outstanding organization/information management skills.
The position requires flexibility and initiative in the face of fluctuating project requirements as well as the ability to juggle multiple demands and prioritize tasking effectively in a deadline-driven environment.

Nice To Haves

An advanced degree in linguistics or another language-related discipline.
Experience with linguistic annotation.
Experience with human subjects data collection.

Responsibilities

Assist in development of data collection and linguistic annotation methods for human language technology projects; research existing approaches and propose new ones; test new methods by producing labeled data and analyzing results; document methods for internal and external stakeholders.
Assist in development of project timelines, milestones and budgets; manage tasking assignments and workflows within and across projects to ensure regular progress towards external and internal milestones; report progress to senior project staff and external sponsors and research collaborators.
Evaluate, hire, train and supervise a fluctuating staff of part-time, temporary annotators including remote workers, student workers and independent contractors; coordinate activities involving external data vendors and subcontractors; monitor progress, assess quality and perform annotation and collection to address team shortfalls and emergent requests.
Research, develop and implement appropriate quality assurance practices to support project goals; review collected and labeled data against requirements to ensure quality and completeness; assist in preparation of resulting data for publication.
Work with project managers and software developers to design, specify and test user interfaces, data processing pipelines and other technical infrastructure required to meet project demands.

Benefits

Excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families.
Generous retirement benefits.
A wide variety of professional development opportunities.
Supportive work and family benefits.
A wealth of health and wellness programs and resources.
Comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits.
Flexible spending accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
Tuition assistance for employees, spouses, and dependent children.
Retirement plans (Basic, Matching, and Supplemental) with pre-tax or Roth options.
Substantial amount of time away from work (vacations, personal affairs, illness, family time).
Long-Term Care Insurance.
Wellness and Work-life Resources.
Professional and Personal Development resources.
Access to a wide range of University resources, cultural and recreational activities.
Discounts on arts and entertainment, transportation, mortgages, new cars, cellular phone service plans, movie tickets, and theme parks.
Flexible work options (non-traditional work hours, locations, and/or job structures).
Home Ownership Services (forgivable loan for eligible employees).
Adoption Assistance (reimbursement for qualified expenses).