Technical Historical Records Linguist II, Russian, Ukrainian, Old Church Slavonic (2-Year-Fixed Term)

About the role

We are seeking an experienced, detail-oriented individual with native-level fluency in Russian or Ukrainian, experience with Old Church Slavonic, and deep knowledge of historical genealogical documents. This individual will help build high-quality data for machine learning systems, supporting FamilySearch’s efforts to make billions of historical records more accessible through automation and machine learning.

Responsibilities

• Use paleography skills to accurately decipher historical documents
• Annotate language data with linguistic information to build natural language processing (NLP) datasets
• Model the way people naturally read historical documents by creating hierarchies of relationships between areas of text
• Precisely map the layout of historical documents
• Curate large volumes of structured and unstructured data
• Review datasets for errors and provide timely corrections
• Complete other data modeling activities and duties as assigned
• Support FamilySearch’s automation efforts by meeting deadlines and consistently delivering high-quality, accurate work

Qualifications

Education: BA/BS in Computer Science, Linguistics, Family History, or other bachelor’s degree with related or equivalent experience required.

Experience: 2 years relevant or related experience or equivalent experience

• Native level fluency in at least one of the following languages: Russian, Ukrainian
• Experience with Old Church Slavonic
• Experience with additional languages is a plus
• Business level fluency in English
• Demonstrated paleography skills to accurately decipher historical documents
• Demonstrated linguistic skills to build NLP datasets
• Experience working with historical documents
• Strong technical and analytical aptitude with a focus on data quality, efficiency, and accuracy
• Independent worker who is self-motivated, dependable, detail oriented, responsible, self-disciplined, and a team player with a record of timely delivery of requests
• Willingness to support several projects at one time, and to accept reprioritization as necessary in a fast paced, constantly evolving environment
• Ability to manage a high volume of work on a daily basis
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office tools including: Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Ability to quickly understand and apply technical concepts

Schedule

Full-time regular position.