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Technical Historical Records Linguist, Japanese (Remote)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Remote
Salt Lake City, UTRemote· about 1 hour ago

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FamilySearch Technical Historical Records Linguist II, Japanese (2-yr Fixed Term)

Location: Salt Lake City, UT, United States; Hybrid

This is a 2 year Fixed-Term position. Seeking an individual with a deep knowledge of and demonstrated native-level Japanese language expertise reading historical genealogical documents in Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji, Furigana, and cursive scripts (Click HERE to see sample documents) to help us build high-quality training data for machine learning systems. This person’s work will help make billions of records available in FamilySearch’s automation and machine learning platform.

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Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.
Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.
Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.
This is a 2 year Fixed-Term position. Seeking an individual with a deep knowledge of and demonstrated native-level Japanese language expertise reading historical genealogical documents in Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji, Furigana, and cursive scripts to help us build high-quality training data for machine learning systems. This person’s work will help make billions of records available in FamilySearch’s automation and machine learning platform.

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