About this 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.
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
Skills & Abilities:
- 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- Demonstrated paleography skills to accurately decipher historical documents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- Experience working with historical documents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