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Linguistics Careercast

Linguistics Careercast

Linguistics Careercast is the podcast devoted to exploring careers for linguists outside academia, through interviews with linguists employed in industry.

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Episode #50: Peter Benson

Linguistics Careercast ·

2024/06/25

“Be open to doing things that are not what you studied in school”Peter Benson received his PhD in linguistics from UC San Diego in 1973, in addition to studying neuroscience, neuropsychology, and computer science. He’s worked on speech recognition, user interface, and artificial intelligence. He had a long career in aerospace communications, while navigating life as a single parent. He is now retired and pursuing a life of gardening, woodworking, philosophy, and crossword puzzles. Peter

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Linguistics Career Launch 2024 Promo!

Linguistics Careercast ·

2024/06/20

This is just a reminder that Linguistics Career Launch 2024 is happening SOON – July 15-26, 2024. If you’re a linguist looking for a job outside academia, LCL24 is THE two-week event that will jump start your career journey. LCL events are open to undergraduate and graduate students, post-docs, faculty, and alums — in short, any linguists who want to transition from academia to industry. There will be workshops, panels, interviews, and even financial planning sessions! Here’s a selection

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Episode #49: Emily Pace

Linguistics Careercast ·

2024/06/11

“It was a wake-up call – my marriage is more important to me than that job”Emily Pace has a breadth of experience across the non-profit, public, and private sectors, including at several technology companies, the National Association of Attorneys General, the Close Up Foundation, and the Library of Congress. She was one of the leaders of Linguistics Career Launch 2021 and is now heading up Linguistics Career Launch 2024. Emily holds a B.A. in French and Arabic and an M.S. in

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Episode #48: Alexandra Botti

Linguistics Careercast ·

2024/05/28

“Linguistics has given me frameworks to build my career on, and to get wildly creative within those frameworks”Alexandra Botti is a radio and podcast producer, sociolinguist, ballet dancer and ballet teacher. She is a dual citizen of the United States and France, and grew up primarily in the Boston area; she holds a Master’s degree in Language and Communication from Georgetown University. After embarking on a career in journalism, she worked for multiple media outlets including

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Episode #46: Emily Sabo

Linguistics Careercast ·

2024/04/30

“Language is the code that cracks open access to people in the world”Emily Sabo is a writer and data analyst who specializes in scientific communication, applied research, and digital content creation. While she was earning her PhD at University of Michigan, she traveled around South America, Europe & Asia researching how languages are processed in the bilingual brain. In her industry career, she’s written and produced YouTube videos and podcasts for a language learning app. She’s

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Episode #45: Emily Gref

Linguistics Careercast ·

2024/04/16

“Passion doesn’t always have to be the thing that pays you”Emily Gref has been a bookseller, copy editor, literary agent, and, most recently, an exhibit content manager for the Planet Word museum in Washington, DC. She received her BA in linguistics from McGill University and an MA in Language Documentation and Description from SOAS, University of London, where she began creating books and resources for minority language communities. Her current position is as a Project Manager at

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Episode #44: Brad Davidson

Linguistics Careercast ·

2024/04/02

“We all end up training ourselves throughout our careers”Brad Davidson is a linguist and medical anthropologist with extensive experience in marketing, positioning, branding, and overall customer and patient provider experience. He received his PhD in Linguistics from Stanford University and worked as a professional namer, before moving into life sciences and healthcare marketing. He’s currently employed as the SVP of Medical Anthropology at Havas Health, and hosts the podcast Breaking

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Episode #43: Dmitry Tereshenko

Linguistics Careercast ·

2024/03/19

“It feels weird to say I’ve ‘just’ been working” Dmitry Tereshenko is a neurodivergent, first-generation college graduate who earned his Master’s degree in the MLC program at Georgetown. His work has explored human-human and human-computer interaction (HCI), specializing in the intersection of how digital technologies mediate our communication in virtual spaces. In his employment, Dmitry has variously labelled himsels as a language specialist, discourse analyst, language

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Episode #42: Daniel Ginsberg

Linguistics Careercast ·

2024/02/20

“Networking is mutual aid.”Daniel Ginsberg is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at the American Anthropological Association, where they bring their knowledge of association management and organizational anthropology to help association leaders understand the culture of the AAA community and create new pathways into active, engaged membership. For the previous four years as Director of Education and Professional Practice, they oversaw the AAA’s professional development and

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Episode #41: Aubrie Amstutz

Linguistics Careercast ·

2024/02/13

“Where in your body do you feel a ‘yes’?” Aubrie Amstutz is a cognitive linguist & researcher working towards AI Fairness. She earned a Master’s in Linguistics and Cognitive Science at University of Siena in Italy. She is interested in using empirical linguistic research to dispel language myths. This has taken the form of promoting anti-accent stigma in second language development at Duolingo, exploring the downfalls of prescriptive grammar rules in foreign language

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Episode #40: Alfonso Sánchez-Moya at Georgetown...

Linguistics Careercast ·

2024/01/30

“The jump to industry means recognizing transferable skills, industry prep, and interview prep” This episode is an audio presentation of a talk called “Alexa, how can I transition to industry positions with a background in (mostly qualitative) critical discourse analysis?” The presenter is Alfonso Sánchez-Moya, who previously appeared as a guest on this podcast. It was given in October 2023 at Georgetown University, as part of the Linguistics Career Series, a monthly talk

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Episode #39: Eric Jackson

Linguistics Careercast ·

2024/01/02

“Naming isn’t an academic exercise – it’s more about your gut feeling about a name” Eric Jackson is a linguist, namer, and brand strategist. He earned his master’s degree in linguistics from Boston University, where his thesis was called “A linguistic introduction to brand naming”. His employment as a namer has spanned top-tier companies like Lexicon Branding, Salt Branding (now Material), and Northbound, and he’s created names for companies like Philips, New Balance, Verizon, Gillette

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Episode #38: Marina Zhukova

Linguistics Careercast ·

2023/12/19

“Including personal information on your resume is recommended – it shows recruiters that you’re a well-rounded person” Marina Zhukova is finishing a PhD in linguistics at UC Santa Barbara. During her time in school, both in the US and Russia, where she was born, she has held a number of internships related to linguistics, most recently at Amazon, working on Alexa. Marina is skilled in Conversational AI, Customer Research, and Product Management; she was selected as one of the 60

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Episode #37: Falene McKenna

Linguistics Careercast ·

2023/12/05

“I’m a jack of all trades – all linguists are” Falene McKenna is a linguist, tech enthusiast, conversation wizard, and a “true robot whisperer”. She studied Computational Linguistics at the University of Alberta. Since then, she’s led QA crusades, expanded beta programs across North American homes, and built customer support systems from the ground up. Falene has presented at various events, including the Conversation Design Festival 2022, emphasizing the

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Episode #36: Anna Marie Trester and Michal Temkin...

Linguistics Careercast ·

2023/11/21

Michal Temkin Martinez Anna Marie Trester “Don’t let one bridge troll stop you – find another bridge!'” Anna Marie Trester is Michal Temkin Martinez Anna Marie Trester on LinkedIn Buy Anna Marie’s books, Employing Linguistics and Bringing Linguistics to Work Career Linguist network Michal Temkin Martinez on LinkedIn and on Wikipedia Michal Temkin Martinez’ website Boise State University Linguistics Dept. “Employing Linguistics” class at Boise

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Episode #35: Kaitlyn Tagarelli

Linguistics Careercast ·

2023/11/07

“Just because you have a PhD doesn’t mean you’ll get hired at an advanced position in a company.” Kaitlyn Tagarelli earned her PhD in Linguistics from Georgetown University and eventually made the move to the language-learning industry, making it more fun, accessible, and effective through evidence-based solutions. She is currently Head of Research for Mango Languages. She draws on her interdisciplinary background in linguistics, language learning, pedagogy, educational technology,

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Episode #34: Linguists in Ed Tech (LCL audio)

Linguistics Careercast ·

2023/10/24

This episode is an audio version of a virtual career panel held at the Linguistics Career Launch in the summer of 2021. The title of the panel is Educational Technology. Our three panelists followed different routes from linguistics into Education Technology. They’ll share their decisions about taking these routes, and what’s involved in this profession. The moderator in Kaitlyn Tagarelli. Panelists: Anastassia Loukina on LinkedIn Sam Cooper on LinkedIn Emily Moline on LinkedIn Anna Marie

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Episode #33: Suzanne Wertheim

Linguistics Careercast ·

2023/10/10

“I had a foot out the door for years – and it was still a total re-evaluation of my life'” After getting her Ph.D. in Linguistics from Berkeley, Suzanne Wertheim held faculty positions at Northwestern, University of Maryland, and UCLA. In 2011, she left the university system in order to apply her expertise to real-world problems. Suzanne has done fieldwork with speakers as diverse as Tatar nationalists in the former Soviet Union, Native Americans in central California, comedians in

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Episode #32: Bozena Pajak

Linguistics Careercast ·

2023/09/26

“You’ve got to figure out how to talk about your own expertise'” Bozena Pajak is is the Vice President of Learning and Curriculum at Duolingo, where she works at the intersection of learning science and product development. She got her PhD at UC San Diego, training in linguistics and cognitive psychology. She now focuses on developing digital educational products that are both effective and motivating for learners. Bozena Pajak’s website Bozena Pajak on LinkedIn Topics

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Episode #31: Linguists in Non-Profit Orgs (LCL Audio)

Linguistics Careercast ·

2023/09/14

“Don’t underestimate the power of the skills you have.” This episode is an audio version of a virtual career panel held at the Linguistics Career Launch in the summer of 2021. Our three panelists followed different routes from linguistics into work in non-profit organizations. They share their decisions about taking these routes, and what’s involved in working in this sector. The moderator is Alex Johnston. Panelists: Marissa Fond on LinkedIn Meg Montee on LinkedIn Minnie Quartey

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