Jobs & Internships
Earning Academic Credit for Internships
An internship is a practical work experience that synthesizes knowledge and skills learned in your BYU linguistics and English language classes and will enhance learning about your field.
The Internship Coordinator for the Linguistics Department is Professor Nicole Bay. After you have arranged an internship, here are the steps for signing up for internship credit:
- Complete the Pre-Approval form linked below and return it to Professor Bay
- Submit the student internship application on experience.byu.edu
- Meet with Professor Bay to discuss the academic requirements for an internship
Once you have completed those steps, you will be allowed to register for Ling 399R. You can reach the Internship Coordinator at nicole_bay@byu.edu. (office 4065 JFSB).
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is hiring students to work with multiple languages and help curate content for TALL Embark.
Learn more and apply.
Duolingo is looking for a graduated linguist who loves languages and learning languages and is willing to design content for a variety of languages on Duolingo. The starting base salary for this role will be around $80,900-$155,900.
Learn more and apply.
The Productive Playhouse is looking for an online linguistic consultant who loves phonology, is proficient in English, and is a native speaker of the below languages.
Looking for Native Speakers of:
Bulgarian
Chinese
Czech
Greek
Finnish
Filipino
Croatian
Hungarian
Indonesian
Korean
Latvian
Romanian
Russian
Slovak
Serbian
Catalan
Danish
Norwegian
Dutch
Swedish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese
To ask questions, contact Dr. Wallace Salkauski (wallace.saulkauski@productiveplayhouse.com).
Learn more and apply.
The Wild Rose School is looking for students who want to teach Cambodian children English for 30-90 days. This cultural teaching experience does not require beforehand teaching experience, but if you have experience that is a plus.
Learn more and apply.
The Wild Rose School is holding a meeting at Slab pizza for those who are interested in applying and have questions about this opportunity. The next meeting is Thursday, May 2nd from 6-7pm at Slab Pizza (671 E. 800 N., Provo). Pizza is provided if you RSVP at (385) 286-7605.
The Electro-Holography research group is looking for someone who is willing to work a 9-5 schedule during summer writing grants. They are looking for someone with a love for writing and a willingness to learn how to write grants efficiently and effectively. For more information or to submit a resume contact Professor Daniel Smalley at smalley@byu.edu and CC Hannah Koford at hannah6731@byu.edu.
More information.
The BYU School of Music Journal is looking to hire an editorial team member and managing editor to create and publish journal content! The content includes School of Music events, highlights, news, and more. Both positions are great opportunities to get hands-on experience in the publishing industry!
More information.
The Owl preschool is looking for teachers to teach English at a preschool in Hualien, Taiwan. It comes with free board, extra tutoring opportunities, and paid teaching experience. There is no previous experience needed, but they want teachers who will care about their students and want to be the best teachers they can be.
Further Resources
Handout: What can I do with a degree from a linguistics program?
Career options for linguists beyond academia: Linguistics Career Launch (Website / YouTube presentations)
Still can't find the job you're looking for? Check out these external resources for linguistics jobs:
- Linguist List: https://linguistlist.org
- Modern Language Association (MLA): https://mla.org/Resources/Career/Job-Information-List
- Chronicle of Higher Education: https://jobs.chronicle.com
- HigherEdJobs: https://higheredjobs.com