Online English Tutor (TESOL)

Role Summary:The Claim Extraction Specialist will be responsible for interpreting focus sentences within source content and extracting minimally-complete, non-ambiguous claims (propositions). In addition, the role involves analyzing and visually diagramming the grammatical structure of English sentences. It requires strong expertise in English grammar and the ability to apply sentence diagramming rules. By leveraging sentence diagramming, the specialist will ensure precise and unambiguous claims are extracted from text.Key Responsibilities:Develop basic training materials to support labeler trainingConduct training sessions for labelers and reviewersPerform periodic quality reviews to ensure labeling compliance with guidelines and address any areas of confusionFacilitate Q&A sessions with annotators and reviewersProactively identify and document edge cases, communicating them to both the client and labelersCollaborate with project leaders and data managers on labeling quality metricsRequirementsQualifications:Strong academic or professional background in English language, literature, and linguistics, including those with teaching experienceA minimum of 2+ years in English tutoring Strong understanding of English grammar, including parts of speech (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections), and their functions in sentencesProficiency in sentence structure and analysis, including identifying subjects, predicates, objects, and complementsDemonstrated ability to perform sentence diagramming to analyze and clarify sentence structure. Excellent analytical and interpretive skills to accurately understand and extract claims from complex textsPreferred:Experience in linguistic annotation, content analysis, or similar fields requiring precise text interpretationFamiliarity with various types of phrases and clauses (e.g., prepositional, gerund, infinitive, independent, dependent) and their diagrammingOther potential backgrounds could include Technical Writing, NLP Researcher, and linguisticsProficient in using the Google Drawing tool to create sentence diagrams