Vacant job

Please note that we seek a speaker of a particular variety of Kurdish, known as Bahdini, Badînî or Badinani, or Southeastern Kurmanji, as spoken in Dohuk and Erbil governorates in Iraqi Kurdistan.

The job entails

• carrying out and recording interviews for dialect analysis,
• listening to recorded speech and using a specific template to report the details of the dialect spoken.

The work will be carried out remotely via audio link.

Verified AB is one of the largest companies in Europe to provide language analysis. Our clients are primarily authorities concerned with asylum matters. The analyses support the authorities in determining the background of asylum seekers. In each case, a language analyst with a specific linguistic and areal competence is involved. The native speaker analysts work together with Verified’s linguists.

To work as a language analyst for Badini (Iraqi Kurdish), you should

• be a mother tongue speaker of Badini (mandatory)
• also be a mother tongue speaker of Iraqi Arabic (preferable)
• be familiar with dialectal variation in Badini and nearby dialects
• have in-depth knowledge of the area where Badini is spoken (born and raised/long-term residence) and be well acquainted with its social, cultural and political situation
• maintain close contacts with the Badini community in Iraq and be aware of current developments
• be able to express yourself clearly and correctly in English
• have good computer skills

We value punctuality, orderliness and dependability among our analysts.

There are presently only a couple of requests per month for analysis of Badini (and a handful per year for Iraqi Arabic), and work will be assigned on a case-by-case basis. This job is suitable as a sideline for a language enthusiast.

Please write your application in English and include a curriculum vitae (CV). Make sure that the CV shows your educational background and employment history.

The successful applicant must submit a clean criminal record prior to employment.

Open to all We focus on your skills, not your other circumstances. We are open to adapting the role or workplace to meet your needs.