American Sign Language Technology Research Intern – Linguistics

Job overview

The American Sign Language Technology Research Intern – Linguistics role is onsite in Salt Lake City, UT, for a six-month internship and pays $20–$30 per hour depending on experience. Sorenson provides language services and communication solutions for Deaf and hard-of-hearing communities. The intern annotates and analyzes American Sign Language classifier video data to support an English-to-Gloss translation model and avatar signing pipeline. The work also contributes to annotation methods, evaluation of classifier outputs, and a classifier inventory for the company’s dictionary.

What you'll do

• Gloss and annotate ASL classifier video data
• support annotation schema design and high-level feature labeling
• conduct minimal-pair analysis
• help design evaluations such as A/B testing for classifier outputs
• design a classifier inventory for the dictionary and prepare an end-of-internship demonstration
• use video annotation tools and/or basic data analysis.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

asl technology research intern

salt lake city ut

sorenson

six-month internship

$20–$30/hour

asl linguistics

video annotation

classifier data

language technology

data analysis

high school diploma or ged

no visa sponsorship

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Six-month internship bridging ASL linguistics and technology; travel is listed as less than 25%; visa sponsorship is not available.

About the employer

Sorenson is hiring for this role. Industry: Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers. Sector: 51.