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Burkhard Rosemann

@burkr

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Computational linguist specializing in NLP, language engineering, and AI training.

Germany

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles where I can apply computational linguistics and NLP expertise to build and improve conversational AI, lead annotation teams, and train models, within collaborative, growth-focused environments.

I am a computational linguist with extensive experience in natural language processing, linguistic annotation, and grammar development for conversational AI and machine translation.

I have worked on large-scale projects for companies such as Nuance and Google, contributing to morphology, morpho-syntactic tagging, grammar generation, and project management for the Google Assistant.

My background includes hands-on roles as a linguist, junior language lead, and natural language engineer, plus teaching, web design, and lab research experience during my studies at the University of Constance.

Currently self-employed, I train AI models, provide linguistic consulting, and create written content across platforms while using tools like HTML/CSS, WordPress, Notion, and contemporary AI assistants.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Linguist & Writer

Current

Self-employed

Jan 2023 - Present (2 years 9 months)

Provide linguistics consulting, train AI language models, and create written content for digital platforms, newsletters, and social media to engage audiences and support product language needs.

Copywriting Content Writing SEO Data Annotation CMS WordPress HTML CSS

Junior Language Lead

Google

Jan 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year 11 months)

Managed linguistic projects for Google Assistant (2022–2023), overseeing annotation projects, grammar development, and cross-functional coordination to deploy language improvements.

Leadership Project Management Linguistic Annotation Grammar Engineering NLP Data Analysis Stakeholder Management

Associate Linguist

Google

Jan 2016 - Dec 2022 (6 years 11 months)

Led linguistic annotation efforts and coordinated development for German Google Assistant projects, managing annotation workflows and improving linguistic assets from 2016–2022.

Project Management Linguistic Annotation QA Machine Translation Team Collaboration Annotations

Junior Linguist

Google

Jan 2014 - Dec 2016 (2 years 11 months)

Worked on Google Assistant projects performing linguistic annotation, grammar development, and morpho-syntactic tagging to improve assistant understanding and response quality.

Linguistic Annotation Project Coordination Machine Translation NLP Data Annotation Quality Assurance

Computational Linguist

Nuance Communications

Jan 2014 - Dec 2014 (11 months)

Developed NLP components and linguistic resources for voice and home-device applications, performing morpho-syntactic annotation and grammar generation to improve system accuracy and coverage.

Natural Language Processing Linguistic Annotation Grammar Engineering Machine Translation Python Data Annotation QA

Student Research Assistant

University of Konstanz

Jan 2011 - Dec 2013 (2 years 11 months)

Supported the Computational Linguistics Lab by designing and maintaining the lab website and contributing to the Urdu ParGram research project, aiding resource development and research workflows.

Research Assistance Website Design HTML CMS Linguistics

School Assistant

Pestalozzischule Husum

Jan 2007 - Dec 2008 (1 year 11 months)

Provided care and classroom assistance for children with disabilities during a civil service placement, supporting daily activities and educational routines.

Disability Support Communication Teamwork Patience Educational Support

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Constance

Bachelor of Arts, Computational Linguistics

2009 - 2013

Activities and societies: Student research assistant in the Computational Linguistics Lab (designing and maintaining lab website; worked on Urdu ParGram); student assistant and tutorials for introductory linguistics courses

Studied Computational Linguistics at the University of Constance with involvement in the Linguistics Lab and the Urdu ParGram research project.