Linguist III

Title: Linguist III
Location: Remote (PST)
Duration: 2+ Months (Possibility of extension)
Pay: $55-60/hr on W2

Main duties:
Perform linguistic analyses on large datasets.
Perform linguistic error analysis of AI model outputs, determining what the most frequent and severe error categories are.
Write and revise guidelines for human annotation and other AI projects, including but not limited to translation tasks.
Conduct typological and sociolinguistic research on a large number of languages, highlighting their similarities and differences.
Perform linguistic analyses for Responsible AI (toxic language, hate speech, gender bias and other cultural biases) in massively multilingual settings.
Conduct linguistic literature reviews on various NLP-adjacent topics, and summarize findings.
Compare the quality of deliveries between vendors, identify error patterns, and provide actionable feedback.
Provide information or guidance relative to any aspect of linguistic knowledge (typology, morpho-syntax, sociolinguistics, classification, phonetics/phonology, pragmatics, etc.).
Reach out to and collaborate with native speakers in various languages.
Communicate results of linguistic analyses to engineers and research scientists.

Skills:

• Near-native or native proficiency in a language other than English, more specifically a language of the following families or groups: Central Philippine (esp. Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano), Tai-Kadai (esp. Thai, Lao), Bantu (esp. Swahili), Northwestern Semitic (esp. Hebrew), Ethiosemitic
• Near-native or native proficiency in English.
• Proficiency in a low-resource language is valued.
• Working knowledge in other languages is a plus.
• Must be able to code in Python (must) and query databases using SQL, other coding languages used for data analysis are a plus.
• Must be able to independently work through complex requests and perform under pressure.
• Strong ability to work independently, prioritize, plan, and track work, as well as report progress
• education or training in the basics of project management is a plus
• self-motivation is a must
• Working knowledge of international language-classification standards is valued.

Education:

• Graduate degree in Linguistics or related field is a must; PhD is a plus a background or specialization in corpus linguistics is a plus

Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.
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