Linguistics Expert

Purpose We are seeking a highly experienced Linguistics professional consultant to serve as a consultant on AI training data projects for leading AI model builders and enterprises. Your focus will be to define success criteria, review outputs, and provide targeted guidance to improve quality and speed — directly contributing to the successful delivery of domain‐specific annotated datasets that meet the highest technical standards. You will be engaged on specific projects with clearly defined deliverables, milestones, and end dates. Define domain‐specific quality success metrics (e.g., accuracy of transcription, consistency in linguistic annotation schemes, phonetic transcription accuracy, adherence to grammatical frameworks, correct use of linguistic markup standards such as IPA or Universal Dependencies). Develop project‐specific SOPs, QA rubrics, and reference materials for the specific purpose of meeting client technical standards. Review project outputs (transcriptions, annotations, language datasets) against technical standards, flagging and correcting defects before client delivery. Return work to contractors with precise remediation notes. Provide advisory input on tools, workflows, and processes to meet quality benchmarks. Curate example libraries of “gold standard” linguistic data for calibration and comparability to agreed reference samples. Participate in vetting and assessing technical contractor talent for specific projects, including transcription accuracy tests and linguistic annotation evaluations. Review sample work from contractors and provide precise, actionable written feedback to improve outputs. Create targeted training or calibration resources — e.g., phonetic transcription guidelines, morphological analysis instructions, disambiguation procedures. Advise on technical scoping and requirements during project setup, including selection of annotation frameworks and language coverage specifications. Provide expert guidance for edge cases, technical exceptions, and specification changes. Contribute to post‐project reviews to capture lessons learned and improve future standards. Build dashboards or trackers with defect categories and recurrence to surface production insights that improve project outcomes. Conduct post‐mortems, analyze defect trends, and propose process tweaks or training refreshers. Advanced degree (ideally PhD) in Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, or a closely related field, with demonstrable research or industry impact. 5+ years professional expertise in linguistic analysis, annotation standards, and language data quality control. Proven ability to set, enforce, and maintain high technical standards in linguistic data creation projects. Experience producing technical documentation, quality rubrics, or training resources. Ability to work within fixed project timelines and scope. Fluency in spoken and written English, with additional language proficiency preferred. Example Data Annotation - Potential Scope Linguistics — Register/genre fit enforcement, dialect fidelity, orthography consistency Phonetics & Phonology — Transcription accuracy, disfluency policy, prosodic annotation Applied Linguistics — Script/orthography/romanization standards, tokenization Computational Linguistics — Named entity handling, punctuation conventions Corpus Linguistics — Metadata completeness, defect tracking, IAA monitoring Translation & Localization — Policy compliance checking, edge‐case arbitration Language Studies — Multiscript/multimodal transcription QA We offer a pay range of $25‐to‐$100 per hour, with the exact rate determined after evaluating your experience, expertise, and geographic location. As a contractor you’ll supply a secure computer and high‐speed internet; company‐sponsored benefits such as health insurance and PTO do not apply. Linguistics Expert (SME) Contract Remote Senior Level #