German Linguistic Expert

Innodata Inc.; Dortmund; Vor Ort; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading data engineering company in Dortmund is seeking a Linguistics Expert to support AI training and content writing initiatives. This role requires a Master's or PhD in Linguistics and involves creating linguistically-rich content, conducting quality assurance, and evaluating model behavior. Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical and editing skills, alongside a deep understanding of linguistic theory and language structures.

Qualifikationen

• Master's or PhD required in Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, or a related field.
• Deep understanding of linguistic theory and language structure.
• Experience with computational linguistics, corpus analysis, or language data annotation is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Create linguistically-rich content for NLP pipelines.
• Identify and resolve issues related to ambiguity and grammaticality.
• Perform quality assurance on model outputs for fluency and accuracy.

Kenntnisse

Analytical thinking

Detail-oriented

Strong writing skills

Ausbildung

Master’s or PhD in Linguistics or a related field

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

Innodata (NASDAQ: INOD) is a leading data engineering company. With more than 2,000 customers and operations in 13 cities around the world, we are an AI technology solutions provider-of-choice for 4 out of 5 of the world’s biggest technology companies, as well as leading companies across financial services, insurance, technology, law, and medicine.

By combining advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence (ML / AI) technologies, a global workforce of subject matter experts, and a high-security infrastructure, we’re helping usher in the promise of AI. Innodata offers a powerful combination of both digital data solutions and easy-to-use, high-quality platforms.

Our global workforce includes over 5,000 employees in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, the Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Israel and Germany.

About the role

We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented linguist to support AI training initiatives and linguistic content creation. This role is ideal for someone with a strong academic background in linguistics (syntax, semantics, pragmatics, morphology, phonology, sociolinguistics, etc.) and a passion for language, technology, and clear communication. You will play a crucial role in shaping the capabilities of large language models (LLMs) and NLP-based systems through high-quality linguistic data curation, annotation, and evaluation.

Job Title

Linguistics Expert – AI Training & Content Writing

Experience Level

Master''s or PhD in Linguistics or a related field

Key Responsibilities

• Create or edit linguistically-rich content including grammar guides, syntactic analyses, usage explanations, or examples for NLP pipelines.
• Identify and resolve issues related to ambiguity, bias, and grammaticality.
• Perform quality assurance (QA) on model outputs for fluency, tone, factual accuracy, and language appropriateness.
• Annotate linguistic datasets with syntactic, semantic, or pragmatic labels.
• Support internal teams by conducting linguistic research and summarizing findings.
• Apply linguistic knowledge to evaluate model behavior, error patterns, and generalization issues.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, or a related field.
• Deep understanding of linguistic theory and language structure.
• Experience with one or more of the following is a plus: computational linguistics, corpus analysis, language data annotation, LLM training.
• Strong writing, editing, and communication skills.

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