Linguistics Expert

Innodata Inc.

England

On-site

GBP 25,000 - 30,000

Part time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading data engineering company in the UK is seeking a Linguistics Expert to support AI training initiatives and create high-quality linguistic content. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical skills and a background in linguistics. Responsibilities include creating content, resolving linguistic issues, and annotating datasets. This part-time role offers an opportunity to work closely with advanced AI technologies and contribute to language model development.

Qualifications

Deep understanding of linguistic theory and language structure.
Experience with computational linguistics or corpus analysis is a plus.
Strong writing and editing skills required.

Responsibilities

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.
Annotate linguistic datasets with relevant labels.
Conduct linguistic research and summarize findings.

Skills

Understanding of linguistic theory

Strong writing and editing skills

Communication skills

LLM training

Tools

Computational linguistics

Corpus analysis

Language data annotation

Job description

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 for major technology companies and other industries including 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 help advance the capabilities 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

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

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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