Basque Language Specialist

Agency; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Agency is seeking a specialist to collaborate on Basque language model testing and evaluation. You will converse with language models across Basque scenarios, verify factual accuracy, and document failure modes to inform improvements.

The role requires deep expertise in Basque linguistics and the ability to articulate metacognitive reasoning, showing your work. A secure computing setup and fast internet are essential.

Qualifications

• Expertise in Basque grammar, syntax, morphology, spelling, phonology, and pragmatics.
• Ability to provide clear, metacognitive communication and show your work.
• Access to a secure computer and high-speed internet.

Responsibilities

• Converse with language models on various Basque language scenarios.
• Verify factual accuracy and logical soundness of model outputs.
• Capture reproducible error traces and document failure modes.
• Suggest improvements to prompt engineering and evaluation metrics.
• Challenge models on grammar, syntax, morphology, and dialectal variation.

Skills

Basque grammar

Basque syntax

Basque morphology

Basque spelling

Basque phonology

Basque pragmatics

Metacognitive communication

Secure computing environment

Education

Master's or PhD in Basque language/linguistics

Job description

Responsibilities

• Converse with language models on various language scenarios
• Verify factual accuracy and logical soundness of model outputs
• Capture reproducible error traces and document failure modes
• Suggest improvements to prompt engineering and evaluation metrics
• Challenge models on grammar, syntax, morphology, and dialectal variation

Requirements

• Expertise in Basque grammar, syntax, morphology, spelling, phonology, and pragmatics
• Ability to provide clear, metacognitive communication and "show your work"
• Access to a secure computer and high-speed internet

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Basque language, linguistics, or a closely related field
• Peer-reviewed publications in linguistics
• Teaching experience or hands-on linguistic analysis projects

About the Company

This project focuses on developing high-quality training data to power the next generation of large-scale language models, aiming to democratize education and streamline communication for Basque speakers.