Freelance Linguistics Consultant - AI Trainer

Mindrift; Virginia (MN); Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Join Mindrift as an AI Tutor in Linguistics to collaborate on cutting-edge AI projects. Utilize your advanced knowledge in Linguistics to generate prompts, evaluate AI answers, and refine model responses while working remotely and part-time. This role allows you to influence future AI capabilities in your field while balancing your primary commitments.

Benefits

Flexible schedule around primary commitments

Experience contributing to advanced AI projects

Opportunity to influence future AI models

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in Linguistics required.
• Solid knowledge in Syntax, Morphology, Phonology, and related areas.
• Flexible and ready to work under complex guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Generate prompts that challenge AI.
• Define comprehensive scoring criteria for AI responses.
• Correct model responses based on domain knowledge.

Skills

Advanced English (C1)

Domain-specific knowledge in Linguistics

Ability to learn new methods

Task-switching skills

Education

Master's degree, PhD, or PostDoc in Linguistics

Job description

At Mindrift, innovation meets opportunity. We believe in using the power of collective intelligence to ethically shape the future of AI.

What We Do

The Mindrift platform connects specialists with AI projects from major tech innovators. Our mission is to unlock the potential of Generative AI by tapping into real-world expertise from across the globe.

About The Role

GenAI models are improving very quickly, and one of our goals is to make them capable of addressing specialized questions and achieving complex reasoning skills. If you join the platform as an AI Tutor in Linguistics, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate on these projects.

Although every project is unique, you might typically:

• Generate prompts that challenge AI
• Define comprehensive scoring criteria to evaluate the accuracy of the AI's answers
• Correct the model's responses based on your domain-specific knowledge
  
  

How To Get Started

Simply apply to this post, qualify, and get the chance to contribute to projects aligned with your skills, on your own schedule. From creating training prompts to refining model responses, you'll help shape the future of AI while ensuring technology benefits everyone.

Requirements

• You have a Master's degree, PhD or PostDoc degree in Linguistics.
• You have at least 3 years of professional experience in Linguistics, with solid knowledge of the following subdomains within Linguistics: Syntax, Morphology, Phonology, Semantics, Phonetics, Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics, Neurolinguistics, Second Language Acquisition, Sociolinguistics, Computational Linguistics
• Your level of English is advanced (C1) or above
• You are ready to learn new methods, able to switch between tasks and topics quickly and sometimes work with challenging, complex guidelines
• Our freelance role is fully remote so, you just need a laptop, internet connection, time available and enthusiasm to take on a challenge
  
  

Benefits

Why this freelance opportunity might be a great fit for you?

• Take part in a part-time, remote, freelance project that fits around your primary professional or academic commitments
• Work on advanced AI projects and gain valuable experience that enhances your portfolio
• Influence how future AI models understand and communicate in your field of expertise