Freelance Linguistics Expert - AI Tutor

Mindrift; New York (NY); Remote; USD 30,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking an AI Tutor in Linguistics to contribute to groundbreaking AI projects. This role allows you to work fully remotely, generating complex question-answer pairs and developing scoring criteria to enhance AI performance. If you hold a Master's or PhD in Linguistics and have a passion for advancing AI, this is a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact while enriching your professional portfolio. Join a flexible, community-focused team that values your expertise and creativity in shaping the future of AI.

Benefits

Flexible schedule

Remote work

Freelance project

Experience enrichment

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Linguistics required.
• Experience in various subdomains of Linguistics is essential.

Responsibilities

• Generate prompts that challenge AI and produce incorrect responses.
• Define scoring criteria for evaluating AI responses.

Skills

Advanced English (C1 or above)

Ability to learn new methods

Task switching

Education

Master's degree in Linguistics

PhD 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.

Our goal? Advance the field of artificial intelligence through collaborative Generative AI projects with domain experts. The Mindrift platform allows experts to dive into a variety of tasks ranging from creating training prompts for AI models to refining AI responses for better relevance.

You'll have the unique opportunity to contribute to AI development anywhere, at anytime. Flexible, community-focused, and innovative—without the need for developer skills.

About The Role

Generative AI models are rapidly improving. Our goal is to make them capable of addressing specialized questions and achieving complex reasoning skills.

You'll join the project as an AI Tutor in Linguistics where you'll have the opportunity to develop complex question-answer pairs and create scoring criteria (rubrics) to evaluate and grade the quality of responses. Your work will involve:

• Generating prompts that challenge the AI and are likely to produce incorrect responses
• Defining comprehensive scoring criteria for evaluating the correctness of the AI's answers
• Correcting the AI's responses based on domain-specific knowledge

Requirements

• You have a Master's degree or PhD in Linguistics.
• You have professional experience in the following subdomains within Linguistics: General Linguistics, Theoretical Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Neurolinguistics, Second Language Acquisition, Sociolinguistics, Computational Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Anthropological Linguistics, Comparative Linguistics, Forensic Linguistics, Corpus Linguistics, Dialectology, Phonetics and Phonology, Pragmatics, Lexicography, Language Documentation, Language Typology, Cognitive Linguistics, Language Evolution, Language Policy and Planning, Sign 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

• Take part in a part-time, remote, freelance project that works with your schedule and commitments.
• Be part of an exciting AI project.
• Enrich your portfolio with new experience.
• Make a tangible impact on the quality of AI.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Part-time

Job function

• Education and Training
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting