German Language Specialist

Agency; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Agency in the United States seeks a linguistics-focused professional to engage language models on German-language tasks and scenarios.

You will verify factual accuracy and logical soundness of outputs, capture reproducible error traces, and document failure modes to guide improvements in prompts and evaluation metrics.

Applicants with strong background in German grammar, syntax, morphology, phonology, semantics, and pragmatics, plus teaching or research experience, are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Expertise in German grammar, syntax, morphology, phonology, semantics, and pragmatics.
• Deep understanding of verb conjugation, case systems, word order, declensions, and gender.
• Ability to provide clear, metacognitive communication and "show your work".
• Ability to provide own secure computer and high-speed internet.

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, phonology, semantics, and pragmatics.

Skills

German grammar

German syntax

German morphology

German phonology

German semantics

German pragmatics

Education

Master's or PhD in German language or 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, phonology, semantics, and pragmatics

Requirements

• Expertise in German grammar, syntax, morphology, phonology, semantics, and pragmatics
• Deep understanding of verb conjugation, case systems, word order, declensions, and gender
• Ability to provide clear, metacognitive communication and "show your work"
• Ability to provide own secure computer and high-speed internet

Preferred Qualifications

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