Kaqchikel (Mayan) Language Expert

Agency; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Agency is seeking a Kaqchikel language expert to engage with AI models, ensuring linguistic accuracy and cultural relevance across diverse topics. The role emphasizes documenting model behavior and reproducible error traces for ongoing improvement.

Ideal candidates hold a Master’s or higher in linguistics or related fields and have professional experience in teaching, translation, or language documentation, with access to a secure setup and high-speed internet.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of Kaqchikel language, including dialects, phonetics, and syntax.
• Deep understanding of idiomatic expressions and cultural nuances.
• Ability to provide clear, metacognitive communication and documentation.
• Access to a secure computer and high-speed internet.
• Master's degree in Linguistics, Indigenous Studies, Translation, or a related field.
• Professional experience in teaching, translation, or language documentation.

Responsibilities

• Converse with AI models in Kaqchikel across various topics.
• Verify linguistic accuracy and cultural relevance.
• Capture reproducible error traces and document model failure modes.
• Suggest improvements to prompt engineering and evaluation metrics.

Skills

Kaqchikel language mastery

Education

Master's degree (Linguistics, Indigenous Studies, Translation)

Job description

Responsibilities

• Converse with AI models in Kaqchikel across various topics


• Verify linguistic accuracy and cultural relevance


• Capture reproducible error traces and document model failure modes


• Suggest improvements to prompt engineering and evaluation metrics

Requirements

• Expert knowledge of Kaqchikel language, including dialects, phonetics, and syntax


• Deep understanding of idiomatic expressions and cultural nuances


• Ability to provide clear, metacognitive communication and documentation


• Access to a secure computer and high-speed internet

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Linguistics, Indigenous Studies, Translation, or a related field


• Professional experience in teaching, translation, or language documentation

About the Company

This project focuses on developing high-quality training data to help large-scale language models accurately capture Kaqchikel vocabulary, grammar, and cultural context for the next generation of AI.