Kaqchikel (Mayan) Language Expert - Freelance AI Trainer Project

Meridial; United States; Remote; USD 11,020 - 89,544; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Opportunity to impact AI development

Job summary

Meridial is seeking a Kaqchikel (Mayan) Language Expert – AI Trainer to contribute to AI language models. This is a remote, contract role focused on ensuring linguistic accuracy and cultural relevance in AI development.

The ideal candidate will engage with language models on diverse topics, document discrepancies, and enhance prompt engineering. A Master's degree in relevant fields and familiarity with Kaqchikel dialects are essential.

Compensation ranges from $8 to $65 per hour based on experience, with specifics discussed at hiring.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in teaching, translation, or language documentation.
• Ability to document errors and suggest improvements.
• Strong understanding of regional dialects and cultural context.

Responsibilities

• Converse with the model in Kaqchikel to ensure accuracy.
• Verify linguistic and cultural relevance.
• Document failures and suggest model improvements.

Skills

Expertise in Kaqchikel dialects

Metacognitive communication

Cultural awareness

Education

Master's degree in Linguistics, Indigenous Studies, or Translation

Job description

World Wide - Remote

Are you a Kaqchikel language expert eager to shape the future of AI? Large-scale language models are evolving from clever chatbots into powerful tools for communication, education, and cultural preservation. With high-quality training data, tomorrow’s AI can accurately capture Kaqchikel vocabulary, grammar, dialectical variations, and cultural context—helping preserve Mayan knowledge and support authentic linguistic interactions. That training data begins with you—we need your expertise to help power the next generation of AI.

We’re looking for Kaqchikel language specialists who live and breathe regional dialects, phonetics, syntax, idiomatic expressions, oral traditions, and cultural references. You’ll challenge advanced language models on topics like contextual interpretation, tone and meaning, dialectical distinctions, semantic accuracy, and cultural nuance—documenting every failure mode so we can harden model reasoning.

On a typical day, you will converse with the model in Kaqchikel across a wide range of topics, verify linguistic accuracy and cultural relevance, capture reproducible error traces, and suggest improvements to our prompt engineering and evaluation metrics.

A Master's degree in Linguistics, Indigenous Studies, Translation, or a related field is ideal; professional experience in teaching, translation, language documentation, or community work signals fit. Clear, metacognitive communication—“showing your work”—is essential.

We offer a pay range of $8-to-$65 per hour, with the exact rate determined after evaluating your experience, expertise, and geographic location. Final offer amounts may vary from the pay range listed above. As a contractor you’ll supply a secure computer and high-speed internet; company-sponsored benefits such as health insurance and PTO do not apply.

Job title: Kaqchikel (Mayan) Language Expert – AI Trainer

Employment type: Contract

Workplace type: Remote

Seniority level: Mid-Senior Level