Malayalam Language Specialist

Agency; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Agency seeks a linguist to work with language models, specializing in Malayalam. You will conduct hands-on linguistic analysis, verify model outputs, and document failure modes.

You will collaborate on prompt engineering improvements and evaluation metrics, addressing dialectal variation and cultural context across language scenarios in a high-security, fast-connect environment.

Qualifications

• Expertise in Malayalam grammar, syntax, morphology, semantics, phonetics, and pragmatics.
• Ability to perform hands-on linguistic analysis.
• Clear, metacognitive communication skills.

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 dialectal variation, formal vs colloquial language, and cultural context.

Skills

Malayalam grammar

Malayalam syntax

Malayalam morphology

Malayalam semantics

Malayalam phonetics

Malayalam pragmatics

Hands-on linguistic analysis

Clear communication

Education

Master's or PhD in Malayalam 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 dialectal variation, formal vs colloquial language, and cultural context

Requirements

• Expertise in Malayalam grammar, syntax, morphology, semantics, phonetics, and pragmatics
• Ability to perform hands-on linguistic analysis
• Clear, metacognitive communication skills
• Access to a secure computer and high-speed internet

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Malayalam language, linguistics, or a related field
• Peer-reviewed publications in linguistics
• Professional translation experience