Turkish Linguistic Expert (Part-Time AI Research)

Mercor; United States; Remote; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking experienced Turkish Linguistic Experts to join a cutting-edge AI research project. The role centers on evaluating how effectively a large language model performs in Turkish-language tasks and on curating high-quality Turkish linguistic data to train and improve the model's understanding and generation capabilities.

You will edit Turkish content, annotate data, and provide detailed linguistic feedback.

Qualifications

• Native or near-native fluency in Turkish with excellent grammar, syntax, and style.
• Professional experience in translation, editing, linguistic annotation, or NLP data work in Turkish.
• Strong understanding of Turkish nuances, regional variations, and context-appropriate usage.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate the quality and accuracy of LLM-generated Turkish text across use cases (translation, summarization, dialogue, grammar correction).
• Edit, refine, or rewrite Turkish content to meet linguistic and cultural standards for Turkish audiences.
• Annotate Turkish text for grammatical, syntactic, and semantic features.
• Identify model errors and language gaps, and collaborate with AI researchers to improve LLM performance.
• Provide detailed linguistic feedback and analysis to guide training efforts.

Skills

Turkish language proficiency

Editing and proofreading

Linguistic annotation

NLP data work

English proficiency

Job description

Mercor is seeking experienced Turkish Linguistic Experts to join a cutting-edge AI research project. The role centers on evaluating how effectively a large language model performs in Turkish-language tasks and on curating high-quality Turkish linguistic data to train and improve the model's understanding and generation capabilities.

You will edit Turkish content, annotate data, and provide detailed linguistic feedback.