English Language and Literature Expert
Mercor is seeking experienced English Linguistic Experts to join a cutting-edge AI research project in partnership with a leading research lab.
Hiring companyMercor
About the role
This role centers on evaluating how effectively a large language model (LLM) performs in English-language tasks and on curating high-quality English linguistic data to train and improve the model’s understanding and generation capabilities.
Why Join
- Contribute to cutting-edge AI research in partnership with a leading research lab.
- Work on high-impact projects that directly support the development of advanced AI systems.
- Gain hands-on exposure to state-of-the-art AI research and development.
- Work fully remotely with flexible, asynchronous hours.
- Join a fast-moving project where your expertise and judgment can have a meaningful impact.
Contract and Payment Terms
- You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
- This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
- Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
- Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate the quality and accuracy of LLM-generated English text across various use cases (e.g., summarization, dialogue, grammar correction, rewriting, and reasoning).
- Edit, refine, or rewrite English content to meet high linguistic, stylistic, and cultural standards.
- Annotate English text for grammatical, syntactic, semantic, and stylistic features.
- Identify model errors, inconsistencies, and language gaps, and provide feedback to improve LLM performance.
- Provide detailed linguistic feedback and analysis to guide ongoing model training efforts.
Required skills
- Native or near-native fluency in English, with an excellent command of grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and stylistics.
- Professional experience in editing, proofreading, writing, linguistic annotation, language evaluation, or NLP data work in English.
- Strong understanding of linguistic nuances, regional variations, tone, and context-appropriate English usage.
- Excellent ability to identify subtle grammatical errors, awkward phrasing, ambiguity, and unnatural language.
- Strong attention to detail, analytical judgment, and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently in a distributed, remote environment.
Preferred skills
- Interest in AI and LLM-driven language technologies is preferred but not required.
Eligibility
Work arrangement: Fully remote
Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.
Compensation details
$50 per hour.
- Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
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