German Language and Literature Expert (German)

Mercor is seeking experienced German Linguistic Experts to join a cutting-edge AI research project in partnership with a leading research lab. This role centers on evaluating how effectively a large language model (LLM) performs in French-language tasks and on curating high-quality French linguistic data to train and improve the model’s understanding and generation capabilities.

**Key Responsibilities:**

• Evaluate the quality and accuracy of **LLM-generated German text** across various use cases (e.g., translation, summarization, dialogue, grammar correction).

• Edit, refine, or rewrite **German content** to ensure it meets linguistic, cultural, and literary standards.

• Annotate German texts for **grammatical, syntactic, semantic**, and stylistic features.

• Identify model errors and linguistic shortcomings; collaborate with AI researchers to **improve LLM performance** in German.

• Provide detailed **literary and linguistic feedback** to guide ongoing model training and evaluation efforts.

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**You’re a strong fit if you have:**

• **Native or near-native fluency in German**, with excellent command of grammar, syntax, and stylistics.

• **Professional experience** in literary editing, copywriting, criticism, or NLP-related linguistic annotation in German.

• A strong understanding of **literary complexity**, tone, and genre-specific conventions, as well as regional language variations.

• Interest in AI, translation technologies, or **LLM-driven language research** (preferred but not required).

• Impeccable attention to detail and ability to identify subtle translation errors or unnatural phrasing.

• Strong written communication skills and experience working with **remote, distributed teams**.

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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.

• Join a fast-moving project where your expertise and judgment can have a meaningful impact.

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