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.

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.

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.

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

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.
• Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
• Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.

About Mercor

Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models using human expertise. You will work on projects that focus on training and enhancing AI systems. You will be paid competitively, collaborate with leading researchers, and help shape the next generation of AI systems in your area of expertise.