Jobs in Ottawa, United States

Upwork has partnered with an Enterprise client seeking PhD holders with domain expertise in "Language & Linguistics" to generate high-quality datasets, curate information, and create structured content to enhance a Large Language Model’s (LLM) learning capabilities.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in research, writing, and data curation, along with a deep understanding of AI, NLP, and machine learning concepts.

Job Description

• Conducting in-depth research on various topics to generate factually accurate, high-quality content for LLM training.
• Writing, editing, and refining instructional datasets, including dialogues, summaries, explanations, and multi-turn conversations.
• Ensuring linguistic clarity, coherence, and adherence to ethical AI guidelines.
• Reviewing, validating, and refining model-generated outputs for accuracy and relevance.
• Collaborating with AI engineers, data scientists, and linguists to improve the LLM’s comprehension and reasoning abilities.

• PhD in Language & Linguistics is required.
• Experience in research writing, technical writing, content curation, and/or AI data annotation is required.
• Strong understanding of Natural Language Processing (NLP), Machine Learning (ML), and Large Language Models (LLMs) is required.
• Excellent writing, editing, and analytical skills with a focus on accuracy and clarity, in English, are required.
• The ability to synthesize complex information into digestible content is required.
• Familiarity with AI model training workflows, prompt engineering, and/or data augmentation techniques is preferred, but not required.

• Highly flexible work hours!
• Remote work opportunity!
• Great side-hustle!