Work Type
Remote
Location
Global
Compensation
$30/hour
About this opportunity
Overview
Mercor is seeking experienced Vietnamese Linguistic Experts for a cutting-edge AI research project in partnership with a leading research lab. The work focuses on assessing how well a large language model performs on Vietnamese-language tasks and on helping curate high-quality Vietnamese linguistic data to improve the model’s understanding and generation.
This is an hourly, fully remote independent contractor role. Work can be completed on your own schedule, and projects may be extended, shortened, or ended early depending on project needs and performance. Payments are made weekly via Stripe or Wise based on services rendered. Mercor notes that the role is not available to H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.
What You'll Do
- Evaluate the quality and accuracy of LLM-generated Vietnamese text across use cases such as translation, summarization, dialogue, and grammar correction.
- Edit, refine, or rewrite Vietnamese content so it meets linguistic and cultural standards.
- Annotate Vietnamese text for grammatical, syntactic, and semantic features.
- Identify model errors and language gaps.
- Provide detailed linguistic feedback and analysis to support ongoing model training efforts.
- Collaborate with AI researchers to improve model performance.
Requirements
- Native or near-native fluency in Vietnamese, with strong command of grammar, syntax, and stylistics.
- Professional experience in translation, editing, linguistic annotation, or Vietnamese NLP data work.
- Strong understanding of linguistic nuance, regional variation, and context-appropriate usage.
- Interest in AI and LLM-driven language technologies is preferred.
- Ability to notice subtle errors or unnatural phrasing.
- Clear communication skills and experience working in distributed, remote teams.
Additional Information
- Mercor states that workers will not have access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
- The company states it provides reasonable accommodations upon request and considers qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics.
