Infrastructure Engineering - Linguist III

Job Title: Linguist III

Location: Remote. West Coast preferred. Cannot be located in TX or IL.

Duration: Contract - 5 months

Pay Range: $49 - $55 Hourly (W2)

Job ID: 373899

About BCforward

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

Job Description

We are seeking a Linguist III (FAIR) to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in linguistic analysis, annotation guideline development, and multilingual Responsible AI assessments and a proven ability to analyze large datasets, evaluate AI model errors, and communicate findings to cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities:

• Perform linguistic analyses on large datasets.


• Conduct linguistic error analysis of AI outputs and identify frequent and severe error categories.


• Write and revise guidelines for human annotation and translation projects.


• Perform sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and pragmatics research across many languages, highlighting similarities and differences.


• Execute Responsible AI analyses for toxic language, hate speech, gender bias, and cultural biases in multilingual settings.


• Conduct literature reviews on NLP-adjacent topics and summarize findings.


• Compare vendor linguistic quality, identify error patterns, and provide actionable feedback.


• Provide guidance on typology, morpho-syntax, sociolinguistics, classification, phonetics/phonology, pragmatics, and related areas.


• Collaborate with native speakers in various languages.


• Communicate results of linguistic analyses to engineers and research scientists.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in Linguistics or related field. PhD is a plus.


• Near-native proficiency in a language other than English, preferably Vietnamese, Dutch, Portuguese, or Thai.


• Strong written and spoken communication skills for business and research contexts.


• Solid foundations in conversational dynamics including turn-taking, repairs, interruptions, argumentation, persuasion, and compromising.


• Proficiency in Python and ability to query databases using SQL. Experience with R or similar tools is a plus.


• Ability to work independently, prioritize, plan, track work, and report progress under deadlines.


• Working knowledge of international language-classification standards is valued.


• Experience applying basic NLP techniques.

Preferred Skills:

• Working knowledge in additional languages. Proficiency in a low-resource language is valued.


• Background or specialization in corpus linguistics.


• Experience with field work.


• Education or training in project management.

Experience:

• 0-3 years of relevant experience.


• Experience working cross-functionally with machine learning, NLP, or software engineers, or data scientists.


• Experience contributing to research papers.


• Preferably no known conflicts of interest in machine translation, ASR, TTS, or LLM research.

Important Education Notes:

• A graduate degree in Literature or English is not an appropriate substitution.


• A degree in Computer Science with a specialization in NLP is not an appropriate substitution.


• Must have firm knowledge in language typology, syntax, morphology, sociolinguistics, corpus linguistics, writing systems, pragmatics, and phonology.

Why BCforward?

At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:

• Competitive compensation and benefits.


• Opportunities for growth with global clients.


• A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people.


• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects.

Compliance Notice

Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some material job duties, including adherence to company policies, sound judgment, effective stress management, safe and respectful work with others, trustworthiness, meeting client expectations and standards, and safeguarding operations and reputation.

About Our Commitment

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

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