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Japanese Linguistic Specialist

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International Falls, MN, USA
Posted on Nov 7, 2025

Key Responsibilities:

  • Create or edit linguistically rich Japanese content, including grammar guides, syntactic analyses, usage explanations, and example sentences for LLM..

  • Translate and localize English content into natural, contextually appropriate Japanese while maintaining accuracy and tone.

  • Identify and resolve issues related to ambiguity, bias, or grammaticality in Japanese language data.

  • Perform quality assurance (QA) on model outputs for fluency, cultural nuance, factual accuracy, and linguistic appropriateness in Japanese.

  • Annotate Japanese linguistic datasets with syntactic, semantic, or pragmatic labels.

  • Conduct linguistic research on Japanese language usage and summarize findings to support internal teams.

  • Apply linguistic expertise to evaluate model behavior, identify error patterns, and improve Japanese language performance across NLP systems.

Qualifications:

  • Deep understanding of Japanese linguistic theory, grammar, and language structure.

  • Native or near-native fluency in Japanese and strong command of English.

  • Experience with computational linguistics, corpus analysis, or language data annotation (especially for Japanese) is a plus.

  • Familiarity with LLM training and evaluation workflows preferred.

  • Exceptional writing, editing, and communication skills in both Japanese and English.