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South Asian languages
Pashto Transcriptionist, Historical Texts
Posted 1 day ago · Rolling applications
Type historical Pashto books and documents exactly as printed or written, line by line, to build ground truth that AI models are measured against.
At a glance
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Paid in USDPaid per verified page, in USD. Your rate is set after a short paid test.
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Remote, any timezoneWork from anywhere with a stable connection.
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Flexible, part-timeChoose your own hours.
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Ongoing, project-based Starts immediately · Rolling applications
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Contract · TranscriptionMultiple openings
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Pashto · پښتوPashto alphabet (Perso-Arabic)
About the work
Pashto adds its own letters to the Perso-Arabic alphabet, and older prints and manuscripts vary widely in spelling.
What you will do
- Transcribe scanned Pashto pages, written in Pashto alphabet (Perso-Arabic), exactly as they appear, keeping every diacritic and punctuation mark
- Type blind from the image: no OCR, AI tools or copied text
- Flag words you cannot read instead of guessing, using our simple marking system
- Hit an agreed page count each week at a consistent quality bar
What we are looking for
- Native or near-native reading of Pashto, including older or handwritten forms
- Fast, accurate typing in Pashto script on a computer
- Patience with dense, faded or unusual layouts
- A laptop or desktop and a stable internet connection
Nice to have
- Experience with manuscripts, calligraphy or old print
- Proofreading or publishing background
Hiring process
- Step 1Profile and CV review
- Step 2AI interview (about 20 minutes)
- Step 3Identity and credential check
- Step 4Short paid trial task
Free to apply. Vettedlance never charges candidates, and will never ask you to pay for training, tests or equipment.
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