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Kalasha Transcriptionist, Historical Texts

Type historical Kalasha books and documents exactly as printed or written, line by line, to build ground truth that AI models are measured against.

At a glance

  • Paid in USDPaid per verified page, in USD. Your rate is set after a short paid test.
  • Remote, any timezoneWork from anywhere with a stable connection.
  • Flexible, part-timeChoose your own hours.
  • Ongoing, project-based Starts when a matching project opens · Rolling applications
  • Contract · TranscriptionMultiple openings
  • KalashaKalasha alphabet (Latin-based) and Perso-Arabic

About the work

Kalasha is spoken by a small community and documented mainly through linguistic fieldwork, which makes native experts essential.

What you will do

  • Transcribe scanned Kalasha pages, written in Kalasha alphabet (Latin-based) and 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 Kalasha, including older or handwritten forms
  • Fast, accurate typing in Kalasha 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

  1. Step 1Profile and CV review
  2. Step 2AI interview (about 20 minutes)
  3. Step 3Identity and credential check
  4. 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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