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$142,800 – $193,200
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What this role is
Duolingo seeks a curriculum specialist with deep Hindi expertise and South Asian linguistic knowledge to design engaging, culturally grounded language courses. This role suits experienced educators comfortable bridging pedagogy, cultural nuance, and AI-assisted content workflows to build learning experiences at scale.
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Skills this role names
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What they ask for
Required
- Deep proficiency in Hindi and experience teaching it as an additional language
- Curriculum design experience for Hindi
- Cultural and regional expertise centered in India with understanding of South Asian sociolinguistic context
- Background in linguistics with knowledge of language typology
- Ability to evaluate linguistic questions systematically and make decisions on conventions
- Graduate degree or equivalent professional experience in Applied Linguistics, Language Education, Linguistics, Instructional Design, Learning Science, Indian or South Asian Languages, South Asian Studies, or related field
Nice to have
- Working familiarity with Dravidian languages (Telugu, Tamil, Kannada)
- Understanding of typological and pedagogical differences between Indo-Aryan and Dravidian language families
- Experience building human-in-the-loop generative AI workflows for multilingual educational content
- Experience designing consumer-facing mobile or app-based language learning products