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Higher Education Expert

General$45 - $65 per hour
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Description

Role details

  • the client team is partnering with leading AI labs to engage experienced higher education professionals — faculty, administrators, and academic researchers — to improve AI systems' understanding of university operations, academic workflows, and institutional decision-making.
  • Contributors will apply their expertise in areas such as curriculum design, accreditation, student affairs, research administration, and academic policy to evaluate and enhance AI performance on education-specific tasks.

Day-to-day

  • Examine and assess AI-generated outputs related to academic content, institutional policy, and higher education operations.
  • Create realistic scenarios based on university workflows — admissions decisions, tenure review, grant administration, curriculum development, and accreditation processes.
  • Annotate, label, and validate data across higher education use cases (e.g., student advising, course planning, institutional research).
  • Deliver structured feedback on AI accuracy in areas such as academic writing, pedagogical reasoning, and compliance with education regulations (FERPA, Title IX, accreditation standards).
  • Work asynchronously with research teams to refine evaluation frameworks for education-domain AI.

You bring

  • 3+ years of professional background in a higher education institution (e.g., R1 university, liberal arts college, community college system, or equivalent).
  • Background in one or more areas such as.
  • Faculty roles (teaching, research, departmental governance).
  • Academic administration (registrar, provost office, enrollment management).
  • Student affairs (advising, financial aid, residential life).
  • Research administration (grants, IRB, sponsored programs).
  • Accreditation, assessment, or institutional effectiveness.
  • Strong analytical thinking and ability to translate academic workflows into structured evaluation tasks.
  • Clear written communication and attention to detail.

Project details

  • the client team is a talent marketplace that connects top experts with leading AI labs and research organizations.
  • Backed by investors including Benchmark, General Catalyst, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Details

Category

General

Location

Remote

Employment Type

Independent Contractor

Posted

4/15/2026

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