Higher Education Expert

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.