Social Sciences Expert · $70/hr Remote

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Base pay range

$60.00/hr - $70.00/hr

• Position: Social Sciences PhD Expert
• Type: Hourly contract
• Compensation: $60–$70/hour
• Location: Remote Complexity,
• Commitment: Part-time, project-based (10–20 hours/week)

Responsibilities

• Create and refine historically accurate prompts and ideal responses across diverse time periods and geographies
• Evaluate and improve AI-generated outputs for factual accuracy, depth, and clarity
• Develop content aligned with different system personas (e.g., academic expert, generalist learner)
• Generate prompt variants to test instruction-following, tone, and persona-based responses
• Identify and design tasks that expose limitations in state-of-the-art AI models
• ContributeRGBA to long-term supervised fine-tuning dataset development initiatives

Requirements

• PhD in History or a closely related social science discipline
• Specialized expertise in a defined historical era, region, or methodology
• Strong analytical and written communication skills
• Experience in academic writing, curriculum design, or public history is preferred
• Ability to work independently and iteratively with minimal oversight

Application Process (Takes ~20 minutes)

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Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

Industries

Civic and Social Organizations, Higher Education, and Research Services