History & Political Science Assessment Specialist
Role Overview
We are seeking experts in history and political science to author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will write and verify rigorous multiple-choice questions across core history and political science domains, evaluate solution quality, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks used to advance AI capabilities. You will be assigned one of two task types: -
Question Authoring
— Create original, challenging multiple-choice questions in your area of expertise, rate their difficulty, and submit them for review. -
Question Verification
— Review pre-written questions for accuracy, clarity, and rigor. Edit where needed, rate difficulty, and document any changes made.
- *History & Political Science Domains Covered**
World History, U.S. History, Prehistory & Archaeology, International Relations & Security Studies, Government & Politics, European History, U.S. Foreign Policy, Miscellaneous History & Political Science.
- *Key Responsibilities**
- Author original history and political science questions that test deep conceptual understanding, not surface-level recall - Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined — all necessary information must be in the problem statement - Rate each question's difficulty: Medium (intro undergraduate), Hard (advanced undergraduate), or Expert (post-graduate and above) - Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives that challenge expert-level solvers - Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise reasoning in markdown format - Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources (peer-reviewed journals, university repositories) - For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made
- *Ideal Qualifications**
- PhD or doctoral candidate in History, Political Science, International Relations, or a closely related field - Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain - Strong command of historiographical methods, political theory, and comparative analysis - Research publications or policy experience is a strong plus - Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely
- *More About the Opportunity**
- Expected commitment: 10+ hours/week - Asynchronous, fully remote work