PhD & Academic Expert

Position: PhD & Academic Expert

Type: Hourly Contract

Compensation: $245–$280/hour

Location: Remote

About the Opportunity
This prospect is for experienced PhD-level academic and research professionals across technical and humanities disciplines to contribute to advanced AI research and evaluation projects .
You'll apply your subject-matter expertise to evaluate AI-generated responses , create expert-level prompts and reference answers, identify subtle errors and weaknesses in reasoning, and establish rigorous standards for evaluating AI performance. No prior AI experience is required — your academic and research expertise is what matters.
The role is suitable for experts across fields including STEM, English, literature, journalism, social sciences, and other research-intensive disciplines .
Responsibilities
- Evaluate AI-generated responses for accuracy, depth, reasoning quality, and subject-matter expertise.
- Create high-quality expert prompts, reference answers, and detailed critiques .
- Identify subtle factual errors, gaps in reasoning,



unsupported conclusions, and shallow analysis.
- Apply rigorous academic research standards when assessing AI-generated content.
- Develop evaluation criteria that distinguish expert-level reasoning from generic or surface-level responses.
- Analyze complex academic and research problems within your area of specialization.
- Provide clear, evidence-based written feedback to improve AI model performance.
- Contribute to the development of evaluation frameworks, research methodologies, and quality standards .
- Collaborate remotely with research and project teams to refine evaluation guidelines and deliverables.

Required Qualifications
- PhD in a relevant technical, academic, or humanities discipline.
- Strong background in academic research, critical analysis, and research methodology .
- Excellent ability to evaluate complex information for accuracy, depth, logic, and evidence .
- Strong academic

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