Social Sciences Expert | $70/hr Remote

Crossing Hurdles; Canada; Remote; CAD 82,656 - 96,432; Part time

Job summary

A leading research organization is seeking a Social Sciences PhD Expert for a remote, part-time project-based role. Responsibilities include creating accurate prompts across historical contexts, evaluating AI outputs, and producing academic content. The ideal candidate must have a PhD in History or a similar social science, with strong analytical and communication skills. This position offers compensation of $60–70 per hour, requiring part-time commitment of 10–20 hours per week.

Qualifications

• PhD in History or a closely related social science discipline is required.
• Strong analytical and written communication skills are essential.
• Experience in academic writing, curriculum design, or public history is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create and refine historically accurate prompts across diverse time periods.
• Evaluate and improve AI-generated outputs for factual accuracy.
• Develop content aligned with different system personas.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Curriculum design

Education

PhD in History or related social science discipline

Job description

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This range is provided by Crossing Hurdles. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

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