Academic Writer (Remote | $90–$140/hr)

Synthires; Greater London; Remote; GBP 93,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Flexible schedule

Contractor role

Job summary

Synthires is seeking a detail-oriented contractor to contribute to educational assessment, academic writing evaluation, and rubric-based reviews for a project aimed at improving AI systems. You will evaluate AI-generated content for clarity, accuracy, and usefulness, providing evidence-based rationales and scoring against established rubrics.

This fully remote role offers a flexible schedule, a compensation range of $90–$140 per hour, and the opportunity to work with diverse project teams while

Qualifications

• Strong written English and editing skills.
• Experience marking, grading, or examining written work against established criteria.
• Strong critical-analysis skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to provide objective, evidence-based assessments.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines in a remote environment.
• Familiarity with structured assessment or content-review processes.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI-generated responses for clarity, tone, helpfulness, and instruction adherence.
• Score content using established rubrics and evaluation guidelines.
• Provide detailed, evidence-based rationales for assessments.
• Identify factual errors, inconsistencies, unsupported claims, and usability issues.
• Maintain accurate evaluation records and apply assessment standards consistently.
• Collaborate remotely with project teams and incorporate reviewer feedback.

Skills

Strong written English

Editing skills

Critical-analysis

Evidence-based assessments

Independent work

Timely delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree (US/UK/CA/IE/AU/NZ)

Job description

Type: Contractor

Compensation: $90–$140/hour

Location: Remote

About the Opportunity

Contribute educational assessment, academic writing, grading, and rubric-based evaluation expertise to a project focused on improving advanced AI systems. Evaluate AI-generated written content for quality, accuracy, clarity, and usefulness. Prior AI experience is not required.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI-generated responses for clarity, tone, helpfulness, and instruction adherence.
• Score content using established rubrics and evaluation guidelines.
• Provide detailed, evidence-based rationales for assessments.
• Identify factual errors, inconsistencies, unsupported claims, and usability issues.
• Maintain accurate evaluation records and apply assessment standards consistently.
• Collaborate remotely with project teams and incorporate reviewer feedback.

Required Qualifications

• Strong written English and editing skills.
• Completed degree from an accredited institution in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, or New Zealand.
• Experience marking, grading, or examining written work against established criteria.
• Strong critical-analysis skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to provide objective, evidence-based assessments.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines in a remote environment.
• Familiarity with structured assessment or content-review processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in peer review, thesis supervision, or academic writing support.
• Experience designing or applying educational rubrics.
• Experience evaluating academic, technical, or professional writing.
• Familiarity with digital content-review platforms.
• Previous experience with AI evaluation, RLHF, or data annotation.

Compensation

• $90–$140 per hour.
• Fully remote work with a flexible schedule.
• Prior AI experience is not required.