Education Specialist - Curriculum Design

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; AUD 86,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking an Education Expert to design realistic classroom scenarios and evaluate AI-produced educational outputs. The role emphasizes reviewing alignment with standards and providing actionable feedback to improve teaching tasks.

The successful candidate will craft structured educator reasoning examples and collaborate asynchronously with the research team to advance AI education outputs while working remotely from Australia.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in education or related fields.
• Bachelor's degree in Education or a subject-matter field.
• Strong written communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Design realistic educational scenarios and tasks from daily work such as lesson planning and curriculum design.
• Review AI-generated educational outputs for accuracy, standards alignment, and pedagogical judgment.
• Create structured examples reflecting educators' reasoning through problems.
• Provide clear written feedback to improve AI performance in teaching tasks.
• Collaborate asynchronously with the research team to enhance AI educational outputs.

Skills

Written communication

Attention to detail

3+ years experience

Education

Bachelor's degree (Education or related field)

Tools

Google Classroom

Canvas

PowerSchool

Job description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Education Expert - Sourcing Funnel (Private)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $45–$60/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Design realistic educational scenarios and tasks from daily work such as lesson planning and curriculum design.
• Review AI-generated educational outputs for accuracy, standards alignment, and pedagogical judgment.
• Create structured examples reflecting educators' reasoning through problems.
• Provide clear written feedback to improve AI performance in teaching tasks.
• Collaborate asynchronously with the research team to enhance AI educational outputs.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 3+ years of professional experience in education or related fields.
• Bachelor's degree in Education or a subject-matter field.
• Strong written communication and attention to detail.

Preferred

• A state teaching license/certification, National Board Certification, or an advanced degree (MEd/EdD/PhD or a subject master's).
• Comfortable with common classroom and instructional tools (e.g., Google Classroom, Canvas, PowerSchool).