Education Specialist - Curriculum Design

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 62,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor, a remote-friendly firm connecting top educators with AI labs, seeks an Education Expert to design realistic classroom scenarios and curriculum tasks for AI training. This contract role emphasizes practical teaching context, assessment design, and rigorous quality checks.

You will review AI-generated outputs for standards alignment, provide clear feedback to improve teaching tasks, and collaborate asynchronously with the research team to refine educational materials and expand the

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in education or related fields.
• Bachelor's degree in Education or related 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

Strong written communication

Attention to detail

Curriculum design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education or related field

State teaching license / NB Certification / advanced degree

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).