Educational Instructor (Remote | $90–$130/hr)

Synthires; United States; Remote; USD 124,000 - 179,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Contract-based

Job summary

Synthires seeks experienced education professionals to contribute to an AI education project. This remote, contract role focuses on instructional design, learning assessment, and evaluating educational content to improve how AI systems learn and support learners.

No prior AI experience is required; your expertise in education, assessment, and pedagogy matters. You will refine quizzes and tutoring materials, align activities with learning objectives, and provide clear feedback to support

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in instructional design, education, learning science, or assessment within K-12, higher education, or edtech environments.
• Experience designing, evaluating, or delivering tutoring materials, quizzes, formative assessments, or interactive educational content.
• Strong ability to evaluate academic accuracy, learner suitability, and the educational value of learning activities.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and refine interactive learning materials, including quizzes, formative assessments, and tutoring content, for accuracy, pedagogical quality, and learner engagement.
• Analyze learning interactions to assess whether educational activities build lasting understanding rather than rote memorization.
• Apply and improve assessment rubrics, grading criteria, and outcome measurement tools to support consistent and effective learner evaluation.
• Review educational content for academic rigor, age and learner appropriateness, and alignment with defined learning objectives.
• Develop, review, and improve visual and multimodal instructional resources that support comprehension and knowledge retention.
• Provide clear, structured feedback and document observations and recommendations to support effective collaboration.
• Contribute educational insights to improve AI-powered learning tools, tutoring systems, and assessment resources.

Skills

Instructional design

Assessment design

Learning science

Tutoring materials

Education

Education background

Job description

Type: Contract

Compensation: $90–$130/hour

Location: Remote

Openings: 50

About the Opportunity

An opportunity for experienced education professionals to contribute to an innovative AI education project. This role involves applying practical expertise in instructional design, learning assessment, and educational content evaluation to help improve how next-generation AI systems learn, reason, and support learners.

The work focuses on bringing real-world educational knowledge into the development of AI-driven learning tools, with an emphasis on academic accuracy, effective teaching practices, and meaningful learning outcomes.

No prior AI experience is required. Your expertise in education, instructional design, and assessment is what matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate and refine interactive learning materials, including quizzes, formative assessments, and tutoring content, for accuracy, pedagogical quality, and learner engagement.


• Analyze learning interactions to assess whether educational activities build lasting understanding rather than encourage rote memorization.


• Apply and improve assessment rubrics, grading criteria, and outcome measurement tools to support consistent and effective learner evaluation.


• Review educational content for academic rigor, age and learner appropriateness, and alignment with defined learning objectives.


• Develop, review, and improve visual and multimodal instructional resources that support comprehension and knowledge retention.


• Provide clear, structured feedback and document observations and recommendations to support effective collaboration.


• Contribute educational insights to improve AI-powered learning tools, tutoring systems, and assessment resources.

Required Qualifications

• Extensive experience in instructional design, education, learning science, or assessment within K-12, higher education, or edtech environments.


• Demonstrated experience designing, evaluating, or delivering tutoring materials, quizzes, formative assessments, or interactive educational content.


• Strong ability to evaluate academic accuracy, learner suitability, and the educational value of learning activities.


• Practical experience developing or applying assessment rubrics, grading frameworks, and learning outcome measurement strategies.


• Experience creating or improving visual, interactive, or multimodal learning materials for diverse learner audiences.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to provide precise feedback and collaborate effectively in a remote environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background as an instructional designer, learning scientist, assessment specialist, or educator.


• Experience working in K-12 education, higher education, or educational technology environments.


• Familiarity with innovative assessment approaches and methods for evaluating learning effectiveness.


• Availability aligned with US Pacific Time (PT) working hours is strongly preferred.


• Engagement: Contract-based opportunity.


• Work Arrangement: Fully remote.


• Open Positions: 50.


• Preferred Time Zone: US Pacific Time (PT).

Compensation

$90–$130 per hour, depending on relevant experience and expertise.