Military Operations and IHL AI Evaluation Expert

OpenTrain AI, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 69,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

OpenTrain AI, Inc. is seeking a remote, part-time contractor to apply military operations and international humanitarian law to evaluate AI systems used in defense and humanitarian settings.

The role combines conflict ethics, targeting law, and AI evaluation guidance across diverse contexts. You will develop taxonomies, frameworks distinguishing military vs civilian tech, and rubrics for risk assessment while ensuring clear analyses are communicated to diverse professionals.

Qualifications

• Five+ years in military work, defense analysis, or international humanitarian law.
• Strong written and verbal English communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop taxonomies covering military use and defense operations across conflict settings.
• Create frameworks distinguishing military vs civilian applications of technology.
• Define prohibited assistance under international humanitarian law and translate into AI evaluation guidance.
• Design conflict-risk rubrics and scenario-based tools for operational and ethical assessment.
• Evaluate and improve benchmarks for testing AI models in defense and humanitarian contexts.
• Write and discuss analyses of warfighting, targeting, and international humanitarian law concepts.

Skills

Conflict ethics

International humanitarian law

Defense policy

Operational planning

Targeting law

English fluency

Education

MA/LLM/PhD or equivalent

Job description

Apply military operations and international humanitarian law expertise to evaluate AI systems, build conflict-risk frameworks, and assess defense and humanitarian scenarios remotely for $50 to $90 per hour.

Remote Hourly · $50–$90/hr

$50–$90/hr

Compensation

Contract, part-time

Engagement

Remote

Location

Remote

• Algeria
• Argentina
• Austria
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Belgium
• Brazil
• Canada
• Chile
• Colombia
• Denmark
• Egypt
• France
• Germany
• Ghana
• Greece
• India
• Indonesia
• Italy
• Japan
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Lebanon
• Malaysia
• Mexico
• Morocco
• Netherlands
• Nigeria
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palestine
• Peru
• Philippines
• Portugal
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• Singapore
• South Africa
• Spain
• Sri Lanka
• Switzerland
• Taiwan
• Thailand
• Tunisia
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom
• United States
• Uzbekistan
• Vietnam

The work

You will help create responsible ways to evaluate AI systems used in defense and humanitarian settings. The work combines military operations knowledge, conflict ethics, targeting law, and international humanitarian law.

You will turn complex operational and legal issues into clear guidance for AI training and evaluation. Your analysis may be shared with people from different professional backgrounds.

• Develop taxonomies covering military use and defense operations across different conflict settings.
• Create frameworks that distinguish military applications of technology from civilian applications.
• Define prohibited assistance under international humanitarian law and convert those boundaries into AI evaluation guidance.
• Design conflict-risk rubrics and scenario-based tools for operational and ethical assessment.
• Evaluate and improve benchmarks for testing AI models in defense and humanitarian contexts.
• Write and discuss clear analyses of warfighting, targeting, and international humanitarian law concepts.

What it pays and takes

This is remote, part-time contract work open to candidates in the countries specified for the role. English fluency is required for the written and verbal analysis.

• Pay: $50 to $90 per hour.
• Location: Open to candidates in the listed countries; this role is not worldwide.
• Experience: At least five years in military work, defense analysis, or international humanitarian law.
• Expertise: Conflict ethics, international humanitarian law, defense policy, operational planning, targeting law, or humanitarian‑law application.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal skills for explaining technical and ethical concepts precisely.
• Helpful qualifications: An MA, LLM, PhD, or equivalent operational experience in military science, security studies, international law, or a related field.
• Valued background: Research, policy analysis, advisory work, conflict analysis, war‑crimes investigations, or weapons‑policy development.
• Senior contributors may have eight to twenty years of relevant experience and a record of credible operational, legal, policy, or humanitarian analysis.

About AI training work

AI training is the human work behind systems that learn from examples, including writing, reviewing, and rating model responses. People with specialized experience help assess difficult subjects accurately and set clearer standards for how AI systems should behave. OpenTrain helps people find these projects, build a profile, and apply in minutes.

Requirements

• Experience: Entry level