Online Research Specialist

Crossing Hurdles; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Crossing Hurdles is seeking a detail-oriented web researcher to design complex tasks for AI browsing agents. You will craft verifiable, well-constrained research questions and perform deep investigations across websites, databases, and PDFs.

Your role will emphasize documenting strategies and results, with a strong focus on accuracy and replicability. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in web or investigative research, OSINT, and fact-checking, plus excellent English writing and independent topic

Qualifications

• Experience conducting rigorous web research across websites, databases, archives, records, and PDFs.
• Excellent written English and ability to research unfamiliar topics independently.
• Strong sourcing skills and meticulous verification processes.

Responsibilities

• Design challenging web research problems for AI browsing agents.
• Work backwards from verifiable facts to create well-constrained research questions.
• Conduct in-depth research across diverse sources and document the process and results.
• Validate findings through multiple searches and thorough documentation of methods.

Skills

Web research

OSINT

Fact-checking

Attention to detail

Written English

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Design challenging web research problems for AI browsing agents.
• Work backwards from verifiable facts to create complex, well-constrained research questions.
• Conduct in-depth research across websites, databases, archives, records, and PDF documents.
• Validate findings through multiple searches and document the research process and results.

Preferred candidate profile

• 3+ years of experience in web research, investigative research, OSINT, fact-checking, or related fields.
• Strong open-web research and sourcing skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience with LLM evaluation, red-teaming, benchmark creation, or similar research work.
• Excellent written English and ability to research unfamiliar topics independently.