Remote History & Political Science Question Architect

Obsidian; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Obsidian is seeking experts in history and political science to author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will craft and review rigorous multiple-choice questions, evaluate solution quality, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks used to advance AI capabilities.

You will work asynchronously, remotely, dedicating 10+ hours per week, and contribute to domain coverage in national security, public policy, business history, environmental

Qualifications

• PhD or doctoral candidate in History, Political Science, International Relations, or a closely related field.
• Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
• Strong command of historiographical methods, political theory, and comparative analysis.
• Research publications or policy experience is a strong plus.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly.

Responsibilities

• Author original history and political science questions that test deep conceptual understanding, not surface-level recall.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined — all necessary information must be in the problem statement.
• Rate each question's difficulty: Medium, Hard, or Expert.
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise reasoning in markdown format.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources.
• For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made.

Skills

PhD in History/Political Science

Academic writing

Historiographical methods

Political theory

Comparative analysis

Education

PhD in History/Political Science/IR

Master's degree with depth in subdomain

Job description

Obsidian is seeking experts in history and political science to author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will craft and review rigorous multiple-choice questions, evaluate solution quality, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks used to advance AI capabilities.

You will work asynchronously, remotely, dedicating 10+ hours per week, and contribute to domain coverage in national security, public policy, business history, environmental