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Applied Philosophy Benchmark Specialist

$50–$63/hr
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Posted Aug 13, 2026

Role Overview

We are seeking expert philosophers to author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will write and verify rigorous multiple-choice questions across core philosophy domains, evaluate solution quality, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks used to advance AI capabilities.

You will be assigned one of two task types:

  • Question Authoring — Create original, challenging multiple-choice questions in your area of philosophy expertise, rate their difficulty, and submit them for review.

  • Question Verification — Review pre-written questions for accuracy, clarity, and rigor. Edit where needed, rate difficulty, and document any changes made.

Philosophy Domains Covered

Formal Ontology & Knowledge Representation, AI Ethics, Applied Epistemology, Philosophy of Technology & Robotics, Philosophy of Science.

Key Responsibilities

  • Author original philosophy 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 (intro undergraduate), Hard (advanced undergraduate), or Expert (post-graduate and above)

  • Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives that challenge expert-level solvers

  • 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 (peer-reviewed journals, university repositories)

  • For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made

Ideal Qualifications

  • PhD or doctoral candidate in Philosophy or a closely related field

  • Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain

  • Strong command of philosophical argumentation, formal logic, and canonical texts across traditions

  • Research publications or teaching experience in philosophy is a strong plus

  • Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely

More About the Opportunity

  • Expected commitment: 10+ hours/week

  • Asynchronous, fully remote work

Pay range
$50–$63/hr
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