# Applied History & Political Science Benchmark Specialist

> Weekday AI · United States (Remote) · Contract · Posted 2026-09-16

**Workplace:** remote

**Department:** AI Training

## Description

**This role is for one of our clients**

**Compensation: $44 - $56 per hour**

We are seeking experts in history and political science 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 history and political science 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 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.

## Requirements

**History & Political Science Domains Covered**

National Security, Public Policy, Business History, Environmental History, Latin American History.

**Key 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 (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 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 and concisely

**More About the Opportunity**

-   Expected commitment: 10+ hours/week
-   Asynchronous, fully remote work

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

## Apply

[Apply at Weekday AI](https://apply.workable.com/weekday-1/j/444CA82985/apply)

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