In this hourly, remote contractor role, you will serve as a Political Science Quality Assurance Lead overseeing quality, consistency, and trainer performance across political science AI training projects. You will review AI-generated political science content and assess trainer/QA work, evaluating output quality against project guidelines and providing detailed written feedback to ensure all contributors adhere to expected quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Conduct quality monitoring by spot-checking political science items, identifying quality issues, and providing ongoing feedback through direct messages.
• Evaluate AI-generated political science explanations, comparative analyses, policy summaries, and reasoning for accuracy and balance.
• Communicate updates to trainers and QAs on Discord regarding new item guidelines, project changes, and quality expectations.
• Respond promptly to trainer/QA inquiries, especially regarding institutions, comparative politics, and rubric interpretation.
• Manage activation of inactive contributors by encouraging their engagement and tracking follow-ups.
• Create and maintain project documentation, including style guides, trackers, and onboarding materials.
• Schedule and conduct onboarding/training calls to explain project expectations and quality standards.
• Ensure consistent application of political science review guidelines among all trainers and QAs.
• Flag misleading claims and propose improvements to workflow and QA processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Political Science or a closely related field.
• Strong command of English for communication and feedback.
• 3+ years of experience in political science research, teaching, or related fields.
• Deep understanding of political institutions, comparative politics, and public policy.
• Ability to evaluate political science content against detailed rubrics.
• Familiarity with democracy, political economy, and conflict studies preferred.
• Experience leading remote teams is strongly preferred.
• Proficient in remote collaboration tools such as Discord and Google Docs.
• Highly detail-oriented and organized with experience in AI training or data annotation considered a plus.

Your political science quality leadership will directly contribute to enhancing the world's premier AI models by ensuring the accuracy and balance of political science training data. Please note that there is no immediate project for this role; however, qualified candidates will be contacted for future opportunities.