First seen by our source: 23 days ago
Education Specialist - Curriculum Design
@ Mercor
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Mercor is hiring a contract Education Expert on a remote basis at $45 to $60 per hour. The role designs realistic teaching scenarios, reviews AI-generated educational outputs for accuracy and pedagogical judgment, and gives written feedback to improve AI teaching performance.
Pay:
$45–$60 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Design realistic educational scenarios and tasks
- Review AI-generated educational outputs for accuracy
- Create structured examples of educators' reasoning
- Provide clear written feedback on AI teaching performance
- Collaborate asynchronously with the research team
Requirements summary:
- 3+ years of professional experience in education or related fields
- Bachelor's degree in Education or a subject-matter field
- Strong written communication and attention to detail
- State teaching license or National Board Certification preferred
- Advanced degree (MEd/EdD/PhD) preferred
- Familiarity with Google Classroom, Canvas, PowerSchool preferred
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- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-17
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-17
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Education |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required), Master’s degree (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Education |
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Mercor
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We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
Full company description
Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
- LinkedIn followers
- 654,507
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 5,250
- Reported office locations
- San Francisco, California 94105, US
- Business categories
- Employment
- Software
- Recruiting
- Data Collection and Labeling
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Machine Learning
- Other recorded names
- Mercor
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- Yes
- Reported total investment
- 483,600,000
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software Development |
| Company size | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2023 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1,626 |
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About the job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Position: Education Expert - Sourcing Funnel (Private)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $45–$60/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Design realistic educational scenarios and tasks from daily work such as lesson planning and curriculum design.
- Review AI-generated educational outputs for accuracy, standards alignment, and pedagogical judgment.
- Create structured examples reflecting educators' reasoning through problems.
- Provide clear written feedback to improve AI performance in teaching tasks.
- Collaborate asynchronously with the research team to enhance AI educational outputs.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- 3+ years of professional experience in education or related fields.
- Bachelor's degree in Education or a subject-matter field.
- Strong written communication and attention to detail.
Preferred
- A state teaching license/certification, National Board Certification, or an advanced degree (MEd/EdD/PhD or a subject master's).
- Comfortable with common classroom and instructional tools (e.g., Google Classroom, Canvas, PowerSchool).
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Submit a resume or a short summary of your teaching or education experience.
- Complete a short form on your field, specialties, and credentials.
- Selected applicants may complete a brief sample task.
Resources & Support
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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