[Hiring] Education Expert - Sourcing Funnel @Weekday AI

Role Description

This role is for one of our clients. We are building a network of experienced education professionals to support the development and evaluation of AI systems that can understand and perform real-world educational work. This opportunity is open to professionals across a broad range of education disciplines, including:

• K-12 and higher education
• Curriculum development
• Instructional design
• Assessment and psychometrics
• Special education
• Tutoring
• Academic support
• Educational technology

As an Education Expert, you will translate your practical experience, professional judgment, and day-to-day workflows into structured examples and feedback that can help improve AI systems. Your expertise will contribute to making AI-generated educational content more accurate, practical, standards-aligned, and pedagogically sound.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in education or a closely related field.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas:
  • K-12 teaching
  • Higher education
  • Curriculum development
  • Instructional design
  • Assessment and psychometrics
  • Special education
  • Tutoring and academic support
  • Educational technology
• Bachelor's degree in Education, a relevant subject-matter field, or a related discipline.
• A state teaching license or certification, National Board Certification, or an advanced degree such as MEd, EdD, PhD, or a relevant master's degree is preferred but not required.
• Familiarity with commonly used educational and instructional platforms, such as:
  • Google Classroom
  • Canvas
  • PowerSchool or similar SIS platforms
  • Assessment platforms
  • Curriculum and learning-management systems
• Strong written communication skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to clearly explain professional decisions, instructional reasoning, and educational best practices.
• Comfortable working independently in an asynchronous environment.

Requirements

• Design realistic educational scenarios and tasks based on your professional experience, including:
  • Lesson and unit planning
  • Assessment and item development
  • Grading and rubric-based evaluation
  • Differentiation and intervention
  • Curriculum and instructional design
  • IEPs and student accommodations
  • Student feedback and academic support
• Review and compare AI-generated educational content for:
  • Accuracy
  • Standards alignment
  • Grade-level appropriateness
  • Pedagogical quality
  • Practical classroom applicability
• Evaluate outputs against relevant standards, such as Common Core, NGSS, state standards, or discipline-specific frameworks.
• Create structured examples that accurately reflect how experienced educators approach problems and make instructional decisions.
• Provide clear, detailed written feedback to identify errors, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate asynchronously with research and evaluation teams.
• Apply consistent professional judgment when assessing AI-generated educational work.

Benefits

• Open to education professionals across specialties, disciplines, and grade levels.
• You can contribute primarily within the areas where you have the strongest professional expertise.
• Work may include task creation, AI-output evaluation, rubric-based assessment, and structured written feedback.
• High-performing contributors may have opportunities to progress into reviewer, lead, or specialized domain-expert roles.
• The engagement is designed to capture authentic professional expertise and translate it into useful training and evaluation data for AI systems.

Application Process

• Submit your resume or a brief summary of your professional education experience.
• Complete a short form covering your specialty, grade level, professional experience, and credentials.
• Selected applicants may be asked to complete a brief sample task.
• Follow-up is typically provided within a few days.

Engagement Details

• Role: Education Expert - Sourcing Funnel (Private)
• Work Arrangement: Fully Remote
• Engagement Type: Independent Contractor
• Schedule: Flexible
• Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on project requirements and performance.
• Payments are made weekly based on services rendered through available payment platforms.
• The engagement will not require access to confidential or proprietary information belonging to any employer, client, or institution.
• H-1B and STEM OPT candidates are not currently supported.