Remote | History & Political Science Assessment Expert — $40–$75/hour

  • New York, New York, United States
  • -
  • Remote

Job Description:

We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for professionals experienced in history, political science, international relations, government, public policy, academic assessment design, question authoring, and structured content review.

This role supports current and upcoming remote consulting opportunities focused on high-quality history and political science assessment development, multiple-choice question writing, academic content verification, reference solution review, and rigorous reasoning evaluation. Selected professionals will apply their subject-matter expertise to author, review, and validate challenging assessment materials across core history and political science domains.

Key Responsibilities

Professionals in this role may contribute to:

History & Political Science Question Authoring

  • Create original, challenging multiple-choice questions across history, political science, international relations, government, and related social science domains
  • Design questions that test deep conceptual understanding, historical reasoning, comparative analysis, and political interpretation
  • Ensure each question is precise, self-contained, unambiguous, and answerable based on the information provided
  • Develop plausible answer choices that challenge advanced learners and expert reviewers

Reasoning, Solution Writing & Difficulty Calibration

  • Write clear, step-by-step reference solutions in structured markdown format
  • Rate question difficulty across levels such as introductory undergraduate, advanced undergraduate, or postgraduate-level expertise
  • Provide academic references from reputable sources such as peer-reviewed publications, university materials, or recognized scholarly resources
  • Ensure solutions are accurate, concise, logically sound, and aligned with the intended historical or political science concept

Question Verification & Academic Review

  • Review pre-written questions for accuracy, clarity, rigor, completeness, and solvability
  • Flag issues involving ambiguity, missing context, weak distractors, unclear wording, or incorrect answer logic
  • Edit questions where needed and document the rationale for changes
  • Maintain high standards for conceptual precision, academic quality, and assessment reliability

Ideal Profile

Strong candidates may have:

  • Advanced expertise in history, political science, international relations, public policy, government, security studies, archaeology, or related fields
  • Strong command of historiographical methods, political theory, comparative politics, international relations, and evidence-based analysis
  • Experience authoring, reviewing, teaching, grading, or verifying academic assessment content
  • Ability to express complex historical and political ideas clearly and concisely in written English
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to identify subtle reasoning, factual, or conceptual issues
  • Comfort working independently on asynchronous academic review tasks

Educational Background

  • PhD or doctoral candidacy in history, political science, international relations, public policy, archaeology, or a closely related field is highly relevant
  • Master's degree may be suitable for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain
  • Equivalent experience in advanced research, teaching, academic writing, policy analysis, assessment design, or scholarly review may also be valuable

Nice to Have

  • Research publications, university teaching experience, tutoring experience, policy experience, or academic assessment background
  • Familiarity with world history, U.S. history, European history, prehistory, archaeology, international relations, security studies, government, politics, or U.S. foreign policy
  • Experience preparing or reviewing exam questions, benchmark tasks, academic rubrics, reference solutions, or social science problem sets
  • Strong comfort with markdown formatting, academic references, scholarly terminology, and structured review workflows
  • Availability for approximately 10+ hours per week depending on project needs

Why This Opportunity

  • Apply advanced history and political science expertise to structured remote project work
  • Contribute to high-quality academic benchmark development, question authoring, solution review, and reasoning evaluation
  • Work on flexible assignments aligned with your academic or policy background
  • Use your analytical judgment in a rigorous, detail-oriented review environment
  • Remote structure with competitive hourly compensation

Contract Details

  • Independent contractor role
  • Fully remote with flexible scheduling
  • Part-time commitment of approximately 10+ hours per week depending on project availability
  • Competitive rates between $40–$75 per hour depending on expertise
  • Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
  • Projects may be extended, shortened, or adjusted depending on scope and performance
  • Work will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution

About the Platform

This opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC. We connect experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams.

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