About the job
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Position:Applied Philosophy Benchmark Specialist
Type:Contract
Compensation:$50-$63/hour
Location:Remote
Commitment:10+ hours/week
Role Responsibilities
Author original philosophy questions that test deep conceptual understanding, not surface-level recall.
Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined.
Include all necessary information 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 transparent,
concise reasoning inmarkdownformat.
Supply 1-5 academic references per question from reputable sources like peer-reviewed journals or university repositories.
For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made.
Qualifications
Must-Have
PhDor doctoral candidate inPhilosophyor a closely related field.
Master's degreeconsidered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
Strong command of philosophical argumentation, formal logic, and canonical texts across traditions.
Research publications or teaching experience in philosophy is a strong plus.
Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.
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