STEM or Humanities Educators

About the STEM or Humanities Educators Role

North Star Staffing's client, Mercor, is seeking experienced K-12 STEM or Humanities Educators to join an AI safety initiative. This remote contract opportunity allows licensed teachers to apply their classroom expertise in partnership with a leading AI research lab, helping to develop safer, more education-aligned large language models.

This role is ideal for currently active teachers, department heads, instructional coaches, or recently transitioned educators with strong ties to classroom practice. Personal tutors without formal teaching roles will not be considered.

About Mercor

Mercor is a global talent platform dedicated to partnering with frontier AI labs to train and refine advanced AI systems using human expertise. They collaborate with educators, researchers, and subject matter experts to ensure AI systems reflect high standards of pedagogy, reasoning, and safety.

Key Responsibilities

• AI Training & Educational Insight: Provide expert input on standards-aligned instruction and classroom strategies. Help shape AI responses to reflect authentic educator thinking. Contribute to improving AI safety and reliability in educational contexts.
• Assessment & Content Review: Participate in structured tasks assessing clarity, pedagogy, and reasoning. Evaluate outputs through an educator lens. Articulate teaching strategies and instructional decision-making clearly.
• Commitment & Collaboration: Contribute 10–20 hours per week (expandable up to 40 hours). Complete a 2-hour assessment evaluating clarity and attention to detail. Communicate clearly in written form throughout project tasks.

Ideal Qualifications

• Licensed K-12 teacher (U.S. or international equivalent).
• 3+ years of full-time classroom teaching experience.
• Master’s degree in Education or a STEM/Humanities subject area.
• Experience designing and delivering rigorous, standards-aligned instruction.
• Strong written communication skills.
• Ability to clearly articulate thought processes and pedagogical strategies.

Ideal Backgrounds Include

• Active public or private school teachers (STEM or Humanities).
• Department heads or instructional coaches.
• Recently transitioned teachers maintaining strong educational involvement.

Why This Role?

• Meaningful impact on AI safety in education.
• Flexible part-time structure alongside teaching responsibilities.
• Competitive compensation ($50–$55/hour).
• Opportunity to collaborate with leading AI research labs.
• Apply real classroom expertise to emerging AI technologies.

Contract & Payment Details

• Independent contractor engagement.
• Fully remote and flexible schedule.
• Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise.
• Projects may expand, shorten, or conclude based on performance and demand.
• No H1-B or STEM OPT sponsorship available.

Key Skills/Competency

• K-12 Education
• Instructional Design
• Pedagogy
• Curriculum Development
• AI Safety
• Large Language Models (LLM)
• Content Assessment
• Written Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Subject Matter Expertise (STEM/Humanities)