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

24-Mag•New York, NY

15h•Remote

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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
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 Haves

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

Responsibilities

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
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
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