
Sociology Professor - Remote Part-Time AI Project
Listing checked October 24, 2026 · pay as published by Handshake AI
Key details
- Pay
- $75/hr
- Location
- RemoteUnited States
- Job type
- Part-Time
- Posted
- October 22, 2026
Overview
Handshake AI hires sociology professors for a part-time, remote fellowship that improves how language models handle academic material. You bring your teaching and research background, not AI experience, and use it to build sociology prompts and judge what models write back. Projects open throughout the year, and placement depends on current client needs, so an early application may match a later project. Most contributors work 5 to 20 hours per week on their own schedule, with no minimum hours. Your feedback helps the model better grasp the language and tasks common to higher education, research, and classroom instruction.
What You'll Do7
- Write prompts that mirror sociology lectures, research projects, grading scenarios, and academic advising sessions.
- Review AI model answers for accuracy, missing context, and flawed reasoning tied to sociology topics.
- Score model responses against the standards you would use in academic work.
- Deliver written feedback that explains where a model response falls short and how it could improve.
- Flag content that misrepresents sociological concepts, data, or research practices.
- Test model outputs across tasks such as explaining theory, summarizing studies, or discussing classroom cases.
- Complete evaluations in asynchronous project work with AI labs and follow written instructions.
Requirements8
- You have at least 2 years of professional experience as a sociology professor or in a comparable sociology role.
- A record of preparing and teaching lectures on sociology topics.
- Experience grading student work and leading classroom discussions.
- Published research or active scholarly work in sociology, with knowledge of current developments in the field.
- History of advising students on academic and career paths.
- Experience supervising student research or contributing to departmental and community activities.
- Comfort with remote, asynchronous project work and written feedback.
- You do not need prior AI experience.
Who Should Apply
Sociologists with two or more years of teaching, research, or advising experience fit this fellowship best, and those who enjoy writing detailed feedback and shaping prompts for AI models. You should be at ease with remote, self-scheduled project work and able to turn lectures, grading, or research into evaluation tasks. The role is not a fit for people seeking a permanent full-time faculty position, a fixed weekly schedule, or guaranteed project placement after applying. Applicants often miss the mark when they list sociology interests without proving two years of hands-on academic work, or when they submit vague feedback samples that lack specific references to sociological concepts. Strong candidates show concrete teaching, grading, publication, or advising examples and explain how they would judge a model response in their subject.
Salary Insight
Pay is $75.00 per hour for this part-time, temporary AI research fellowship. For project-based AI training in a specialized field, this rate is strong and tends to match contributors who bring advanced subject knowledge or years of professional practice. The listing does not mention benefits or full-time conversion, and project hours vary based on assignment availability.
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