Domain Expert – Politics at Turing

Domain Expert – Politics | Contractor | Worldwide Remote | 8-Week Engagement

Turing is looking for a highly qualified Politics Domain Expert to help evaluate and improve Large Language Models (LLMs). This is a unique opportunity to apply your expertise in political science, governance, and public policy to shape the future of frontier AI systems.

Based in San Francisco, Turing is the world's leading research accelerator for frontier AI labs, partnering with global enterprises to deploy advanced, reliable AI solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design advanced, challenging prompts covering political science, governance, elections, public policy, and international relations.
• Evaluate AI-generated responses for factual accuracy, reasoning quality, completeness, and nuance.
• Identify hallucinations, logical inconsistencies, outdated information, and edge cases in model outputs.
• Develop benchmark datasets and adversarial test cases to stress-test model capabilities.
• Provide evidence-based feedback supported by reliable, authoritative references.
• Collaborate with AI researchers to drive measurable improvements in model performance.
• Maintain high standards of annotation quality and thorough documentation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in Political Science or a closely related discipline.
• 3+ years of professional, research, or teaching experience in the field.
• Excellent written English communication and strong analytical skills.
• High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with LLMs, Generative AI, prompt engineering, or AI evaluation workflows.
• Published research, industry recognition, or formal teaching experience is a plus.
• Ability to work independently and deliver objective, evidence-backed assessments.

Engagement Details

• Hours: 40 hours per week with a minimum of 4 hours PST overlap daily.
• Employment Type: Contractor assignment (no medical or paid leave benefits).
• Duration: 8-week contract.