LMS Administrator (Moodle) | Contractor | 5-Week Engagement | Worldwide Remote
Turing — one of the world's fastest-growing AI companies — is looking for an experienced Education/LMS Administrator with deep Moodle expertise to help benchmark AI models against real-world learning management system workflows. This is a short-term, high-impact contract role ideal for EdTech professionals who thrive in technical, detail-oriented environments.
About Turing
Turing accelerates the advancement and deployment of powerful AI systems, partnering with leading AI labs to push the boundaries of reasoning, coding, STEM, and frontier knowledge — while building real-world AI solutions for enterprise clients.
Role Overview
In this role, you will construct realistic educational environments used to evaluate AI model performance on LMS tasks. You'll configure Moodle courses, manage cohorts and permissions, set up gradebooks and assessments, execute reference workflows, and define precise verification criteria for AI benchmarking.
Key Responsibilities
- Map Moodle capabilities including course creation, user enrollment, role permissions, gradebook calculations, quizzes, competency frameworks, and SCORM integration.
- Create realistic academic assets such as course syllabi, grading policies, quiz question banks, student cohorts, and SCORM modules.
- Configure complete courses and grade calculation workflows in Moodle while recording reference execution traces.
- Define database and file-based verification checks for course, gradebook, quiz, cohort, and backup states.
- Review LMS workflows and task instructions for accuracy, clarity, solvability, and completeness.
- Provide technical explanations for LMS permission structures and gradebook calculation logic.
Tools & Technologies
Moodle, Canvas, Google Classroom, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Moodle backup files (.mbz), Moodle REST Web Services API, SCORM, and Moodle database tables including mdl_course, mdl_grade_items, and mdl_quiz.
Requirements
- Professional experience as an LMS Administrator, Instructional Designer, Academic Systems Coordinator, or EdTech Specialist.
- Mandatory: Hands-on Moodle administration experience.
- Strong knowledge of Moodle course settings, user enrollment, role permissions, and gradebook configuration.
- Understanding of Natural and Weighted Mean grade aggregation formulas.
- Knowledge of question-bank categorization, access restrictions, competency frameworks, cohort synchronization, and SCORM integration.
- Ability to validate LMS permissions, grade calculations, and database states with technical precision.
- Excellent written English for producing clear, accurate academic task instructions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Moodle course backup/restore archives, including .mbz and XML structures.
- Familiarity with the Moodle REST Web Services API.
- Experience with Canvas LMS or Open edX.
- Knowledge of PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL-based database verification.
- Background in academic systems benchmarking or LMS quality assurance.
Engagement Details
- Type: Hourly Contract
- Duration: 5 weeks (with potential extension)
- Location: Fully Remote
- Start Date: As soon as possible
