Higher Education Specialist, Senior Level

Job overview

The Higher Education Specialist, Senior Level role is remote. Compensation is $60–$70 per hour. Mercor connects creative and technical talent with AI research labs; this role contributes higher education expertise to the work described in the posting. The specialist develops higher education scenarios and tasks across academic programs, student affairs, research administration, and institutional advancement. The role applies higher education frameworks and tools to create academic plans, accreditation documents, board communications, and rubrics that distinguish authentic professional judgment from generic recall.

What you'll do

• Construct higher education scenarios for curriculum and program design, faculty senate reviews, and institutional planning
• build tasks in program development, student affairs, research administration, and institutional advancement
• develop scenarios using higher education and research systems
• apply higher education frameworks to produce academic plans, accreditation documents, and board-level communications
• author rubrics for evaluating higher education judgment.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

higher education specialist

senior level

remote

mercor

higher education

academic program design

student affairs

research administration

institutional planning

accreditation

$60–$70 per hour

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Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Remote opportunity requiring five or more years in faculty, academic administration, or senior higher education operations; direct ownership of academic programs, enrollment initiatives, or strategic priorities is required.

About the employer

Mercor is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.