K-12 Education Expert (Remote)

Job overview

The K-12 Education Expert role is remote, with the posting specifying remote work but not a geographic scope. Compensation is $40–$50 per hour. Mercor connects creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. The expert develops realistic K-12 education scenarios, tasks, reference materials, and evaluation rubrics that reflect authentic educator judgment and practical school and district operations.

What you'll do

• Construct scenarios involving curriculum design, IEP/504 planning, district budgets, and policy review
• develop tasks across instructional design, differentiation, special education, assessment, standards alignment, student support, and family/community engagement
• create education operations scenarios using school platforms and systems
• apply K-12 pedagogical frameworks to produce lesson plans, IEP documentation, and administrator communications
• and author rubrics distinguishing educator judgment from generic recall.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

k-12 education expert

remote

mercor

curriculum design

instructional design

special education

iep/504 planning

assessment

education operations

rubric development

powerschool

canvas

google classroom

$40–$50/hour

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires 5+ years teaching, administering, or leading instruction in a K-12 school, district office, or state education agency, plus direct ownership of instruction, special education caseloads, curriculum, or initiatives.

About the employer

Mercor is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Sector: 54.