History SME (Freelancer)

About Us

Deccan AI Experts is a pioneering AI company founded by IIT Bombay and IIM Ahmedabad alumni, with a strong founding team from IITs, NITs, and BITS. We specialize in high-quality human-curated data, AI-first operations, and advanced AI evaluation systems.

About the Role

We are seeking a History SME (Freelancer) to support advanced AI evaluation initiatives focused on historical research, historical analysis, primary and secondary source evaluation, educational content, and AI-generated history content evaluation.

In this role, you will evaluate AI-generated historical explanations, educational materials, timelines, biographies, historical analyses, research summaries, and cultural heritage content. Your expertise will help improve AI systems designed for historical reasoning, educational assistance, research support, and knowledge generation.

This position is ideal for professionals with experience in history, archaeology, museums, academia, historical research, education, archives, heritage management, or historical publishing.

Responsibilities

• Review AI-generated historical articles, biographies, timelines, educational resources, research summaries, and historical analyses.
• Evaluate AI-generated explanations for historical events, civilizations, political movements, wars, treaties, revolutions, cultural developments, and historical figures.
• Verify dates, locations, historical terminology, primary and secondary source references, and historical interpretations using authoritative sources.
• Assess AI-generated content for factual consistency, historical nuance, balanced perspectives, and evidence-based reasoning.
• Identify factual inaccuracies, chronological errors, unsupported claims, anachronisms, citation issues, and contextual gaps.
• Provide structured feedback to improve AI performance in historical reasoning, educational content generation, and historical research.
• Review peer-developed deliverables to maintain quality and consistency standards.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in History, Archaeology, Political Science, International Relations, Anthropology, Heritage Studies, or a related field is required.
• Masters degree or Ph.D. in History or a related discipline is preferred.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in historical research, teaching, academic writing, museum studies, archival research, historical consulting, or heritage management.
• Conducting historical research using primary and secondary sources.
• Analyzing historical events within their political, economic, social, and cultural contexts.
• Writing or reviewing educational and research-oriented historical content.
• Evaluating AI-generated historical content for factual accuracy and contextual integrity.
• Assessing historical claims using scholarly references and established research methodologies.
• Familiarity with academic databases, archives, digital libraries, museum collections, and citation management tools is preferred.
• Excellent analytical thinking, research, and written English communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to make evidence-based historical evaluations.
• Ability to work independently in a remote, fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with universities, research institutes, museums, archives, heritage organizations, educational publishers, think tanks, or government cultural institutions.
• Expertise in one or more areas such as Ancient History, Medieval History, Modern History, Military History, Economic History, South Asian History, European History, American History, African History, East Asian History, or Middle Eastern History.
• Experience developing educational content, academic publications, museum exhibits, historical documentaries, or digital history resources.
• Experience evaluating AI-generated educational materials, historical datasets, research summaries, or knowledge systems.
• Familiarity with Generative AI, prompt engineering, RLHF (Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback), AI benchmarking, or educational AI evaluation is an advantage.
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals, books, or recognized historical platforms are highly desirable.

Why Join Us

• Competitive hourly pay: ₹1,500/hour
• Fully remote with flexible working hours.
• Opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge AI initiatives in historical research, educational technology, and Generative AI.
• Exposure to advanced AI systems focused on historical reasoning, educational content generation, cultural knowledge, and research assistance.
• Flexible project-based opportunities with global teams.
• Work on next-generation AI solutions supporting educational institutions, publishers, museums, and digital knowledge platforms.