Political Science 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 Political Science SME (Freelancer) to support advanced AI evaluation initiatives focused on political science, public policy, governance, comparative politics, international relations, political institutions, and AI-generated political science content evaluation.

In this role, you will evaluate AI-generated political analyses, policy discussions, governance frameworks, educational materials, research summaries, geopolitical content, and civic education resources. Your expertise will help improve AI systems designed for political reasoning, policy analysis, educational assistance, and responsible AI-generated knowledge.

This position is ideal for professionals with experience in political science, public policy, international relations, government, academia, think tanks, political research, policy consulting, or civic education.

Responsibilities

• Review AI-generated research summaries, policy analyses, governance reports, educational content, geopolitical explanations, and comparative political studies.
• Evaluate discussions involving political institutions, constitutions, elections, legislation, diplomacy, international organizations, public administration, and public policy.
• Verify political concepts, legal frameworks, policy references, governance models, and geopolitical information using authoritative academic and governmental sources.
• Assess AI-generated content for factual accuracy, balanced perspectives, logical reasoning, policy relevance, and appropriate handling of politically sensitive topics.
• Identify factual inaccuracies, unsupported claims, biased reasoning, misuse of political terminology, outdated information, and contextual gaps.
• Provide structured feedback to improve AI performance in political reasoning, policy analysis, civic education, and geopolitical understanding.
• Review peer-developed deliverables to maintain quality and consistency standards.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Political Science, Public Policy, International Relations, Public Administration, Government, Law, Economics, or a related field is required.
• Masters degree or Ph.D. in Political Science, Public Policy, International Relations, or a related discipline is preferred.
• 1+ years of hands-on experience in political science, public policy, government, international relations, political research, academia, policy consulting, or civic education.
• Conducting political or policy research using reliable academic and governmental sources.
• Analyzing political systems, governance models, elections, legislation, and international affairs.
• Writing or reviewing policy papers, research reports, educational materials, or public affairs content.
• Evaluating AI-generated political and policy content for factual accuracy, neutrality, and contextual relevance.
• Applying evidence-based political science frameworks to real-world governance and policy issues.
• Familiarity with policy databases, academic journals, legislative resources, government publications, and citation standards is preferred.
• Excellent analytical thinking, research, critical reasoning, and written English communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to make evidence-based evaluations.
• Ability to work independently in a remote, fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with universities, research institutions, think tanks, government agencies, international organizations, policy institutes, NGOs, or educational publishers.
• Expertise in one or more areas such as Comparative Politics, International Relations, Public Policy, Political Economy, Security Studies, Electoral Politics, Public Administration, Constitutional Studies, Diplomacy, or Geopolitics.
• Experience developing policy reports, academic publications, civic education materials, governance frameworks, or geopolitical analyses.
• Experience evaluating AI-generated policy content, educational resources, research summaries, or public affairs knowledge systems.
• Familiarity with Generative AI, prompt engineering, RLHF (Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback), AI benchmarking, or responsible AI evaluation is an advantage.
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals, policy papers, books, or recognized public policy 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 political science, public policy, and Generative AI.
• Exposure to advanced AI systems focused on policy analysis, civic education, geopolitical reasoning, and knowledge generation.
• Flexible project-based opportunities with global teams.
• Work on next-generation AI solutions supporting governments, research institutions, educational organizations, think tanks, and AI platforms.