Military Operations and IHL AI Evaluation Expert

The work

You will help create responsible ways to evaluate AI systems used in defense and humanitarian settings. The work combines military operations knowledge, international humanitarian law, conflict ethics, and clear written and verbal analysis.

• Develop taxonomies for military use and defense operations across different conflict settings.
• Create triage frameworks that distinguish military applications from civilian applications of technology and knowledge.
• Define prohibited assistance under international humanitarian law and turn those boundaries into AI training and evaluation guidance.
• Design conflict-risk rubrics and scenario-based tools for operational and ethical assessment.
• Evaluate and improve benchmarks for testing AI models in defense and humanitarian settings.
• Explain warfighting, targeting, and international humanitarian law concepts to interdisciplinary audiences.

What it pays and takes

This is a remote, part-time contractor role. The work requires established knowledge of military operations, defense analysis, or international humanitarian law.

• Pay: $50 to $90 per hour.
• Work setup: Remote and part time.
• Location: Open to candidates in the eligible countries listed for this role across North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
• Language: Professional fluency in English.
• Experience: At least five years of relevant military, defense analysis, or international humanitarian law experience.
• Expertise: Conflict ethics, international humanitarian law, defense policy, operational planning, targeting law, or humanitarian-law application.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal skills for explaining technical and ethical concepts precisely.
• Helpful background: Research, policy analysis, or advisory work in military, government, legal, or think-tank settings.
• Additional experience in conflict analysis, war-crimes investigations, or weapons-policy development is valuable.
• Education: An MA, LLM, PhD, or equivalent operational experience in military science, security studies, international law, or a related field is helpful.

How it works

Apply on OpenTrain with your resume, then complete the application on the hiring site.

About AI training work

AI training work uses human judgment to prepare and evaluate examples for artificial intelligence systems. People with specialized experience are needed to assess complex topics accurately and help shape how these systems respond.