Web Research Specialist — 6-week paid contract, fully remote
Pay per approved task (~$20 each) · up to 40 hrs/week · paid in USD · start once you pass the assessment
What you'll do
You'll build the research puzzles that frontier AI models try — and often fail — to crack. Each task is an original, real-sounding question solvable only by chaining 4–6 independent clues across the open web, each backed by an exact quote and a live source. Your work is tested against top models and reviewed for rigor — only airtight tasks count. No coding. ~4 hours per task.
A task, start to finish
- Write a 60–120 word prompt that reads like a genuine question — your own phrasing, no copied content, no search hints.
- Find 4–6 clues across reputable open English sources (no Wikipedia, no paywalls) — each with a direct quote, URL, and verification date.
- Lock in one definitive answer and show why the near-misses don't fit.
- Map plausible wrong answers and which clue kills each; log your search path.
- Verify everything logged out; sharpen tasks models solve too easily.
You're a fit if you
- Have 3+ years of research experience and a Master's degree.
- Live in search operators, reverse lookups, and institutional catalogues.
- Know archives: libraries, museums, court/legislative records, registers, specialized databases, Wayback Machine, preprint servers.
- Tell primary from secondary, original from republished, stated fact from implied.
- Cite verbatim from pages, PDFs, scans, and tables — typos included.
- Design clue chains: searchable alone, pinpointing one answer together.
- Write clean, fluent English.
- Fact-check every AI-generated claim against the actual source.
Nice to have
- Deep expertise in history, science/tech, sports, music, politics, geography, film, or TV.
- OSINT or cataloguing experience; prior benchmark, exam, or puzzle work.
The details
- Contract, pay per approved task (~$20) — no benefits.
- 20+ hrs/week (ideally up to 40), any time zone. NDA required.
- 6-week project, starting ASAP.
- Hiring: pass a short assessment, then you're in.
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