Special Education Expert

Role Overview

Mercor is partnering with leading AI labs to engage experienced special education professionals - special education teachers, IEP coordinators, behavioral specialists, and disability services administrators - to improve AI systems' understanding of individualized instruction, disability law, and student support services. Contributors will apply their expertise in areas such as IEP development, behavioral intervention planning, assistive technology, and special education compliance to evaluate and enhance AI performance on special education-specific tasks. This is a project-based opportunity with potential for ongoing engagement depending on performance and project needs.

Key Responsibilities

- Review and evaluate AI-generated outputs related to IEP goal writing, accommodation recommendations, behavioral intervention strategies, and disability classification


- Create realistic scenarios based on special education workflows - IEP meeting documentation, eligibility determination, progress monitoring, transition planning, and parent communication


- Annotate, label, and validate data across special education use cases (e.g., appropriate goal alignment, IDEA compliance, least restrictive environment analysis, FBA/BIP development)


- Provide structured feedback on AI accuracy in areas such as federal and state special education law (IDEA, ADA, Section 504), disability categories, evidence-based interventions, and student-centered planning


- Collaborate asynchronously with research teams to refine evaluation frameworks for special education AI

Ideal Qualifications

- 3+ years of professional experience in special education (public, private, or charter school setting)


- Background in one or more areas such as:


- Special education classroom instruction (any disability category or age group)


- IEP coordination or case management


- Applied behavior analysis (ABA) or behavioral support services


- Related services (speech-language pathology, OT, PT, school psychology)


- District-level special education administration or compliance


- Professional credentials a plus (BCBA, special education teaching licensure, LPA/LSP, school psychologist certification)


- Strong analytical thinking and ability to translate individualized student support workflows into structured evaluation tasks


- Clear written communication and attention to detail

Compensation Note

- Task Completion Pay: Competitive and based on task quality (~$850 - $1,000 per completed task, subject to change as the project evolves)


- Performance Bonus: Top performers receive a weekly bonus incentive on top of their per task rate!


- Hourly Opportunity: Top performers may be invited to transition to an hourly compensation model based on sustained quality and throughput.