Academic Advisor

We are looking for senior professors, academic leaders, researchers, and recognized domain experts to help design and validate assessments used to evaluate professionals and subject-matter experts across STEM and broader knowledge-worker domains.The expert will bring deep academic and industry knowledge to ensure that assessments are technically rigorous, domain-relevant, unbiased, and capable of distinguishing genuine expertise from superficial knowledge or AI-assisted responses.The role will involve working with our Talent/Assessment team to establish domain competency frameworks, assessment blueprints, questions, scoring rubrics and validation standards.Key Responsibilities1. Domain Competency FrameworkDefine the core competencies and knowledge areas required for different levels of expertise within the domain.Identify the difference between basic knowledge, working proficiency, advanced expertise and specialist-level capability.Recommend what a qualified professional should be able to know, analyze, solve, interpret and apply.2. Assessment DesignDesign and/or review assessments for domain-specialized resources.Develop questions covering:Fundamental conceptsApplied knowledgeAnalytical reasoningProblem-solvingCase-based scenariosDomain judgmentInterpretation of data/resultsPractical applicationRecommend the appropriate balance of MCQs, scenario-based questions, case studies, open-ended questions and practical assessments.3. Assessment ValidationReview assessments developed by internal assessment teams.Validate technical accuracy, relevance, difficulty and ambiguity.Ensure questions genuinely test domain capability rather than memorization.Identify questions that can be answered through generic AI-generated responses without demonstrating real expertise.4. Scoring & Evaluation FrameworkDevelop answer keys, scoring rubrics and evaluation criteria.Establish benchmarks for different proficiency levels.Define what constitutes:Pass / FailBasic competencyIntermediate competencyAdvanced competencyExpert-level competencyProvide guidance for evaluating subjective/open-ended responses.DomainsSTEMComputer Science & Software EngineeringData Science & AI/MLMathematics & StatisticsPhysicsChemistryBiology & Life SciencesEngineering – Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Chemical, etc.Environmental SciencesBiotechnologyMaterials ScienceOther Knowledge DomainsEconomicsFinance & AccountingBusiness & ManagementLawPsychologySociologyEducationResearch & AcademiaHealthcare-related knowledge domainsLinguisticsCommunicationsSupply Chain & OperationsMarketingOther specialized professional domainsIdeal Candidate ProfileWe are looking for individuals who have deep credibility within their discipline, such as:Professors from leading universitiesAssociate/Assistant Professors with strong domain expertiseDistinguished researchersAcademic department headsIndustry-academia expertsPrincipal Scientists / Chief ScientistsPublished researchers and recognized subject-matter expertsPreferred CredentialsPhD or equivalent advanced qualification in the relevant discipline10+ years of domain experience preferredStrong academic/research credentialsPublications, patents, research or recognized contributions in the fieldExperience designing examinations, assessments, curriculum or certification programs is highly desirableExperience evaluating professionals, students, researchers or technical experts is a strong advantage