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Overview

Handshake is recruiting Coaches and Scout Professionals to contribute to an hourly, temporary AI research project—but there’s no AI experience needed. In this program, you’ll leverage your professional experience to evaluate what AI models produce in your field, assess content related to your field of work, and deliver clear, structured feedback that strengthens the model’s understanding of your workplace tasks and language. The Handshake AI opportunity runs year-round, with project opportunities opening periodically across different areas of expertise.

Details

• The position is remote and asynchronous; work independently from wherever you are.

• The hours are flexible, with no minimum commitment, but most average 5-20 hrs

• The work includes developing prompts for AI models that reflect your field, and then evaluating responses.

• You’ll learn new skills and contribute to how AI is used in your field

• Your placement into a project will be dependent on project availability—if you apply now and can’t work on this project, more will be available soon.

Qualifications

• You have at least 4 years of professional experience in one or more of the following types of work.

• The examples below reflect the types of real-world responsibilities that you might have had in your role that will give you the context needed to evaluate and train high-quality AI models

  • Plan, organize, and conduct practice sessions

  • Provide training direction, encouragement, motivation, and nutritional advice to prepare athletes for games, competitive events, or tours

  • Adjust coaching techniques based on the strengths and weaknesses of athletes

  • Instruct individuals or groups in sports rules, game strategies, and performance principles, including specific ways of moving the body, hands, or feet to achieve desired results

  • Plan strategies and choose team members for individual games or sports seasons

  • Monitor the academic eligibility of student athletes

  • Counsel student athletes on academic, athletic, and personal issues

  • Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of opposing teams to develop game strategies

  • Coordinate travel arrangements and travel with the team to away contests

  • Evaluate athletes’ skills and review performance records to determine fitness and potential in specific areas of athletics

  • Monitor athletes’ use of equipment to ensure safe and proper use

  • Stay current on changing rules, techniques, technologies, and philosophies relevant to the sport

  • Explain and enforce safety rules and regulations

  • Contact parents of players to provide information and answer questions

  • Arrange and conduct sports-related activities such as training camps, skill-improvement courses, clinics, and pre-season try-outs

  • Explain and demonstrate the use of sports and training equipment such as trampolines or weights

  • Perform activities that support a team or specific sport, including community outreach, media engagement, and fundraising events

  • Plan and direct physical conditioning programs to enable athletes to achieve maximum performance

  • Identify and recruit potential athletes through outreach, meetings, and incentive offerings such as athletic scholarships

  • Hire, supervise, and collaborate with extended coaching staff

  • Serve as organizer, leader, instructor, or referee for outdoor and indoor games such as volleyball, football, and soccer

  • Teach instructional courses and advise students

  • Oversee development and management of the sports program budget and fundraising activities

  • Develop and arrange competition schedules and programs

  • Maintain and review paper, computerized, and video records of athlete, team, and opponent performance

  • File scouting reports detailing player assessments, recruitment recommendations, and future recruiting targets

  • Select, acquire, store, and issue equipment and other necessary materials

• You’re able to participate in asynchronous work in partnership with leading AI labs.
  

Application Process

• Create a Handshake account

• Upload your resume and verify your identity

• Get matched and onboarded into relevant projects

• Start working and earning

Work authorization information

F-1 students who are eligible for CPT or OPT may be eligible for projects on Handshake AI. Work with your Designated School Official to determine your eligibility. If your school requires a CPT course, Handshake AI may not meet your school’s requirements. STEM OPT is not supported. See our Help Center article for more information on what types of work authorizations are supported on Handshake AI.