Music Expert
Up to $105/hr
Depending on the project
Master's
Ph.D's
Remote
Part-time
Flexible hours
Overview
Handshake is recruiting ethnomusicologists and musicians with expertise in regional music from Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia (including East, Southeast, and Central Asia), Oceania, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Join the Handshake AI Fellowship to help advance AI’s understanding of global music traditions.
Details
The position is remote and asynchronous - work independently from wherever you are.
Flexible hours and the ability to work remotely, with a commitment of approximately 10 to 20 hours per week.
Project work includes and is not limited to developing domain-specific prompts and evaluating LLM responses.
Dedicate time researching topics that are interesting to you, with the assistance of AI.
Learn new skills while contributing to the changing world of AI across various disciplines.
Placement into a project will be dependent on project availability.
Qualifications
PhD or DMA holders in Music. Candidates with experience in regional music from Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia (including East, Southeast, and Central Asia), Oceania, or Sub-Saharan Africa are highly preferred.
Able to participate in primarily asynchronous work in partnership with leading AI labs.
Believe your expertise can outmatch current AI systems in understanding and explaining key concepts in your field.
This program is open to U.S.-based doctoral students, candidates, and recent graduates with valid work or training authorization (e.g., F-1/OPT, J-1, H-1B).* Participants are responsible for ensuring compliance with their visa conditions and confirming eligibility with their program or visa sponsor prior to applying.
*At this time, we are unable to accommodate candidates on STEM OPT who require an i-983. Fellows with already approved i-983s, as well as those on pre-grad OPT, CPT, J-1, or H-1B, are not impacted. This position may be subject to change in the future.
The application process
