Document Sourcing Specialist

$20 - $66/hourpay

Required Skills

Attention to Detail
Compliance Review
Data Collection
License Verification
Document Sourcing
Academic Research
Public Records
About micro1
micro1 connects domain experts to the development of frontier AI models. Real-world expertise is turned into training data, evaluations, and feedback loops that improve how models perform. AI labs and enterprises use micro1 to train models and build reliable AI agents through advanced evaluations and reinforcement learning environments. Experts contribute directly to how AI systems learn, reason, and perform across domains like finance, healthcare, engineering, and more. Our platform identifies and vets top talent through an AI recruiter, enabling high-quality contributions at scale.
Our goal is to enable 1 billion people to do meaningful work by applying their expertise to AI. We’ve raised $40M+ in funding, and our AI recruiter has powered over 1 million AI-led interviews as our global network of experts grows into the human intelligence layer for AI.

Job Description

Job Title: Document Sourcing Specialist


Job Type: Contract (full-time or part-time)


Location: Remote


Job Summary:

Join our customer's team as a Document Sourcing Specialist, where your keen eye for detail and passion for compliance will directly impact the quality of data used in AI training. In this fully remote role, you will identify, verify, and source open-access documents from a variety of reputable repositories to ensure they meet stringent licensing requirements.


Key Responsibilities:

  1. Source publicly available documents from platforms such as government archives, academic repositories, open datasets, and licensed open-source documentation.
  2. Verify and document the license type of every sourced document, ensuring strict adherence to requirements such as CC0, CC-BY, MIT, or Apache 2.0 (or equivalent).
  3. Log critical metadata for each submission, including source URLs and full license details, in designated tracking tools.
  4. Flag and annotate any issues related to ownership, unclear licensing, paywalled access, or content with non-commercial usage restrictions.
  5. Collaborate with data engineering and compliance teams to clarify requirements and resolve sourcing ambiguities.
  6. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of open data best practices, licensing changes, and repository navigation strategies.
  7. Communicate findings and unresolved issues clearly in both written and verbal form, supporting documentation integrity and compliance audits.


Required Skills and Qualifications:

  1. Exceptional attention to detail and ability to accurately review complex licensing and compliance information.
  2. Experience sourcing documents from repositories such as SEC EDGAR, arXiv, Kaggle, and GitHub.
  3. Proficiency in academic research, data collection, and public records searching.
  4. Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to articulate findings and collaborate remotely.
  5. Demonstrated ability to distinguish between open and restricted content, and to identify potential sourcing risks.
  6. Comfort working independently in a fast-paced, remote environment with evolving priorities.
  7. Highly organized, reliable, and adept at managing and documenting large volumes of information.


Preferred Qualifications:

  1. Prior experience supporting AI or machine learning projects with high-quality data sourcing.
  2. Familiarity with open-source licensing and data compliance regulations.
  3. Background in academic research, information science, or legal review.

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