Turn research and ideas into polished academic content that educates and informs.
We are hiring Academic Writers to produce high-quality academic papers, research summaries, and educational content for universities and online learning platforms. You will conduct thorough research and write content that meets rigorous academic standards. This is a fully remote role open to candidates worldwide, with opportunities across a growing portfolio of global clients. The salary for this role is $400 - $900 , paid monthly in USD, and reflects RemoteTask Online's global compensation model for fully remote professionals.
A typical day involves logging into our secure portal, reviewing your task queue, and research and write academic papers, essays, and reports on assigned topics. From there you will format citations and references according to APA, MLA, Chicago, or Harvard style guides. Most work is self-directed: you receive daily or weekly targets and organise your own schedule, as long as quality standards are met. You will use a combination of standard office tools and our proprietary internal systems.
This role is perfect for someone who can excellent academic writing and research skills in English and familiarity with major citation styles (APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard). Full training is provided, and we actively promote from within — many of our current team leads started in this exact role.
Your first two weeks are structured onboarding, guided by a dedicated mentor:
All training is paid. You will never be asked to work without first being shown how.
Get paid while you learn our systems.
Fully remote - your location is your office.
Top market rates, paid monthly in USD.
Set your own hours within a 40hh/week commitment.
Clear progression to senior roles and team lead positions.
Access to courses, certifications, and skill-building resources.
As a Academic Writer, you will research and write academic papers, essays, and reports on assigned topics, format citations and references according to apa, mla, chicago, or harvard style guides, and develop study guides, lecture notes, and supplementary educational materials. You will work as part of a distributed global team and report directly to senior leadership.
We are looking for candidates who can excellent academic writing and research skills in english, familiarity with major citation styles (apa, mla, chicago, harvard), and strong analytical and critical thinking abilities. The expected experience level for this position is 1-3 years.
The Academic Writer position pays $400 - $900 / month USD. Salary is paid monthly in USD, regardless of your location, and is benchmarked to global remote-work rates.
Yes, this is a 100% remote position with no on-site requirement. RemoteTask Online is hiring from 42 countries worldwide, including Nigeria, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, India, Ghana, Kenya, among others. There are currently 12 open slots for this role.
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