Land Administrator

Worldwide

up to $80/hr

About this role, in Handshake AI's words

Handshake is looking for upstream land and accounting professionals to support AI research through flexible, hourly contract work. This is not a traditional job. You'll draw on your hands-on experience with land administration, mineral title, and upstream accounting workflows to evaluate AI-generated content and provide feedback that helps AI better understand upstream land management and accounting practices.

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What this role asks for

2+ yrs experience

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2+ yrs experience: “…projects as they become available. Qualifications • At least 2 years of professional experience in upstream land administration or accounting, in roles such as: • Landman or Senior…”

Listed hourly rate

up to $80/hr

Weekly hours: No minimum, typically about 5–20 hrs/week; “Fully remote with a flexible, asynchronous schedule and no minimum hour requirement; most contributors work approximately 5–20 hours per week when participating in an active project.” In the posting
Eligibility: Worldwide
Posted: 10 Mar 2025

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JOB POSTING START
Title: Land Administrator
Platform: Handshake AI
Open to: Worldwide
Country limits: None published by the platform
Posted: 2025-03-10

Overview

Handshake is looking for upstream land and accounting professionals to support AI research through flexible, hourly contract work. This is not a traditional job. You'll draw on your hands-on experience with land administration, mineral title, and upstream accounting workflows to evaluate AI-generated content and provide feedback that helps AI better understand upstream land management and accounting practices.

This is an ongoing, project-based opportunity that can be done alongside research, teaching, postdoctoral work, or industry employment.

Details

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This project involves independently producing expert-level analytical work and data outputs using the tools and workflows from your professional practice. You will be asked to complete real work tasks — such as building price forecast models or developing PPA documentation — in a structured, project-based format.

•
Fully remote with a flexible, asynchronous schedule and no minimum hour requirement; most contributors work approximately 5–20 hours per week when participating in an active project.

•
Placement depends on current project needs, with opportunities to be considered for future projects as they become available.

Qualifications

•
At least 2 years of professional experience in upstream land administration or accounting, in roles such as:

•
Landman or Senior Landman

•
Land Administrator or Lease Records Analyst

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Revenue Accountant, JIB Analyst, or Royalty Owner Analyst

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Or equivalent roles in the oil and gas industry

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Hands-on experience with one or more of the following tools:

•
P2 Land

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Excalibur

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CourthouseDirect

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Strong written communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and asynchronously.
JOB POSTING END

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Full job descriptionThe original posting, in Handshake AI's words

Posted by Handshake AI, reproduced here so you can judge the role before clicking. Original posting ↗

Overview

This is an ongoing, project-based opportunity that can be done alongside research, teaching, postdoctoral work, or industry employment.

Details

• This project involves independently producing expert-level analytical work and data outputs using the tools and workflows from your professional practice. You will be asked to complete real work tasks — such as building price forecast models or developing PPA documentation — in a structured, project-based format.

• Fully remote with a flexible, asynchronous schedule and no minimum hour requirement; most contributors work approximately 5–20 hours per week when participating in an active project.

• Placement depends on current project needs, with opportunities to be considered for future projects as they become available.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of professional experience in upstream land administration or accounting, in roles such as:

• Landman or Senior Landman

• Land Administrator or Lease Records Analyst

• Revenue Accountant, JIB Analyst, or Royalty Owner Analyst

• Or equivalent roles in the oil and gas industry

• Hands-on experience with one or more of the following tools:

• P2 Land

• Excalibur

• CourthouseDirect

• Strong written communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and asynchronously.

Working with Handshake AIPay, getting started and work, from Handshake AI's own pages

What the platform publishes in general. These are not extra terms confirmed for this particular role.

Getting paid: Paid weekly through Stripe. Handshake says it usually sends payouts by Wednesday afternoon for the previous Monday to Sunday week, and a payment can often take 48 hours to process and appear. Some projects set their own schedule. Non-US tax residents face 30% US withholding unless they certify the work was done outside the US. ai-support.joinhandshake.com/articles/32263614087575, ai-support.joinhandshake.com/articles/33238954868759, ai-support.joinhandshake.com/articles/39964143294615
Before your first paid task: Its pages give different answers on who can join. Its AI page says you must be based in the US, its help center says people outside the US can join by invitation only, and some of its postings ask for Indian work authorization or a base in Canada. Identity verification, tax details and a payout method come before paid work, and a failed assessment usually cannot be retaken. joinhandshake.com/ai, ai-support.joinhandshake.com/articles/37145099086743, joinhandshake.com/ai/opportunities/physics-expert-india, joinhandshake.com/ai/opportunities/ai-evaluation-speciali..., ai-support.joinhandshake.com/articles/32244754462615, ai-support.joinhandshake.com/articles/36935929970711, ai-support.joinhandshake.com/articles/41129932721431
How much work: Applying does not guarantee a project, and there is no fixed timeline for an invitation. Projects can start, pause or end at short notice. ai-support.joinhandshake.com/articles/32244169079703, ai-support.joinhandshake.com/articles/33238954868759, ai-support.joinhandshake.com/articles/38150760132119
Contract: Contractor, under an agreement with Handshake AI Solutions, LLC that says you are not an employee. joinhandshake.com/legal/contractor-agreement

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First seen here on 5 Sep 2026, and still on Handshake AI's list when we last read it on 25 Oct 2026.
The listed pay has not changed since then.

Posted by Handshake AI: 10 Mar 2025
First seen by AIPayList: 5 Sep 2026
Last seen live: 25 Oct 2026
Listing ID: 11014395

Pay as the source states it: “Up to $80/hr”.

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