HEI Truth Report
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Investigative Reporter
Investigative Reporting
Compensation
INR 10 - 20 LPA.
Engagement
Full-Time
Permanent role. Full-time commitment. Primarily on-site, with limited remote flexibility.
Scope of role
Drive specific initiatives with minimal supervision. Deepen craft. Begin mentoring others.
01 — The role
Why this role exists at EduRankAI
Author 4-6 published investigations a year for the HEI Truth Report. Grow under the Director of Investigations and the Senior Data Journalist into a Senior Reporter role over 24-36 months. The bar is serious investigative work — multi-source, evidence-rich, fact-checked, lawyer-reviewed. You will be expected to defend every load-bearing claim in writing and in person.
02 — The work
What you will own
- 01 Author 4-6 published investigations a year.
- 02 Run source development + public-records work end-to-end.
- 03 Defend stories in fact-check, legal review, and editorial pushback.
- 04 Pair with the data team on quantitative claims.
- 05 Pair with the Director of Investigations on methodology.
- 06 Mentor reporting interns.
03 — The expertise
What we look for
04 — The bar
Who thrives here
- → You have published at least three substantial investigations under your byline that produced visible institutional response.
- → You can write a source-handling memo a colleague could follow.
- → You read public records carefully and can describe a story that turned on a specific record.
- → You write clean copy that survives editorial pushback.
- → You have defended at least one story against a legal threat or formal complaint.
05 — Hiring process
What to expect after you apply
- 01
Application review
Every application is read personally within five business days. We respond either way.
- 02
Take-home or live exercise
Role-specific. Time-boxed. Real problems we are actually working on, not invented puzzles.
- 03
Conversations
Deep technical and values conversations with the team you would join. No trick questions. No panel ambushes.
- 04
Offer or honest no
If yes: digital offer letter, signed in-portal, transparent terms. If no: written feedback if you want it.
Before you start
What we will collect. What it costs. What we will not do with it.
We will collect
- Name, email, phone — Account + application updates. No marketing.
- Resume / portfolio link — Human review of your work.
- Date + place of birth — Identity verification only.
- Your written responses — Selection rubric. Read by humans.
- Government ID (later) — Anti-fraud at offer / interview stage. Not at signup.
We will never
- Sell your data
- Share with third-party recruiters
- Use for advertising
- Train models on it
- Send marketing email
Our situation
EduRankAI is a small, independent organization building long-term capabilities in educational intelligence, advanced AI systems, and research infrastructure. We take no advertiser money, no donations with strings attached, and no investor pressure on hiring decisions. Applying is free, and every application is read by a human — recruitment, technical, academic and leadership teams. It buys us the right to be honest.
Ready to apply?
We read every application personally. If you are the right person for this role — regardless of pedigree, background, or where you are based — you will hear back from us within five business days.
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