Remote Political Science & History Research Specialist

Mercor; Partido de Quilmes; A distancia; ARS 91.474.000 - 116.422.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Mercor is seeking a Political Science Expert for a fully remote contract role. The position focuses on developing advanced history and political science content for AI research applications.

The candidate must hold a PhD (or be a doctoral candidate) in History, Political Science, or International Relations, with strong historiographical methods and English writing skills. 10+ hours per week required.

Formación

• PhD or doctoral candidate in History, Political Science, International Relations, or closely related field.
• Master's degree considered for exceptional depth.
• Strong command of historiographical methods, political theory, and comparative analysis.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.
• Preferred: Research publications or policy experience.

Responsabilidades

• Author original history and political science questions that test deep conceptual understanding, not surface-level recall.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined. All necessary information must be in the problem statement.
• Rate each question's difficulty: Medium (intro undergraduate), Hard (advanced undergraduate), or Expert (post-graduate and above).
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives that challenge expert-level solvers.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise reasoning in markdown format.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources such as peer-reviewed journals and university repositories.
• For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made.

Conocimientos

Historiographical methods

Political theory

Comparative analysis

Written English proficiency

Educación

PhD in History/Political Science/IR

Master's degree (exceptional depth)

Descripción del empleo

Mercor is seeking a Political Science Expert for a fully remote contract role. The position focuses on developing advanced history and political science content for AI research applications.

The candidate must hold a PhD (or be a doctoral candidate) in History, Political Science, or International Relations, with strong historiographical methods and English writing skills. 10+ hours per week required.