Economics Phd - Assessment Specialist

Mercor; Sydney; Remote; AUD 151,000 - 192,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey. We seek professionals who bridge theory and application in economics and finance. Position: Applied Economics & Finance Benchmark Specialist (Contract).

Location: Remote. Commitment: 10+ hours/week. Compensation: $77–$98/hour.

Qualifications

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Economics or Finance.
• Strong command of graduate-level economic theory and quantitative methods.
• Excellent written English with ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.
• Master's degree may be considered for exceptional depth in a subdomain.

Responsibilities

• Author original economics and finance questions that test deep conceptual understanding, not surface-level recall.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined with all necessary information in the problem statement.
• Rate each question's difficulty as Medium, Hard, or Expert, and provide 1 correct answer with 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise intermediate steps in markdown format.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources.
• Flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify edits made.

Skills

Quantitative methods

Financial modeling

Academic writing

Education

PhD in Economics or Finance

Master's degree in Economics or Finance

Job description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Applied Economics & Finance Benchmark Specialist
Type: Contract
Compensation: $77–$98/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author original economics and finance questions that test deep conceptual understanding, not surface-level recall.


• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined with all necessary information in the problem statement.


• Rate each question's difficulty as Medium, Hard, or Expert, and provide 1 correct answer with 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives.


• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise intermediate steps in markdown format.


• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources like peer-reviewed journals and university repositories.


• For verification tasks, flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Economics, Finance, or a closely related field.


• Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.


• Strong command of graduate-level economic theory, quantitative methods, and financial modeling.


• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.

Preferred

• Experience with academic research, CFA/CPA certification, or financial industry expertise is a strong plus.

Resources & Support

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