Emergency Response Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $75/Task Task Based

Mercor; Sydney; Remote; AUD 128,000 - 148,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor, a remote-focused contractor, seeks an Emergency Response Specialist to write challenging radiological safety prompts and label them for safety policy use. You will evaluate AI model outputs against policy standards and draft reference answers with rigorous technical reasoning.

Collaborating with radiological safety experts, you will assess misuse potential in technical requests and maintain high evaluation standards while working independently on complex tasks.

Qualifications

• Experience in radiological emergency planning or response.
• Background in consequence and dispersal modeling.
• Strong technical writing skills with prior experience or published research.
• Ability to distinguish routine professional questions from potentially harmful ones.

Responsibilities

• Write challenging single-turn prompts in radiological safety, labeled as benign, dual-use, or adversarial.
• Evaluate AI model responses against defined policy standards to ensure correct handling.
• Write reference answers with technical reasoning to guide correct responses.
• Collaborate with radiological safety experts to assess misuse potential in technical requests.

Skills

Radiological emergency planning

Dispersal modeling

Technical writing

Policy judgement

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: Emergency Response Specialist
Type: Contract
Compensation: $65–$75 per task
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Write challenging single-turn prompts in radiological safety, labeled as benign, dual-use, or adversarial.
• Evaluate AI model responses against defined policy standards to ensure correct handling.
• Write reference answers with technical reasoning to guide correct responses.
• Collaborate with radiological safety experts to assess misuse potential in technical requests.
• Work independently to maintain high standards in AI model evaluation and improvement.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Experience in radiological emergency planning or response.
• Background in consequence and dispersal modeling.
• Strong technical writing skills with prior experience or published research.
• Ability to distinguish routine professional questions from potentially harmful ones.