AI Research Scientist - PhD

Mercor; Toronto; On-site; CAD 76,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking STEM PhDs and Technical Domain Experts for a premier AI data project. You will contribute domain expertise to a state-of-the-art LLM project, helping generate high-quality data and posing difficult problems that shape the future of AI innovation.

You should have a PhD or advanced degree in a STEM field, exceptional attention to detail, and outstanding written and verbal communication skills. Applications from the U.S., UK, and Canada are currently considered.

Qualifications

• PhD or advanced degree in Medicine/Healthcare, Statistics & Data Science, AI/ML Research, Computer Science, Game Development or Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering.
• High attention to detail required; strong written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject-matter expertise for a cutting-edge AI data project.
• Create high-quality data and propose challenging problems in your domain.

Skills

Attention to detail

Written communication

Verbal communication

Education

PhD or equivalent advanced degree

Job description

Mercor is seeking STEM PhDs and Technical Domain Experts for a premier project with one of the world's top AI labs. This role pays between $55-90/hour.

In this role, you will contribute your subject matter expertise to a cutting-edge project involving state-of-the-art large language models. Specifically, you will help create high-quality data that will inform the future of AI innovation by coming up with difficult problems in your domain.

You're a good fit if you:

• Have a PhD or advanced degree (or equivalent industry experience) in one of the following domains: Medicine / Healthcare, Statistics and Data Science, AI / ML Research, Computer Science, Game Development or Mechanical / Aerospace Engineering

• Have high attention to detail

• Have exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Screening Process:

• You will need to complete a short interview and task that will take 20-30 mins and we will pay for up to 1hour of onboarding time including this and a few onboarding videos if you are hired.

Currently, we are only accepting applicants from the U.S., UK, and Canada.