Philosophy PhD - Assessment Specialist

mercor; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 61,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking an Applied Philosophy Benchmark Specialist for a remote, contract role. The position focuses on creating high-quality philosophy questions that test deep conceptual understanding, with clear, self-contained prompts and unambiguous criteria for difficulty levels.

The contractor will also generate correct answers with plausible distractors, provide chain-of-thought reasoning in markdown, and include 1–5 academic references per question to support verification and rigor.

Qualifications

• PhD in Philosophy or doctoral candidate required.
• Strong command of argumentation, logic, and canonical texts.

Responsibilities

• Author original philosophy questions testing deep conceptual understanding.
• Rate each question's difficulty: Medium, Hard, or Expert.
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible distractors.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions in markdown.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question.

Skills

Philosophical argumentation

Formal logic

Academic writing

English proficiency

Education

PhD in Philosophy

Master's degree in Philosophy

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 Philosophy Benchmark Specialist Type: Contract Compensation: $50–$63/hour Location: Remote Commitment: 10+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author original philosophy questions that test deep conceptual understanding, not surface-level recall.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined with all necessary information.
• 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 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 Philosophy or a closely related field.
• Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
• Strong command of philosophical argumentation, formal logic, and canonical texts across traditions.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.

Preferred

• Research publications or teaching experience in philosophy is a strong plus.

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