Psychology PhD - Assessment Specialist

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

Job summary

Mercor seeks an Applied Psychology Benchmark Specialist for a contract, remote role with a 10+ hour weekly commitment. You will author rigorous psychology questions testing deep understanding, rate difficulty, craft correct answers with plausible distractors, and provide step-by-step reasoning with references.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD or are doctoral candidates in psychology and communicate in excellent English.

Qualifications

• PhD, PsyD, or doctoral candidate in Psychology or closely related field.
• Master's degree considered for exceptional depth in a subdomain.
• Strong command of graduate-level psychology theory, research methodology and empirical literature.
• Excellent written English with ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.

Responsibilities

• Author original psychology questions that test deep conceptual understanding.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined with all necessary information.
• 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 format.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources.
• Flag clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability issues and justify edits.

Skills

Graduate-level psychology theory

Research methodology

Empirical literature

Excellent written English

Education

PhD, PsyD, or doctoral candidate in Psychology

Master's degree considered for exceptional depth

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

Role Responsibilities

• Author original psychology 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: 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 or university repositories.
• For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made.

Qualifications Must-Have

• PhD , PsyD , or doctoral candidate in Psychology or a closely related field.
• Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
• Strong command of graduate-level psychological theory, research methodology, and empirical literature.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.

Preferred

• Clinical licensure or research publications in psychology is a strong plus.