Research Specialist - Domain Expert

mercor; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 49,000 - 86,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Generalist Search Expert for a remote contract role. Compensation ranges from $40–$70/hour, reflecting expertise in evaluating AI-generated content and supporting AI research teams.

The position emphasizes independent work, rigorous assessment of data, and collaboration with researchers to improve model outputs and training data quality.

Qualifications

• Strong research background in any domain.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate the accuracy and depth of AI-generated content to strengthen reasoning and rigor in model outputs.
• Review complex content for alignment with domain principles and methodologies.
• Provide clear, structured feedback to AI research teams to improve training data quality and downstream performance.
• Develop evaluation rubrics and benchmarks for assessing AI-generated tasks and solutions.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to ensure consistency, relevance, and coverage across datasets.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Skills

Strong research background

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: Generalist Search Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $40–$70/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Evaluate the accuracy and depth of AI-generated content to strengthen reasoning and rigor in model outputs .
• Review complex content for alignment with domain principles and methodologies.
• Provide clear, structured feedback to AI research teams to improve training data quality and downstream performance.
• Develop evaluation rubrics and benchmarks for assessing AI-generated tasks and solutions.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to ensure consistency, relevance, and coverage across datasets.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance .

Qualifications

• Strong research background in any domain.

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