Academic Tutor | $70/hr Remote | Mercor

Crossing Hurdles; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A referral partner company is looking for an Academia Expert to work remotely on creating and evaluating academic prompts across STEM subjects. The ideal candidate will hold a Master’s degree and possess strong academic writing and analytical skills. Responsibilities include collaborating with teams, drafting benchmarks, and assessing AI-generated responses. This role offers hourly compensation between $60-$70 with flexible commitment of 10-40 hours per week, and has potential for extension.

Qualifications

• Strong command of academic writing and research formatting conventions.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• Detail-oriented with strong evaluation precision.

Responsibilities

• Create domain-specific academic prompts across various subjects.
• Evaluate AI-generated academic responses for clarity and accuracy.
• Draft expert-level answers for model benchmarking.
• Identify conceptual mistakes and reasoning gaps in model outputs.
• Collaborate asynchronously with research teams.

Skills

Academic writing

Analytical skills

Reasoning skills

Attention to detail

Education

Master's degree or higher in a STEM/Science discipline

Tools

AI tools/prompting

Job description

At Crossing Hurdles, we work as a referral partner. We refer candidates to Mercor that collaborates with the world's leading AI research labs to build and train cutting-edge AI models.

Organization: Mercor

Position: Academia Expert

Referral Partner: Crossing Hurdles

Type: Hourly contract

Compensation: $60-$70 per hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: 10-40 hours/week, flexible and asynchronous

Duration: ~4 weeks with potential extension

Role Responsibilities

• Create domain-specific academic prompts across subjects like Math, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, etc.
• Evaluate AI-generated academic responses for clarity, accuracy & reasoning quality.
• Draft expert-level gold standard answers used for model benchmarking.
• Identify conceptual mistakes, reasoning gaps, or style issues in model outputs.
• Collaborate asynchronously with research teams to refine evaluation methods.

Ideal Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in an academic discipline (STEM/Science preferred).
• Strong command of academic writing, problem-solving & research formatting conventions.
• Excellent analytical, reasoning and written communication skills.
• Detail-oriented with strong evaluation precision.
• Experience with AI tools/prompting is a plus, not mandatory.

Application Process (Takes 20 min)

1. Upload resume
2. AI interview based on your resume (15 min)
3. Submit form