Academic Tutor | $70/hr Remote | Mercor. Job in Manchester Education & Training Jobs

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

Job summary

A referral partnering company seeks an Academia Expert to collaborate with a leading organization that develops cutting-edge AI models. This role involves creating domain-specific academic prompts, evaluating AI-generated responses, and drafting expert-level answers for benchmarking. Ideal candidates have a Master's degree in a STEM field, strong command of academic writing, and excellent analytical skills. The position offers flexible hours as a remote hourly contract.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in an academic discipline, preferably STEM.
• Strong command of academic writing and research conventions.
• Excellent analytical and reasoning skills required.
• Detail-oriented with strong evaluation precision.
• Experience with AI tools/prompting is a plus but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Academic writing

Problem-solving

Research formatting conventions

Analytical skills

Written communication

Education

Master's degree or higher in STEM/Science

Tools

AI tools

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