Part-Time AI Research Specialist — Mac-Ready

Mercor; Greater London; Remote; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking detail-oriented students or professionals with 2–3 years in STEM or related fields, or Masters students, to support a research project with a leading AI lab. You will help benchmark and improve cutting-edge AI models, requiring a MacBook M-series and strong online research and written communication skills.

The role is part-time (approximately 10–20 hours per week) with immediate start preferred, focusing on creating high-quality research questions, answers, and evaluation

Qualifications

• Must have MacBook with M-series chip (Apple Silicon)
• Pursuing or completed Masters, or 2-3 years experience + Bachelor's from a prestigious institution
• Strong online research and communication skills
• Ability to gather and summarize information from diverse sources
• Excellent written communication skills
• Interdisciplinary degree a plus

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality research questions, answers, and evaluation materials to train advanced language models
• Assist in benchmarking and improving AI models with clear, structured outputs

Skills

Online research

Written communication

Summarization

Education

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree + 2-3 years experience

Job description

Mercor is seeking detail-oriented students or professionals with 2–3 years in STEM or related fields, or Masters students, to support a research project with a leading AI lab. You will help benchmark and improve cutting-edge AI models, requiring a MacBook M-series and strong online research and written communication skills.

The role is part-time (approximately 10–20 hours per week) with immediate start preferred, focusing on creating high-quality research questions, answers, and evaluation