Research Analyst - Macbook Specialist

Mercor; Greater London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking detail-oriented individuals to support a research project with a leading AI lab. The role welcomes candidates with 2-3 years in STEM or non-STEM, or current postgraduate students, who can help benchmark and improve cutting-edge AI models.

Part-time commitment of 10-20 hours per week with immediate start. Strong online research and clear summarization skills are essential for producing high-quality research questions, answers, and evaluation materials.

Qualifications

• MacBook with M-series required.
• Pursuing or completed Masters; or 2-3 years experience + Bachelor's from prestigious institution.
• Strong online research and communication skills.
• Ability to gather and summarize information from diverse sources.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Interdisciplinary degree is a nice to have.
• MacBook with Apple Silicon or M-series MacBook Pro or MacBook Air with macOS 15+

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality research questions, answers, and evaluation materials to train advanced language models.
• Maintain clearly structured responsibilities with low-pressure environment.
• Support immediate start for project onboarding.

Skills

MacBook with M-series

Strong online research

Excellent written communication

Ability to summarize information from

Interdisciplinary degree nice to have

Education

Masters student or completed; 2-3 years experience + Bachelor's from prestigious institution

Job description

Role Overview:

Mercor is looking for detail-oriented individuals with 2-3 years of experience in STEM, non-STEM fields, or currently enrolled postgrad college students to support a research project with a leading AI lab. You will help benchmark and improve cutting-edge AI models.

Qualifications:

• Required: All experts on this project must have a Macbook device with an ‘M’ series chip to perform tasks on.
• Currently pursuing or recently completed Masters studies, or have 2-3 years of relevant experience + Bachelors from a prestigious institution
• Strong online research and communication skills
• Ability to gather and clearly summarize information from diverse sources
• Excellent written communication skills
• Interdisciplinary degree is a nice to have
• Must have a Macbook with one of the following requirements:
  • Apple Silicon (ARM) Macs
  • M‑series MacBook Pro, or
  • MacBook Air models running macOS 15 or higher

Job Details:

• Part-time commitment of approximately 10-20 hours per week
• Responsibilities include creating high-quality research questions, answers, and evaluation materials to train advanced language models
• Clearly structured responsibilities without the high pressure typically found in internships or full-time consulting roles
• Immediate start preferred