Finance Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $98/hr

mercor; India; À distance; INR 10 279 000 - 13 082 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. This remote contract role hires an Applied Economics & Finance Benchmark Specialist to test knowledge via economics questions, rate difficulty, and provide correct answers with distractors and references.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD or doctoral candidate status in Economics or Finance, with strong quantitative skills and excellent English. The position requires 10+ hours/week and is open to applicants from India.

Qualifications

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Economics, Finance, or a closely related field.
• Master's degree considered for exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
• Strong command of graduate-level economic theory, quantitative methods, and financial modeling.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.

Responsabilités

• Author original economics and finance questions that test deep conceptual understanding.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined.
• Rate each question's difficulty: Medium, Hard, or Expert.
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions in markdown format.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources.
• For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made.

Connaissances

Economic theory

Quantitative methods

Financial modeling

Academic writing

Formation

PhD in Economics/Finance

Master's degree considered

Description du poste

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: Applied Economics & Finance Benchmark Specialist Type: Contract Compensation: $77–$98/hour Location: Remote Commitment: 10+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author original economics and finance questions that test deep conceptual understanding.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined.
• Rate each question's difficulty: Medium, Hard, or Expert.
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions in markdown format.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources.
• For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made.

Qualifications Must-Have

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Economics , Finance , or a closely related field.
• Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
• Strong command of graduate-level economic theory, quantitative methods, and financial modeling.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.

Preferred

• Experience with academic research, CFA/CPA certification , or financial industry expertise.

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