STEM PhD - AI Data Specialist

Obsidian; Auckland; On-site; NZD 147,000 - 294,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking STEM PhDs and Technical Domain Experts to join a premier AI data project with a leading lab. You will craft high-quality data and define hard problems that push the boundaries of AI research.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD or advanced degree in Medicine/Healthcare, Statistics, AI/ML, CS, EE, Earth & Environmental Science, Game Development, or Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering, and excel at detailed, written and verbal communication. US/UK/AUS/NZ/Canada applicants welcomed.

Qualifications

• PhD or advanced degree required in a relevant STEM field.
• Demonstrated high attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute domain expertise to develop high-quality data for AI models.
• Create challenging problems to advance AI research in your field.
• Participate in a screening interview and task (20–30 minutes).

Skills

Attention to detail

Written communication

Verbal communication

Education

PhD or advanced degree

Job description

Mercor is seeking STEM PhDs and Technical Domain Experts for a premier project with one of the world's top AI labs. This role pays between $60-120/hour.

In this role, you will contribute your subject matter expertise to a cutting-edge project involving state-of-the-art large language models. Specifically, you will help create high-quality data that will inform the future of AI innovation by coming up with difficult problems in your domain.

You're a good fit if you:

• Have a PhD or advanced degree (or equivalent industry experience) in one of the following domains: Medicine / Healthcare, Statistics and Data Science, AI / ML Research, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Earth & Environmental Science, Game Development or Mechanical / Aerospace Engineering

• Have a high attention to detail

• Have exceptional written and verbal communication skills

• Screening Process: You will need to complete a short interview and task that will take 20-30 mins.We're currently accepting applicants only from the U.S., UK, AUS, NZ, and Canada.