Remote Arabic PhD: AI Safety Chem/Bio Expert

Mercor; Riyadh; Remote; SAR 196,000 - 217,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Bilingual Arabic STEM Expert (PhD) for AI Safety to write expert prompts in Arabic and help ensure responsible handling of dual-use information. This remote contract role requires 20+ hours per week and collaboration with AI research teams to improve model safety and guidance.

The ideal candidate will possess a PhD in chemistry, biology, or a related field, native or near-native Arabic, and business-level English, with experience in laboratory and computational techniques.

Qualifications

• PhD in chemistry, biology, or closely related field.
• Native or near-native fluent in Arabic with business-level English.
• Familiarity with modern laboratory and computational techniques.
• Good judgment on scientific safety and dual-use information handling.

Responsibilities

• Write expert-level prompts in Arabic across specialized scientific topics.
• Evaluate and annotate model responses for scientific accuracy, usefulness, and safety handling.
• Apply structured guidelines to classify prompts and conversations.
• Work independently and asynchronously to improve AI model safety.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to ensure responsible handling of dual-use information.

Skills

Arabic language

English language

Independent work

Academic writing

Education

PhD in chemistry/biology or related

Tools

Laboratory techniques

Computational techniques

Job description

Mercor is seeking a Bilingual Arabic STEM Expert (PhD) for AI Safety to write expert prompts in Arabic and help ensure responsible handling of dual-use information. This remote contract role requires 20+ hours per week and collaboration with AI research teams to improve model safety and guidance.

The ideal candidate will possess a PhD in chemistry, biology, or a related field, native or near-native Arabic, and business-level English, with experience in laboratory and computational techniques.