Biologist

Mercor; United States; Remote; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking detail-oriented individuals for a part-time research assistant role supporting a leading AI lab. Ideal candidates will be pursuing or have completed their Masters, possess strong research and communication skills, and can work flexibly in a remote setting. Responsibilities include creating research materials and assisting in AI model evaluations.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing or recently completed Masters studies.
• Strong online research and communication skills.
• Ability to gather and summarize information.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality research questions and evaluation materials.
• Support benchmarking and improvement of AI models.
• Work flexibly around your schedule.

Skills

Research skills

Communication skills

Information summarization

Education

Masters studies

Bachelors from a prestigious institution

Job description

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Mercor is looking for detail-oriented individuals with 1-2 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:

• 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
• Interdisciplinary degree is a nice to have
• Fully remote and asynchronous role, allowing you to work flexibly around your schedule
• 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
• Anticipated duration of the project is several months, though you’re not required to commit for the full duration
• Immediate start preferred

Application and Onboarding Process:

• Submit your resume, followed by a brief (15-minute) conversation with our AI interviewer to assess research and reasoning skills
• Complete a brief paid assessment to further evaluate your fit for the role
• You will receive follow-up communication within a few days regarding your application status and next steps

Pay and Legal Status:

• Compensation is $50-$70 per hour
• Position is classified as independent contractor status

About Mercor:

• Our team is based in San Francisco, CA.
• We specialize in recruiting experts for top AI labs.
• Our investors include General Catalyst, Adam D’Angelo, and Chris Ré and we are now valued at $2B

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Analyst

• Industries

  Software Development

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