Emergency Response Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $75/task Task based

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 135,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking an Emergency Response Specialist for a remote, contract role. You will craft prompts in radiological safety, evaluate model outputs, and write reference answers with technical reasoning to guide safe responses.

Work with radiological safety experts to assess misuse potential and uphold high evaluation standards. prior emergency planning experience and strong technical writing are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in radiological emergency planning or response.
• Background in consequence and dispersal modeling.
• Strong technical writing skills with prior experience or published research.
• Ability to distinguish routine professional questions from potentially harmful ones.

Responsibilities

• Write challenging single-turn prompts in radiological safety, labeled as benign, dual-use, or adversarial.
• Evaluate AI model responses against defined policy standards to ensure correct handling.
• Write reference answers with technical reasoning to guide correct responses.
• Collaborate with radiological safety experts to assess misuse potential in technical requests.
• Work independently to maintain high standards in AI model evaluation and improvement.

Skills

Radiological emergency planning

Consequence modeling

Technical writing

Distinguishing harmful queries

Job description

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: Emergency Response Specialist Type: Contract Compensation: $65–$75/hour Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Write challenging single-turn prompts in radiological safety, labeled as benign, dual-use, or adversarial.
• Evaluate AI model responses against defined policy standards to ensure correct handling.
• Write reference answers with technical reasoning to guide correct responses.
• Collaborate with radiological safety experts to assess misuse potential in technical requests.
• Work independently to maintain high standards in AI model evaluation and improvement.

Qualifications Must-Have

• Experience in radiological emergency planning or response.
• Background in consequence and dispersal modeling.
• Strong technical writing skills with prior experience or published research.
• Ability to distinguish routine professional questions from potentially harmful ones.