Finance Expert - Fully Remote

Mercor; New York (NY); Remote; USD 106,000 - 135,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor seeks an Applied Economics & Finance Benchmark Specialist to design and evaluate economics and finance questions for AI research collaborations. This contract role is remote and requires a commitment of 10+ hours per week.

You will author questions, ensure clarity and self-containment, rate difficulty, provide step-by-step reasoning in Markdown, and supply references. A PhD or doctoral candidate in economics or finance is required; a Master’s degree may be considered for exceptional depth.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Create original economics and finance questions that test deep understanding.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and well-defined.
• Rate each question's difficulty (Medium/Hard/Expert) and provide 1 correct answer with 9 distractors.
• Provide step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions in Markdown and include 1–5 academic references per question.

Skills

Economic theory

Quantitative methods

Financial modeling

Written English

Education

PhD

Master's degree

Doctoral candidate

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: 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, not surface-level recall.


• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined with all necessary information in the problem statement.


• Rate each question's difficulty as Medium, Hard, or Expert, and provide 1 correct answer with 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives.


• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise intermediate steps in markdown format.


• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources like peer-reviewed journals and university repositories.


• 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 is a strong plus.

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome


• For any help or support, reach out to: [e-mail]