Finance Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $98/hr

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 81,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor, headquartered in San Francisco, seeks an Applied Economics & Finance Benchmark Specialist for a remote contract role (10+ hours/week). You will craft advanced economics and finance questions, ensuring clarity, precision, and self-containment for challenging solvers.

Strong written English and doctoral-level expertise are required. Join a research-driven team at Mercor that partners with leading AI labs, offering rigorous problem design, references, and expert-level evaluation standards

Qualifications

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Economics, Finance, or closely related field.
• Master's degree considered for exceptional depth in a subdomain.
• Strong command of graduate-level economic theory, quantitative methods, and financial modeling.
• Excellent written English.

Responsibilities

• Author original economics and finance questions that test deep conceptual understanding.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined.
• Rate each question's difficulty: Medium, Hard, or Expert.
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but incorrect alternatives.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear intermediate steps.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question.
• For verification tasks: flag clarity and solvability issues and justify edits.

Skills

Graduate-level economic theory

Quantitative methods

Financial modelling

Excellent written English

Education

PhD in Economics or Finance

Master's degree considered

Doctoral candidate status

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 Details

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. Include all necessary information in the problem statement.

Rate each question's difficulty: Medium (intro undergraduate), Hard (advanced undergraduate), or Expert (post-graduate and above).

Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives that challenge expert-level solvers.

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:

For any help or support, reach out to:

PS: Our team revi