Generalist (Macbook User)

Mercor; United States; Hybrid; USD 14,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking detail-oriented individuals with 2-3 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.

Responsibilities include creating high-quality research questions, answers, and evaluation materials to train advanced language models, with an immediate start preferred. This role is part-time, ~10–20 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing or recently completed Masters studies, or have 2-3 years of relevant experience + Bachelor's from a prestigious institution
• MacBook with M-series chip required to perform tasks
• Strong online research and communication skills
• Excellent written communication skills
• Interdisciplinary degree is a nice to have
• MacBook with Apple Silicon/M-series Macs or macOS 15+ compatibility

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality research questions, answers, and evaluation materials to train advanced language models
• Benchmark and improve cutting-edge AI models for a leading AI lab project
• Support a research project with a leading AI lab, with an immediate start preferred

Skills

Research skills

Communication skills

Summarization ability

Written communication

Education

Masters study or completed

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MacBook with M-series

Job description

Role Overview:

Mercor is looking for detail-oriented individuals with 2-3 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:

• Required: All experts on this project must have a Macbook device with an ‘M’ series chip to perform tasks on.
• 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
• Excellent written communication skills
• Interdisciplinary degree is a nice to have
• Must have a Macbook with one of the following requirements:
  • Apple Silicon (ARM) Macs
  • M‑series MacBook Pro, or11
  • MacBook Air models running macOS 15 or higher

Job Details:

• 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
• Immediate start preferred