Generalist (Macbook User) - AI Training @ Mercor

Hatch; United States; Remote; AUD 11,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking detail-oriented researchers to support a cutting-edge AI lab project. The role is remote and independent contractor, with a part-time commitment of 10–20 hours per week and weekly payments via Stripe or Wise.

Immediate start is preferred, and you will help create high-quality research questions, answers, and evaluation materials for training language models. Applicants should have 2–3 years of experience in STEM or non‑STEM fields or be current postgraduate students, and must

Qualifications

• Must have strong online research and communication skills.
• Ability to gather and clearly summarize information from diverse sources.
• Interdisciplinary degree is a nice to have.

Responsibilities

• Creating high-quality research questions, answers, and evaluation materials to train advanced language models.
• Support a research project.

Skills

Online research

Communication

Summarisation

Interdisciplinary

Education

Masters or pursuing

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

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
• Interdisciplinary degree is a nice to have
• Must have a Macbook with one of the following requirements:
• MacBook Air models running macOS 15 or higher
• 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

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

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Contract and Payment Terms

• You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
• This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
• Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
• Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
• Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
• Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.

Please consider applying even if you don't meet 100% of what’s outlined

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting a research project

Key Strengths

• Strong online research and communication skills
• Ability to gather and summarise information
• Interdisciplinary degree

A Final Note: This is a role with Mercor not with Hatch.