Generalist (Must own MacBook)

Mercor; United States; Remote; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking detail-oriented individuals to support a research project with a leading AI lab. You will help benchmark and improve cutting-edge AI models while developing high-quality research questions, answers, and evaluation materials.

Ideal candidates have 2-3 years of relevant experience or are pursuing a Masters, with strong online research and written communication skills. This is a part-time role with flexible weekly hours and immediate start availability.

Qualifications

• MacBook with an M-series chip is required.
• Pursuing Masters or 2-3 years of relevant experience + Bachelor's.
• Strong online research and communication skills.
• Excellent written communication.
• Interdisciplinary degree is a nice to have.
• MacBook with Apple Silicon (ARM) Macs or M-series MacBook Pro / MacBook Air running macOS 15+.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality research questions, answers, and evaluation materials to train advanced language models.
• Benchmark and improve cutting-edge AI models.
• Summarize information clearly from diverse sources.
• Immediate start preferred.

Skills

Online research

Written communication

Summarization

Education

Masters degree candidate or holder

Bachelor's degree from prestigious institution

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, or

  • 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