Part-Time AI Research Benchmarking Associate

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

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.