Political Science Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $56/hr

mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; MXN 1,112,000 - 1,416,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking an Applied History & Political Science Benchmark Specialist for a remote contract, 10+ hours weekly. You will craft original history and political science questions that probe deep understanding and rate difficulty from Medium to Expert.

Required are a PhD or candidate in history/political science/IR, strong historiographical methods, and excellent English writing. Competitive hourly compensation offered for a contract role.

Qualifications

• PhD or doctoral candidate in History or Political Science or IR.
• Master's degree considered for deep subdomain expertise.
• Strong historiographical methods and political theory skills.

Responsibilities

• Author original history and political science 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 subtly incorrect alternatives.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear reasoning in markdown format.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources.
• For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made.

Skills

Historiography

Political theory

Comparative analysis

Academic writing

Education

PhD or doctoral candidate in History

Master's degree considered

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: Applied History & Political Science Benchmark Specialist
Type: Contract
Compensation: $44–$56/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author original history and political science 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 subtly incorrect alternatives.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear reasoning in markdown format.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources.
• For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made.

Qualifications

• PhD or doctoral candidate in History, Political Science, International Relations, or a closely related field.
• Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
• Strong command of historiographical methods, political theory, and comparative analysis.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.

Preferred

• Research publications or policy experience is a strong plus.