Remote AI Research Specialist (Contract, 10–20 hrs/wk)

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Generalist (Macbook User) for a remote contract role. You will contribute to training advanced language models, with 10-20 hours per week and immediate start preferred. Compensation is $50-$60 per hour, with flexible hours to fit your schedule.

Ideal candidates have a Master’s degree or 2-3 years of relevant experience plus a Bachelor's from a prestigious institution, strong online research and communication skills, and exceptional written communication abilities.

Qualifications

• Macbook with M-series chip is required.
• Master's degree or 2-3 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's from a prestigious institution.
• Strong online research and communication skills.
• Ability to gather and clearly summarize information from diverse sources.
• Excellent written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality research questions, answers, and evaluation materials to train advanced language models.
• Evaluate and improve AI model performance through structured research and analysis.
• Collaborate asynchronously with flexible hours to meet project goals.
• Gather and summarize information from diverse sources to support AI training.
• Provide clear, structured feedback to AI research teams to improve training data quality.

Skills

Strong online research and comms

Excellent written communication

Ability to summarize information

Education

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree from a prestigious institution

Tools

Macbook with M-series chip

Job description

Mercor is seeking a Generalist (Macbook User) for a remote contract role. You will contribute to training advanced language models, with 10-20 hours per week and immediate start preferred. Compensation is $50-$60 per hour, with flexible hours to fit your schedule.

Ideal candidates have a Master’s degree or 2-3 years of relevant experience plus a Bachelor's from a prestigious institution, strong online research and communication skills, and exceptional written communication abilities.