Remote Benchmark Specialist - History & Political Science (Contract)

Grupo Gepp, S.A.P.I. De C.V.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; MXN 1,119,000 - 1,424,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking an Applied History & Political Science Benchmark Specialist for a remote contract role. You will craft deep, self-contained questions with clear instructions and provide comprehensive solutions with references, targeting high-level scholarship.

The position requires a PhD or doctoral candidacy in related fields, strong historiographical methods, and excellent written English. Workload is 10+ hours per week with flexible scheduling.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Author original history and political science questions testing deep conceptual understanding.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained and precisely defined.
• Rate question difficulty: Medium, Hard, or Expert.
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions in markdown.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question.
• Flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify edits.

Skills

Historiography methods

Political theory

Comparative analysis

Education

PhD in History

Master's degree considered

Job description

Mercor is seeking an Applied History & Political Science Benchmark Specialist for a remote contract role. You will craft deep, self-contained questions with clear instructions and provide comprehensive solutions with references, targeting high-level scholarship.

The position requires a PhD or doctoral candidacy in related fields, strong historiographical methods, and excellent written English. Workload is 10+ hours per week with flexible scheduling.