Remote Biology PhD Assessment Architect

Mercor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 24,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Mercor seeks expert biologists to author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will write and verify rigorous MCQs across core biology domains, evaluate solution quality, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks for advancing AI capabilities.

Role covers two task types: Question Authoring and Question Verification, with asynchronous, fully remote work and an expected commitment of 10+ hours per week.

Qualifications

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Biology or closely related field.
• Strong command of graduate-level biological concepts and data interpretation.
• Excellent written English with ability to express complex ideas clearly.

Responsibilities

• Author original biology questions that test deep conceptual understanding and provide 1 correct answer with 9 plausible alternatives.
• Review pre-written questions for accuracy, clarity, and rigor, and document edits.

Skills

Biology expertise

Question authoring

Question verification

Education

PhD in Biology

Doctoral candidate

Job description

Mercor seeks expert biologists to author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will write and verify rigorous MCQs across core biology domains, evaluate solution quality, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks for advancing AI capabilities.

Role covers two task types: Question Authoring and Question Verification, with asynchronous, fully remote work and an expected commitment of 10+ hours per week.