Remote Philosophy Question Architect for AI Research

Mercor; New York (NY); Remote; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking expert philosophers to author or verify high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will write and review rigorous philosophy MC questions across core domains, evaluate solution quality, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks for advancing AI capabilities.

You will be assigned one of two task types: question authoring or question verification, with remote, asynchronous work and a 10+ hour weekly commitment.

Qualifications

• Philosophy expertise and strong argumentative skills.
• Ability to craft rigorous MC questions testing deep concepts.
• Proficiency in clear, precise academic writing.

Responsibilities

• Author original philosophy questions with clear problem statements.
• Rate difficulty: Medium/Hard/Expert per question.
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible distractors.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions in Markdown.
• Include 1–5 academic references per question.

Skills

Philosophy expert

Analytical writing

Formal logic

Academic research

Education

PhD in Philosophy

Doctoral candidate

Master's degree considered

Job description

Mercor is seeking expert philosophers to author or verify high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will write and review rigorous philosophy MC questions across core domains, evaluate solution quality, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks for advancing AI capabilities.

You will be assigned one of two task types: question authoring or question verification, with remote, asynchronous work and a 10+ hour weekly commitment.