Remote R&D Scientist - AI Research & Evaluation

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 96,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking Expert Professionals for STEM research on a remote contract basis. The role requires guiding research teams, designing rigorous domain tasks, and evaluating AI-generated work with expert-level scientific reasoning.

The position demands a PhD in a STEM field, 3+ years of experience, and ability to commit to 40 hours per week. Strong communication and domain expertise are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• PhD (completed, enrolled, or equivalent) in a STEM discipline.
• 3+ years of research, academic, or industry experience in their primary STEM domain.
• Demonstrated technical expertise in at least one domain: computational modeling, laboratory methods, data analysis, or statistical inference.
• Ability to commit to 40 hours per week during weekdays for the duration of the engagement.

Responsibilities

• Guide research teams to close knowledge gaps in STEM domains by surfacing edge cases and frontier problems.
• Design rigorous domain tasks and write accurate, well-reasoned solutions demonstrating expert-level scientific reasoning.
• Evaluate tasks and solutions produced by AI agents and others, with clear technical feedback.

Skills

Domain expertise

Data analysis

Programming

Science communication

Education

PhD (completed) in STEM

Tools

Computational modeling

Laboratory methods

Statistical inference

Job description

Mercor is seeking Expert Professionals for STEM research on a remote contract basis. The role requires guiding research teams, designing rigorous domain tasks, and evaluating AI-generated work with expert-level scientific reasoning.

The position demands a PhD in a STEM field, 3+ years of experience, and ability to commit to 40 hours per week. Strong communication and domain expertise are essential for success in this role.