Remote Radiological AI Safety Specialist

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor invites applications for an Emergency Response Specialist role. This contract position focuses on creating challenging radiological safety prompts and evaluating AI responses to ensure alignment with safety policies.

You will craft reference answers with solid technical reasoning to guide system behavior. You will collaborate with radiological safety experts to assess misuse potential and maintain high standards in AI evaluation.

Qualifications

• Experience in radiological emergency planning or response.
• Background in consequence and dispersal modeling.
• Strong technical writing skills with prior experience or published research.
• Ability to distinguish routine professional questions from potentially harmful ones.

Responsibilities

• Write challenging single-turn prompts in radiological safety, labeled as benign, dual-use, or adversarial.
• Evaluate AI model responses against defined policy standards to ensure correct handling.
• Write reference answers with technical reasoning to guide correct responses.
• Collaborate with radiological safety experts to assess misuse potential in technical requests.
• Work independently to maintain high standards in AI model evaluation and improvement.

Skills

Radiological emergency planning

Consequence modeling

Technical writing

Risk assessment

Job description

Mercor invites applications for an Emergency Response Specialist role. This contract position focuses on creating challenging radiological safety prompts and evaluating AI responses to ensure alignment with safety policies.

You will craft reference answers with solid technical reasoning to guide system behavior. You will collaborate with radiological safety experts to assess misuse potential and maintain high standards in AI evaluation.