Research Analyst - Fully Remote | Upto $60/hr

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Generalist (Macbook User) for a remote contract role, requiring 10–20 hours per week and paying $50–$60 per hour. The role focuses on developing research questions, gathering and summarizing information, and providing feedback to improve AI training data.

Immediate start preferred. The candidate should be pursuing or have completed a Master’s, or have 2–3 years of relevant experience plus a Bachelor's from a prestigious institution, and must own a Macbook with Apple Silicon.

Qualifications

• Must have strong online research and communication skills.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and asynchronously.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality research questions, answers, and evaluation materials to train advanced language models.
• Gather and clearly summarize information from diverse sources to support AI model training.
• Provide structured feedback to improve AI model outputs and training data quality.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and elevate model performance.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to ensure dataset coverage and consistency.

Skills

Online research

Written communication

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree or 2–3 years experience

Bachelor's from a prestigious institution

Tools

Macbook with Apple Silicon

Job description

About the job Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Generalist (Macbook User) Type: Contract Compensation: $50–$60/hour Location: Remote Commitment: 10–20 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality research questions, answers, and evaluation materials to train advanced language models.
• Gather and clearly summarize information from diverse sources to support AI model training.
• Provide structured feedback to improve AI model outputs and training data quality.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and elevate model performance.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to ensure consistency and coverage across datasets.

Qualifications

• Must-Have
  • Macbook with Apple Silicon (ARM) or M-series chip.
  • Currently pursuing or recently completed Master's studies, or 2–3 years of relevant experience + Bachelor's from a prestigious institution.
  • Strong online research and communication skills.
  • Excellent written communication skills.
• Preferred
  • Interdisciplinary degree.

Start Date

Immediate start preferred