Research Analyst - Macbook Specialist - AI Trainer

Obsidian; New York (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking detail-oriented individuals to support a research project with a leading AI lab. You will help benchmark and improve cutting-edge AI models in a part-time capacity, approximately 10–20 hours per week, with an immediate start preference.

Candidates should have 2–3 years of experience in STEM or related fields (or be pursuing Masters) and a MacBook with an M-series chip. Strong research, summarization, and written communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Must have Macbook with M-series chip (Apple Silicon)
• Pursuing or completed Masters, or 2-3 years of relevant experience + Bachelors from a top institution
• Strong online research and communication skills
• Ability to gather and clearly summarize information from diverse sources
• Excellent written communication skills
• Interdisciplinary degree is a nice to have

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality research questions, answers, and evaluation materials to train advanced language models
• Support benchmarking and improvement of cutting-edge AI models
• Contribute to structured research outputs with clear documentation

Skills

Online research

Written communication

Summarization

Communication

Education

Masters studies or 2-3 years experience + Bachelors

Job description

Role Overview:

Mercor is looking for detail-oriented individuals with 2-3 years of experience in STEM, non-STEM fields, or currently enrolled postgrad college students to support a research project with a leading AI lab. You will help benchmark and improve cutting-edge AI models.

Qualifications:

• Required: All experts on this project must have a Macbook device with an ‘M’ series chip to perform tasks on.
• Currently pursuing or recently completed Masters studies, or have 2-3 years of relevant experience + Bachelors from a prestigious institution
• Strong online research and communication skills
• Ability to gather and clearly summarize information from diverse sources
• Excellent written communication skills
• Interdisciplinary degree is a nice to have
• Must have a Macbook with one of the following requirements:
  • Apple Silicon (ARM) Macs
  • M‑series MacBook Pro, or
  • MacBook Air models running macOS 15 or higher

Job Details:

• Part-time commitment of approximately 10-20 hours per week
• Responsibilities include creating high-quality research questions, answers, and evaluation materials to train advanced language models
• Clearly structured responsibilities without the high pressure typically found in internships or full-time consulting roles
• Immediate start preferred