Research Assistant - AI Project

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 62,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking detail-oriented researchers to support a cutting-edge AI benchmarking project in San Francisco. Ideal candidates have 2-3 years of experience in STEM or related fields and are currently enrolled in a Masters program or recently completed one. The role emphasizes rigorous online research and clear summaries.

Work is part-time, roughly 10-20 hours per week, with an immediate start. You will develop high-quality research questions, answers, and evaluation materials to train

Qualifications

• All experts must have a Macbook with an M-series chip.
• Masters student or 2-3 years experience + Bachelor's from a prestigious institution.
• Strong online research and communication skills.
• Ability to gather and summarize information from diverse sources.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Interdisciplinary degree is a nice to have.
• Macbook must be Apple Silicon (ARM), M-series Pro, or MacBook Air with macOS 15+.

Responsibilities

• Part-time commitment of approximately 10-20 hours per week.
• Create high-quality research questions, answers, and evaluation materials to train advanced language models.
• Structured responsibilities without high-pressure internship or full-time consulting expectations.
• Immediate start preferred.

Skills

Online research

Written communication

Summarization

Education

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree from a prestigious institution

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