Research Assistant - AI Project - AI Trainer

Obsidian; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is recruiting for a part-time research support role focused on developing questions, answers, and evaluation materials to train advanced language models. You will contribute to benchmarking AI models while enjoying a structured, low-pressure internship-like environment.

Ideal candidates have 2-3 years in STEM or related fields, possess strong online research capabilities, and can summarize diverse sources clearly. An MacBook with Apple Silicon is required, and start is immediate.

Qualifications

• 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
• All experts must have a Macbook with an M-series chip or similar Apple Silicon requirements

Responsibilities

• Creating high-quality research questions, answers, and evaluation materials to train advanced language models
• Clearly structured responsibilities with low-pressure internship-like environment
• Immediate start preferred

Skills

Online research

Written communication

Communication skills

Summarization

Interdisciplinary mindset

Education

Masters studies or 2-3 years experience + Bachelors

Tools

MacBook with M-series

macOS 15+

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