Research Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $60/hr

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

Job summary

Mercor, a San Francisco-based research and talent platform, is seeking a Generalist (Macbook User) on a contract basis. This role offers remote work with 10–20 hours per week.

You will develop research questions to train language models, evaluate model performance, and summarize information from diverse sources, with flexible hours and independent work.

Qualifications

• Macbook with an M-series chip.
• Currently pursuing or completed Master's studies, or 2–3 years of relevant experience + Bachelor's.
• Strong online research and communication skills.
• Ability to gather and clearly summarize information from diverse sources.
• Excellent written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality research questions, answers, and evaluation materials to train advanced language models.
• Evaluate and improve AI model performance through structured research and analysis.
• Collaborate independently and asynchronously to meet project goals with flexible hours.
• Gather and summarize information from diverse sources to enhance AI model training.
• Provide clear, structured feedback to AI research teams to improve training data quality.

Skills

Macbook M-series

Online research

Written communication

Summarization

Education

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

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.
• Evaluate and improve AI model performance through structured research and analysis.
• Collaborate independently and asynchronously to meet project goals with flexible hours.
• Gather and summarize information from diverse sources to enhance AI model training.
• Provide clear, structured feedback to AI research teams to improve training data quality.

Qualifications Must-Have

• Macbook with an 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.
• Ability to gather and clearly summarize information from diverse sources.
• Excellent written communication skills.

Preferred

• Interdisciplinary degree.

Start Date

• Immediate start preferred