Academic Researcher - Fully Remote | Upto $110/yr

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: Academic Research Collaborator - Professors & PhDs Type: Contract Compensation: $80–$110/hour Location: Remote Role Responsibilities • Design challenging, real-world domain-specific problems in areas like financial modeling , legal reasoning , econometrics , ML , and coding . Focus on addressing core capability loss failures in frontier AI models . • Integrate problems into an Agentic development environment using Python . Prepare all necessary components for robust task execution. • Evaluate the target model's performance on designed tasks. Analyze outcomes to improve model reasoning and outputs. • Identify tasks where the model fails to pass tests. Classify failures as logical reasoning issues to guide future improvements. • Collaborate with domain experts to enhance AI model training and ensure task relevance and accuracy. Qualifications Must-Have • Current or retired professor, or PhD student , in STEM or professional/quantitative domains. • Degree or PhD in progress from a top university. • Working proficiency in Python applied in research, industry, GitHub , or coursework. • Ability to engage reliably for 30+ hours/week during weekdays. • Basic ability to work independently and manage time effectively. • Strong verbal and written communication skills. Preferred • Past experience in AI training , model evaluation, and data annotation. Resources & Support • For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: • For any help or support, reach out to: PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity. Originally posted on Himalayas