Mathematics PhD - AI Researcher

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 : AI Research Evaluator

Type : Contractor

Compensation : $50–$60 / hour

Location : Remote

Commitment : 30 hours / week

Role Responsibilities

• Review and audit submitted data, including prompts, solutions, final answers, references, and metadata.
• Evaluate task quality using structured turn-level and task-level rubrics, ensuring clarity, correctness, and logical consistency.
• Verify the accuracy of solutions, reasoning steps, and chain-of-thoughts, identifying flaws, gaps, or inconsistencies.
• Assess coding problems by validating test cases, solution correctness, and language consistency.
• Provide concise, well-reasoned written feedback to justify evaluation decisions.
• Work independently and asynchronously following provided tools and workflows.

Qualifications

Must-Have

Preferred

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Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

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PS : Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

Skills Required

Algorithms, Coding, Data Structures, Computer Science, Testing Frameworks, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, application frameworks, Quality Assurance, Testing, Python