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Posted 26 Jul 2026

Generalist (Must own MacBook)

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.

Remote$50–$60 per hour
Hiring companyMercor
Application process4.0 / 5Based on 1 review
Work experience2.0 / 5Based on 1 review

About the role

You will help benchmark and improve cutting-edge AI models.

Submit your resume, followed by a brief (15-minute) conversation with our AI interviewer to assess research and reasoning skills.

Complete a brief paid assessment to further evaluate your fit for the role.

You will receive follow-up communication within a few days regarding your application status and next steps.

You will be engaged as an independent contractor.

Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.

Responsibilities

  • 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.

Experience and education

  • 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.

Schedule details

Part-time commitment of approximately 10-20 hours per week.

Immediate start preferred.

This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.

Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.

Eligibility

Work arrangement: Fully remote

  • Required: All experts on this project must have a Macbook device with an ‘M’ series chip to perform tasks on.
  • 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.
  • Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.

Compensation details

$50–$60 per hour.

  • Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
More about the hiring companyMercor
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