AI Assessment Specialist - PhD

About the role

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.

Type: Contract
Compensation: $66–$84/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10+ hours/week

Responsibilities

• Author original computer science questions that test deep conceptual understanding.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined.
• Rate each question's difficulty as Medium, Hard, or Expert.
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions in markdown format.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources.
• For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability.

Requirements

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
• Strong command of graduate-level CS theory, algorithms, systems design, and/or machine learning.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.

Preferred Qualifications

• Research publications, industry experience at top tech companies, or competitive programming background.