Research Specialist - Domain Expert

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.

About the role

As a Generalist Search Expert, you will evaluate AI-generated content to enhance the reasoning and rigor of model outputs. This is a contract, remote position with compensation ranging from $40–$70/hour.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate the accuracy and depth of AI-generated content to strengthen reasoning and rigor in model outputs.
• Review complex content for alignment with domain principles and methodologies.
• Provide clear, structured feedback to AI research teams to improve training data quality and downstream performance.
• Develop evaluation rubrics and benchmarks for assessing AI-generated tasks and solutions.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to ensure consistency, relevance, and coverage across datasets.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Requirements

• Strong research background in any domain.

For details about the interview process and platform information, visit Mercor’s talent documentation. For support, email support@mercor.com.