Job Overview
Job description
- Salary:
- USD 60 - 100 per hour
- Location:
- France
- Work arrangement:
- Remote
Role Summary
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: ML Research PhD Experts (ICML / NeurIPS / ICLR Publications)
- Type: Contract
- Compensation: $60–$100/hour
- Location: Remote
- Role Responsibilities
Evaluate the accuracy and depth of AI-generated content to strengthen reasoning and rigor in model outputs .
Review complex machine learning research 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
- PhD in Machine Learning , Computer Science , AI , or a closely related field.
- Published at least one main conference paper at ICML, NeurIPS, or ICLR .
- Strong preference for candidates with 2+ publications at these venues.
- Demonstrated experience conducting original ML research .
Preferred
- Expertise in Reinforcement Learning (RL) .
- Knowledge of Meta-Learning .
- Experience with Recursive Self-Improvement .
- Interest in AI for Science (e.g., weather forecasting, protein modeling, scientific discovery).
Start Date
Urgent ; applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
- Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
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Additional Information
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
- Role:
- AI Researcher - Fully Remote | Upto $100/hr
- Job Type:
- Contractor
Company profile
mercor
mercor.comMercor is an AI data company that connects domain experts across hundreds of professional fields with frontier AI labs and enterprises. Experts on its platform train and evaluate AI models, and its APEX benchmark family measures how AI performs on real-world professional work. Mercor Enterprise helps large companies capture how their most skilled people work and turn that expertise into AI agents. Founded in 2023, the company has offices in San Francisco, NYC and London.
- Founded
- 2023
- Funding Stage
- Series C
