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: STEM Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $20–$80/hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: 5+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

Evaluate the accuracy and depth of AI-generated content in STEM fields to strengthen reasoning and rigor in model outputs .
Review complex scientific data 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 scientific 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 .

Qualifications

Must-Have

Graduate-level training or extensive industry experience in Engineering , Physics , Mathematics , Chemistry , or Software Engineering/Data Science .
Strong written English skills.
Ability to verify results against a source.

Preferred

Experience with data and data visualization .

Start Date

Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

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STEM Data Specialist - Engineering

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