Life, Physical & Social Science Expert
Mercor
$60 – $120/hour · as listed
Mercor connects experienced science professionals with AI research teams who need expert evaluation and training work. As a Life, Physical & Social Science Expert, you'll apply your STEM background to assess and improve AI model outputs across scientific domains. Your role involves reviewing AI-generated responses, providing judgment on accuracy and quality, and helping train models to meet rigorous scientific standards. This is ongoing AI data work where your expertise directly shapes how frontier AI systems perform.
This remote position suits intermediate-level professionals with strong scientific credentials who want flexible, part-time engagement. Work is project-based through Mercor's platform, with availability typically around 40 hours per week, though you control your own schedule. Compensation ranges from $60 to $120 per hour depending on project scope and your experience level.
From the listing: Mercor marketplace · part-time · 40h/week. The research teams behind the best-known AI models come to Mercor for scientific judgment they can't generate on their own. Your standards and expertise become the rubric that frontier AI is graded against. This is a standing listing for researchers who want AI training and evaluation work, not a specific job opening. It stays open whether or not a matching project is running this week. New proj
Applications are completed on the listing’s own site. Pay is shown as posted by the source (“as listed”) or the aggregator’s estimate where marked — offers and availability change, and individual results vary.
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