Culinary Professionals (Chefs, Culinary Professors/Teachers)

1. Role Overview Mercor is partnering with a client seeking culinary professionals to provide expert insights. We’re looking for expert chefs and culinary educators with a proven ability to teach complex cooking concepts in approachable ways.

2. Key Responsibilities

• Participate in a one-hour video call to discuss your culinary teaching experience and philosophy

• Share insights on effective methods for communicating advanced cooking principles

• Provide examples and context for public-facing work (e.g., cookbooks, video content, blog posts)

• Engage in thoughtful discussion about instructional strategies and audience engagement

3. Ideal Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in professional cooking or culinary education (5+ years preferred)

• Published or public-facing work, such as a cookbook, YouTube series, cooking blog, or TV appearance

• Experience teaching or explaining advanced culinary topics to non-expert audiences

• Clear, engaging communication style with a focus on practical application

4. Application Process

• Submit your resume or portfolio link to express interest

• Share links to relevant public work (e.g., published recipes, videos, blog posts)

• Mercor will contact selected experts to schedule a call

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Contract and Payment Terms

• You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
• This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
• Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
• Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
• Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
• Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.

About Mercor

Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models using human expertise. You will work on projects that focus on training and enhancing AI systems. You will be paid competitively, collaborate with leading researchers, and help shape the next generation of AI systems in your area of expertise.