Teaching Expert [New Research Project]

Mercor is hiring experienced Teachers to participate in an exciting new research project focused on benchmarking and improving the capabilities of cutting-edge AI models.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with researchers to develop realistic teaching scenarios

• Design and review teaching-style prompts, responses, work products, and more

• Provide feedback on logic, clarity, and educational value

• Work with a team and individually to complete small project sprints

Note: this is an experimental research project and will require willingness to work closely with the project team and iterate on project structure.

Ideal Qualifications

• 3+ years of recent experience teaching full-time at the middle or high school level in the US or Canada

• Strong online research and analytical skills

• Ability to collaborate with a small group and willingness to iterate

• Excellent written communication and attention to detail

Project Timeline

• Start Date: ASAP

• Duration: 6-8 weeks

• Commitment: ~30 hours per week

Compensation & Contract

• Competitive hourly rate based on experience ($50-70 USD/hr)

• Top performers may receive bonus incentives ranging from $20–$100/hr on top of their pay rate

Application & Onboarding Process

• Upload your resume

• AI interview: A short session to understand your background, experience, and interest in the role

Apply today and leverage your teaching expertise to help build the future of AI-driven educational tools!

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.