Mercor Generalist

Mercor is seeking versatile and detail-oriented professionals to collaborate with our team on a range of cutting-edge AI evaluation projects. As a Mercor Generalist, you’ll participate in the development and assessment of AI systems across diverse domains — helping test, refine, and improve how advanced models understand and reason about real-world workflows.

1. Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI-generated outputs for accuracy, clarity, and alignment with real-world reasoning

• Contribute written assessments and structured feedback on model performance

• Identify conceptual, logical, and stylistic strengths and weaknesses in AI responses

• Collaborate asynchronously with Mercor’s research and operations teams to maintain quality and consistency across evaluations

• Ensure strong analytical judgment, precise communication, and consistent application of evaluation criteria

2. Ideal Qualifications

• Strong English fluency and written communication skills

• Sharp attention to detail and ability to identify subtle errors or inconsistencies

• Analytical and critical thinking skills across a wide range of topics

• No formal educational background or specific degree required — curiosity, clarity, and reasoning skill are key

3. Timeline

• This listing does not qualify you for any particular project. This is an opportunity to join an important part of our talent pool

• Start Date: Rolling (immediate opportunities available)

• Duration: Varies by project (1–3 months typical)

• Commitment: Flexible and part-time (~10–20 hours/week, with potential to increase)

5. Application & Qualification Process

1. Submit Application: Upload your resume or professional summary

2. Qualifying Assessment: Complete a short, unpaid work trial introducing a core data type and task format used in Mercor projects

3. Ongoing Opportunities: Candidates who perform well will be considered for future paid work across AI evaluation, training, and research collaborations

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.