Psychiatry Expert

Psychiatrist

Mercor is seeking board-certified psychiatrists for a project with one of the world's top AI labs.

We welcome applications from psychiatrists across all practice settings, with particular interest in subspecialty expertise. This role evaluates how large language models reason through advanced psychiatric cases. You will design expert-level diagnostic and reasoning challenges that current models fail, then provide authoritative, gold-standard answers.

Required

• Completed psychiatry residency: ACGME, AOA, or national equivalent. In-training does not count.

• Medical degree: MD or DO. DO and international degrees qualify.

• Active board certification in psychiatry: ABPN, FRCPC, MRCPsych, FRANZCP, or recognized national equivalent. Board-eligible and lapsed do not count.

• Active, unrestricted medical license. No suspension, revocation, or open disciplinary action.

• 3+ years of independent practice after residency, currently or within the last 2 years. Training years excluded.

• Practice in an accredited or government-licensed setting: hospital, academic center, community clinic, private practice, or telehealth. Recognized means accredited, not self-described.

• Based in the US, UK, Europe, or Australia. US preferred.

Preferred (scored, not gates)

• 10+ direct patient-contact hours per week, current. Clinical care only.

• Psychiatry-Specific Subspecialty depth in Addiction, Child/Adolescent, Forensic, Geriatric, or Consultation-Liaison. Demonstrated through fellowship, subspecialty board, or 2+ years of practice.

  • Must be a psychiatry focus

• OSCE development or examiner experience. Sitting one as a candidate does not count.

• Faculty appointment in a department of psychiatry, current or within 2 years.

Role details:

• Develop gold-standard answers with clear clinical reasoning

• Emphasize edge cases, nuanced differentials, and risk assessment

• Collaborate directly with research teams at a leading AI lab

• Provide feedback on common failure modes in model reasoning

Screening Process:

• Complete a short interview (approximately 20–30 minutes)

• The interview explores your clinical background and subspecialty expertise

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.