Generalist Researcher

About the role

• Build answer keys for a multimodal search evaluation set

• Review photos, screenshots, documents, and conversations to define what a correct answer must contain

• Write the scoring standard rather than score model answers

What you’ll do

• Identify exact names, titles, models, venues, products, and public figures

• Transcribe facts, labels, and values precisely from the source

• Read the full conversation before writing ground truth for the final turn

• Include only what the evidence supports

• Never identify private individuals or infer sensitive attributes

• Flag unclear cases instead of guessing

You’re a good fit if you

• Are highly precise with names and numbers

• Can research unfamiliar subjects and find their correct formal names

• Follow written specifications exactly

• Have experience in annotation, ground truth, search relevance, cataloguing, or fact checking

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.