Mercor
Economics PhD - Research Specialist - AI Trainer
Seattle, Washington, US
Role snapshot
Mercor is hiring a Economics PhD - Research Specialist - AI Trainer on a full-time basis. This is a role based in Seattle, Washington, US.
- Company
- Mercor
- Location
- Seattle, Washington, US
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Posted
- Oct 31, 2026
Who this role suits
People with roughly one to three years of experience who can own small pieces of work with light guidance and want to widen their scope.
How to prepare your application
- Prepare two or three stories about work you owned end to end, including one thing that went wrong and what you changed.
- Read what Mercor publishes about its product or team, so you can say clearly why this role and this company.
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About the role
About the job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Position: Senior Economics Research Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $150–$200/hour
Location: Remote
Duration: Minimum four weeks
Commitment: 10+ hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Evaluate the accuracy and depth of AI-generated content in Economics to strengthen reasoning and rigor in model outputs.
- Review complex economic content for alignment with domain principles and methodologies.
- Provide clear, structured feedback to AI research teams to improve training data quality and downstream performance.
- Develop evaluation rubrics and benchmarks for assessing AI-generated economic tasks and solutions.
- Collaborate with subject matter experts to ensure consistency, relevance, and coverage across datasets.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- At least 2 years of experience working for top institutions, leading economics research (e.g., World Bank, IMF, Fed, Graduate Schools).
- PhD in Economics.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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