Research Generalist

Remote, USA
Posted Jun 12, 2026
Full-time

### Role Overview:

Mercor is looking for detail-oriented individuals with 1-2 years of experience in STEM, non-STEM fields, or currently enrolled postgrad college students to support a research project with a leading AI lab. You will help benchmark and improve cutting-edge AI models.

### Qualifications:

- Currently pursuing or recently completed Masters studies, or have 2-3 years of relevant experience + Bachelors from a prestigious institution

- Strong online research and communication skills

- Ability to gather and clearly summarize information from diverse sources

- Excellent written communication skills

- Interdisciplinary degree is a nice to have

### Job Details:

- Part-time commitment of approximately 10-20 hours per week

- Responsibilities include creating high-quality research questions, answers, and evaluation materials to train advanced language models

- Clearly structured responsibilities without the high pressure typically found in internships or full-time consulting roles

- Immediate start preferred

### Application and Onboarding Process:

- Submit your resume, followed by a brief (15-minute) conversation with our AI interviewer to assess research and reasoning skills

- Complete a brief paid assessment to further evaluate your fit for the role

- You will receive follow-up communication within a few days regarding your application status and next steps

### Pay and Legal Status:

- Compensation is $40-$65 per hour

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