CS PhD AI Benchmark Specialist

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 DAngelo Larry Summers and Jack Dorsey .

Position: Applied Computer Science Benchmark Specialist

Type: Contract

Compensation: $66$84/hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: 10 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author original computer science questions that test deep conceptual understanding.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous self-contained and precisely defined.
• Rate each questions difficulty: Medium Hard or Expert.
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions in markdown format.
• Supply 15 academic references per question from reputable sources.
• For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity completeness precision or solvability.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Computer Science Electrical Engineering or a closely related field.
• Masters degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
• Strong command of graduate-level CS theory algorithms systems design and/or machine learning .
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.

Preferred

• Research publications industry experience at top tech companies or competitive programming background.

Application Process (Takes 2030 mins to complete)

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