STEM Expert - Task Designer - AI Trainer
$2,000 per unitMercor
Job Description
Job Description
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: STEM Expert Task Pilot
Type: Contract
Compensation: $2000 per task
Location: Remote
Commitment: 20 hours
Role Responsibilities
- Build challenging, real-world tasks to test AI agents on expert-level technical work.
- Design open-ended tasks with no single right answer, allowing for partial credit scoring.
- Develop tasks like "Build the fastest possible attention engine" to push AI capabilities.
- Ensure tasks are evaluated automatically from 0 to 1 with partial credit.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and improve task quality.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Expertise in your field to create high-level technical tasks.
- Ability to design tasks that challenge AI models .
Start Date
- Apply by Oct 4, 2026, 11:59pm PT ; applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Pick task types that fit your expertise.
- Describe one task idea in a few paragraphs.
- Await idea approval before building anything.
Resources & Support
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check:
- For any help or support, reach out to: View email address on us.fitly.work
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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