Economics Expert

Role Description

Mercor is seeking Economics PhDs for a premier project with one of the world's top AI labs. In this role, you will contribute your subject matter expertise to a cutting-edge project involving state-of-the-art large language models. Specifically, you will help create high-quality data that will inform the future of AI innovation by coming up with difficult problems in your domain.

• The role is ongoing starting in August and continuing with rolling applications.
• The project is expected to require 15-20 hours of work per week, with potential to be extended to 40 hours per week.
• The work is fully remote and asynchronous so it can be flexible and subject to your schedule.
• This project is scoped to last a minimum of 1-2 months.

Qualifications

• Have a Economics PhD from a top US, UK, Canadian, or European university.
• Have high attention to detail.
• Have exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Have excellent proficiency in English.

Requirements

• You will be legally classified as an hourly contractor for Mercor.
• We will pay you out at the end of each week via Stripe Connect.

Screening Process

• You will need to complete a short AI interview and written form, which will take 20-30min in total.

Company Description

Mercor specializes in recruiting experts for top AI labs and is based in San Francisco, CA. Our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D’Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.