Higher Education Research Experts
Mercor is seeking **Higher Education Research Experts** 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 frontier large language models. Specifically, you will craft high-quality, challenging problems in your domain expertise with real-world applicability to inform the future of AI innovation.
• *Ideal Qualifications:**
- Have **a PhD or Master's degree** in **Higher Education, Educational Research, Library Science, Science Policy,** or related field from a top US/Canada/UK/New Zealand/Australia university
- Have experience with **academic research databases** (OpenAlex, NSF Awards, IPEDS, [Data.gov](http://Data.gov), institutional repositories)
- Have 2+ years of professional experience in **academic research administration, institutional research, library science, or science policy analysis**
- Have high **attention to detail**
- Have exceptional **written and verbal communication skills**
- Have excellent proficiency in English
- Are currently based in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, UK, or Australia
• *Key Responsibilities:**
- You will work asynchronously with a team of highly qualified experts across your domain
- You will craft higher education research tasks involving academic database searches, research output aggregation, funding data extraction, and institutional data retrieval across OpenAlex, NSF Awards, IPEDS, and [Data.gov](http://Data.gov)
- You will create detailed evaluation rubrics for AI agent performance
- The project is **15-20 hours of work per week** with potential for increased hours and extension
• *Role Start Date**
- This role will begin in early December with applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
• *Interview Process**
- You will complete a short interview to assess your domain expertise.
- You will be paid for up to 1 hour of onboarding time including the screening process and a few onboarding videos if you are hired.
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