Applied Economics & Finance Benchmark Specialist
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Economics and finance experts authoring and verifying rigorous assessment questions for Mercor’s AI benchmark projects. Creating gold-standard content to train and enhance frontier models.
Responsibilities:
- Author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative
- Create original, challenging multiple-choice questions across economics and finance domains
- Rate question difficulty as Medium, Hard, or Expert
- Provide one correct answer and nine plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives
- Write step-by-step solutions in markdown format
- Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources
- Verify pre-written questions for accuracy, clarity, rigor, completeness, precision, and solvability
- Edit questions where needed and document changes
- Help establish gold-standard benchmarks used to advance AI capabilities
Requirements:
- PhD or doctoral candidate in Economics, Finance, or a closely related field
- Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain
- Strong command of graduate-level economic theory, quantitative methods, and financial modeling
- Experience with academic research, CFA/CPA certification, or financial industry expertise is a strong plus
- Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely
- Expected commitment of 10+ hours/week
- Must not require H1-B or STEM OPT support
Benefits:
- Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise based on services rendered
- Fully remote work
- Flexible schedule / asynchronous work
- Competitive pay
- Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance
- Reasonable accommodations upon request
- Referral payments of up to $400 for each successful referral
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