Applied Economics & Finance Benchmark Specialist
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Economics and finance experts authoring and verifying rigorous assessments for Mercor’s AI research initiatives. Creating gold-standard benchmarks to train frontier AI models.
Responsibilities:
- Author original, challenging multiple-choice questions in economics and finance
- Review and verify pre-written questions for accuracy, clarity, rigor, completeness, precision, and solvability
- 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
- Flag issues and justify edits made during verification
- Contribute to gold-standard benchmarks for AI research and training frontier AI models
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 work as an independent contractor
- Unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time
Benefits:
- Flexible, asynchronous schedule
- Fully remote work
- Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
- Competitive compensation
- Opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers
- Opportunity to help shape next-generation AI systems
- Reasonable accommodations upon request
- Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance
- Referral payments of up to $400 per successful referral (subject to limits)
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