Mercor Accepting applications STEM

STEM PhDs and Technical Domain Experts

Global Remote Contract Posted 19 May 2026

$55–$80/hour

About this role

Mercor is seeking STEM PhDs and Technical Domain Experts for a premier project with one of the world's top AI labs. This role pays between $55-90/hour.

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.

You're a good fit if you:

  • Have a PhD or advanced degree (or equivalent industry experience) in one of the following domains: Medicine / Healthcare, Statistics and Data Science, AI / ML Research, Computer Science, Game Development or Mechanical / Aerospace Engineering
  • Have high attention to detail
  • Have exceptional written and verbal communication skills Screening Process:
  • You will need to complete a short interview and task that will take 20-30 mins and we will pay for up to 1hour of onboarding time including this and a few onboarding videos if you are hired. Currently, we are only accepting applicants from the U.S., UK, and Canada.

Apply today and leverage your leadership and technical expertise to advance cutting-edge AI models!

Skills

STEM ResearchTechnical WritingDomain ExpertiseScientific Analysis

Sourced from Mercor · original listing · application link last checked 31 Aug 2026

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