STEM Data Specialist - Engineering

About The Job Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: STEM Expert

Type: Contract Compensation: $20–$80/hour Location: Remote Commitment: 5+ hours/week Role Responsibilities

• Evaluate the accuracy and depth of AI-generated content in STEM fields to strengthen reasoning and rigor in model outputs.
• Review complex scientific data for alignment with domain principles and methodologies.
• Provide clear, structured feedback to AI research teams to improve training data quality and downstream performance.
• Develop evaluation rubrics and benchmarks for assessing AI-generated scientific tasks and solutions.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to ensure consistency, relevance, and coverage across datasets.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Qualifications Must-Have

• Graduate-level training or extensive industry experience in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, or Software Engineering/Data Science.
• Strong written English skills.
• Ability to verify results against a source.

Preferred

• Experience with data and data visualization.

Start Date

• Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]

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