Biology PhD - Assessment Specialist
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: Expert Biologist
Type:Contract
Compensation:$30ā$75/hour
Location:Remote
Commitment:10+ hours/week
- Role Responsibilities
- Author original biology questions that test deep conceptual understanding.
- Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined.
- Rate each question's difficulty: Medium, Hard, or Expert.
- Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives.
- Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions in markdown format.
- Supply 1ā5 academic references per question from reputable sources.
- For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made.
Qualifications
- Must-Have
- PhD or doctoral candidate in Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, or a closely related field.
- Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
- Strong command of graduate-level biological concepts, experimental design, and data interpretation.
- Research publications or laboratory experience in biological sciences is a strong plus.
- Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.
- Application Process (Takes 20ā30 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]
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
Remote
Skills:
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Benchmarking, Biochemistry, Biology, English Language, Experiment Design, Laboratory, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Publications, Research Laboratory, Writing Skills
About the Company:
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