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:
Professors in Finance, Accounting, Law
Type:
W2 Employment
Compensation:
$55–$85/hour
Location:
Remote
Commitment:
30+ hours/week
Role Responsibilities
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Design challenging, real-world domain-specific problems for agentic tasks. Target core capability loss failures in frontier AI models.
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Integrate problems into an Agentic development environment using Python. Prepare detailed instructions, overviews, and golden solutions.
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Evaluate cross-model performance on tasks. Analyze and classify failures as logical reasoning gaps.
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Identify tasks where the model fails all tests. Extract core capability loss patterns from agent trajectories.
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Collaborate with domain experts to guide the next generation of frontier AI tools.
Qualifications
Must-Have
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Current or retired professor in Finance, Accounting, Law, etc.
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Degree in finance, accounting, law, or relevant field.
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Ability to engage reliably for at least 30 hours/week during weekdays.
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Basic ability to work independently and manage time.
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Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred
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Experience in AI training, model evaluation, and data annotation.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
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Upload resume
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AI interview based on your resume
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Submit form
Resources & Support
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