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STEM Research Assistant - Undergraduate

$42 per hour

Mercor

Toronto, ON
  • Remote job

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 Undergraduates

Type: Contract

Compensation: $42/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Evaluate the accuracy and depth of AI-generated content to strengthen reasoning and rigor in model outputs .
  • Review complex content for alignment with domain principles and methodologies.
  • Provide clear, structured feedback to AI research teams to improve training data quality and downstream performance.
  • 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

  • Currently enrolled STEM undergraduate or only an undergraduate degree.
  • No explosives, pyrotechnics, demolition, or military EOD experience.
  • U.S. person currently located in a Five Eyes country.

Preferred

  • Chemistry, physics, or engineering major.
  • Comfortable with independent, open-ended research tasks.
  • Strong information literacy — can evaluate source credibility.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

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