Business 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: Applied Business & Commerce Benchmark Specialist
Type: Contract
Compensation: $77–$98/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author original business questions that test deep conceptual understanding in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research Analysis, Sustainability, Management Analysis, Product Management and Strategy, and Digital Marketing.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined with all necessary information in the problem statement.
• Rate each question's difficulty as Medium, Hard, or Expert and provide 1 correct answer with 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise reasoning in markdown format.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources like peer-reviewed journals and university repositories.
• For verification tasks, flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• PhD, DBA, or doctoral candidate in Business Administration, Management, Marketing, or a closely related field.
• MBA or Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
• Strong command of graduate-level business strategy, organizational theory, and quantitative methods.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.

Preferred

• Industry leadership experience or research publications in business fields.

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: support@mercor.com

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