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Engineering PhD - Assessment Specialist

Mercor

Role overview

Summary

This role focuses on creating and assessing engineering questions for AI research labs. You will contribute to the development of assessment materials that evaluate deep conceptual understanding in engineering, ensuring clarity and precision in problem statements.

Qualifications

  • PhD or doctoral candidate in Engineering or a closely related field.
  • Strong command of graduate-level engineering principles, applied mathematics, and domain-specific standards.
  • Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.
  • Preferred: Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
  • Preferred: Professional engineering licensure (PE) or industry experience is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

  • Author original engineering questions that test deep conceptual understanding.
  • Rate each question's difficulty as Medium, Hard, or Expert, providing 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives.
  • Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise intermediate steps in markdown format.
  • Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Communication
  • Detail Oriented

About the company

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Job description

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 Engineering Benchmark Specialist
Type: Contract
Compensation: $61–$77/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

  • Author original engineering questions that test deep conceptual understanding, not surface-level recall.
  • 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, providing 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives.
  • Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise intermediate steps in markdown format.
  • Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources like peer-reviewed journals or university repositories.
  • For verification tasks, flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • PhD or doctoral candidate in Engineering or a closely related field.
  • Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
  • Strong command of graduate-level engineering principles, applied mathematics, and domain-specific standards.
  • Professional engineering licensure (PE) or industry experience is a strong plus.
  • Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.

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

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

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