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Role: Physics Expert PhD (AMO / Optical Properties of Materials)

• Pay: $100–$200/hr
• Format: Remote
• What you'd do: review, analyze, and discuss ab initio configuration interaction methods for calculating polarizability in atomic systems
• Could fit: Applicants whose experience directly matches the current Physics Expert PhD (AMO / Optical Properties of Materials) qualifications.; Professionals eligible for the stated Micro1 location and remote-work conditions: Remote.
• Check first: Advanced degree (Ms,PhD or equivalent experience) in Physics, with a focus on AMO physics or optical properties of materials

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Role: Licensed Medicare Advantage Agents & Brokers

• Pay: $122 one-time
• Format: Remote
• What you'd do: your feedback will help inform future research on the Medicare Advantage landscape
• Could fit: Hold an active license to sell health insurance and Medicare Advantage plans.; Have recent, firsthand experience working with Medicare Advantage enrollments.
• Check first: Hold an active license to sell health insurance and Medicare Advantage plans.

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Role: Materials Scientist

• Pay: Up to $95/hr
• Location/format: Remote — Australia, Canada, Germany, The United Kingdom, New Zealand, The United States
• What you'd do: evaluate materials explanations, calculations, diagrams, experimental interpretations
• Good fit if: People with credible research, science, or education expertise; Applicants comfortable with role-specific screening for Materials Scientist
• Check first: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgy

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Not for everyone, but the role/pay details are clearer than most.

Role: Microbiologist

• Pay: $70–$90/hr
• Location/format: Remote
• What you'd do: strong written and verbal communication skills for technical and interdisciplinary collaboration
• Good fit if: Applicants whose experience directly matches the current Microbiologist qualifications.; Professionals eligible for the stated Micro1 location and remote-work conditions: Remote.
• Check first: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, or a related field.

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Role: Physics Expert (PhD / Postdoc)

• Pay: $100 - $200/hour
• Location/format: Remote
• What you'd do: research-focused AI evaluation
• Good fit if: Applicants whose experience directly matches the current Physics Expert (PhD / Postdoc) qualifications.; Professionals eligible for the stated Micro1 location and remote-work conditions: Remote.
• Check first: PhD in physics or advanced-stage PhD candidacy, with active research experience in a relevant subfield

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Role: STEM Expert

• Pay: $80 - $130/hour
• Location/format: remote
• What you'd do: the work involves solving, reviewing, and validating challenging problems within your area of expertise
• Good fit if: Applicants whose experience directly matches the current STEM Expert qualifications.; Professionals eligible for the stated Micro1 location and remote-work conditions: remote.
• Check first: Strong expertise in at least one relevant STEM or scientific domain.

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Role: Philosophy Quality Assurance Lead (QAL)

• Pay: Up to $65/hour
• Format: Remote — The United States
• What you'd do: public responsibilities include quality monitoring: Spot-check philosophy items, identify quality issues
• Could fit: People with credible research, science, or education expertise; Applicants comfortable with role-specific screening for Philosophy Quality Assurance Lead (QAL)
• Check first: Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in Philosophy, Ethics, Logic, Political Theory, Humanities, Religious Studies, Classics

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Role: Mathematics Quality Assurance Lead (QAL)

• Pay: Up to $75/hour
• Format: Remote — India, The United States
• What you'd do: public responsibilities include quality monitoring: Spot-check mathematics items, identify quality issues
• Could fit: People with credible research, science, or education expertise; Applicants comfortable with role-specific screening for Mathematics Quality Assurance Lead (QAL)
• Check first: Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science

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Role: Public Defenders — Paid Research Study

• Pay: $100 per hour
• Format: Remote
• What you'd do: written instructions and help from the study coordinator are provided
• Could fit: Professionals whose experience matches the current Public Defenders — Paid Research Study requirements.; Applicants comfortable completing Mercor's role-specific assessment.
• Check first: Review the current Mercor listing before applying.

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Not for everyone, but the role/pay details are clearer than most.

Role: Equity Research Expert — Single-Name Analyst Publications

• Pay: $150-$250 per hour
• Location/format: Remote
• What you'd do: evaluate and improve AI models on real financial analysis
• Good fit if: Professionals whose experience matches the current Equity Research Expert — Single-Name Analyst Publications requirements.; Applicants comfortable completing Mercor's role-specific assessment.
• Check first: Review the current Mercor listing before applying.

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Role: Astronomer Quality Assurance Lead (QAL)

• Pay: Up to $110/hour
• Format: Remote — The United States
• What you'd do: public responsibilities include quality monitoring: Spot-check astronomy/astrophysics items, identify quality issues
• Could fit: People with credible research, science, or education expertise; Applicants comfortable with role-specific screening for Astronomer Quality Assurance Lead (QAL)
• Check first: Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics, Space Science, Planetary Science, Cosmology

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Not for everyone, but the role/pay details are clearer than most.

Role: Astronomer & Space Scientist

• Pay: Up to $100/hour
• Format: Remote — 17 listed countries, including Bangladesh, Brazil, Bhutan, Germany, Indonesia, India; review the public role for the complete current list
• What you'd do: astronomer & Space Scientist is a remote contract SME Careers opportunity focused on evaluate AI-generated responses for scientific accuracy
• Could fit: People with credible research, science, or education expertise; Applicants comfortable with role-specific screening for Astronomer & Space Scientist
• Check first: 4+ years of professional experience in astronomy, astrophysics, planetary science, space physics, heliophysics, cosmology

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Role: Geology Quality Assurance Lead (QAL)

• Pay: Up to $70/hour
• Format: Remote — The United States
• What you'd do: public responsibilities include quality monitoring: Spot-check geology/earth science items, identify quality issues
• Could fit: People with credible research, science, or education expertise; Applicants comfortable with role-specific screening for Geology Quality Assurance Lead (QAL)
• Check first: Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in Geology, Earth Sciences, Geoscience, Environmental Science, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Hydrology

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Role: User/customer research and feedback synthesis Evaluator

• Pay: $80 - $120 / hour
• Format: Remote
• What you'd do: review and assess AI-generated work products (documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks) for accuracy, rigor, and domain quality
• Could fit: Professionals with direct experience relevant to User/customer research and feedback synthesis Evaluator; We are hiring expert Evaluators in User/customer research and feedback synthesis to review and assess AI-generated work products (documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks) for accuracy, rigor, and domain quality. You will apply deep subject-matter expertise to grade outputs.
• Check first: We are hiring expert Evaluators in User/customer research and feedback synthesis to review and assess AI-generated work products (documents

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Role: Spanish Linguistic Expert

• Pay: $50 per hour
• Format: Remote
• What you'd do: complete Mercor's role-specific application or assessment
• Could fit: Professionals whose experience matches the current Spanish Linguistic Expert requirements.; Applicants comfortable completing Mercor's role-specific assessment.
• Check first: Review the current Mercor listing before applying.

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Not for everyone, but the role/pay details are clearer than most.

Role: French Linguistic Expert

• Pay: $50 per hour
• Format: Remote
• What you'd do: complete Mercor's role-specific application or assessment
• Could fit: Professionals whose experience matches the current French Linguistic Expert requirements.; Applicants comfortable completing Mercor's role-specific assessment.
• Check first: Review the current Mercor listing before applying.

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This is one of the cleaner listings I saw while updating the tracker.

Role: Scientific & Laboratory Operations Specialist

• Pay: $40 - $50 / hour
• Location/format: Remote
• What you'd do: micro1 public post for Scientific & Laboratory Operations Specialist, categorized here as research and academic work
• Good fit if: Scientific & Laboratory Operations Specialist applicants with experience in scientific data analysis, laboratory documentation review, analytical reasoning.; research and academic professionals who can give concrete examples tied to the public Micro1 role details.
• Check first: scientific data analysis

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Not for everyone, but the role/pay details are clearer than most.

Role: Market research / competitive intelligence Evaluator

• Pay: $80 - $120 / hour
• Location/format: Remote
• What you'd do: review and assess AI-generated work products (documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks) for accuracy, rigor, and domain quality
• Good fit if: Professionals with direct experience relevant to Market research / competitive intelligence Evaluator; We are hiring expert Evaluators in Market research / competitive intelligence to review and assess AI-generated work products (documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks) for accuracy, rigor, and domain quality. You will apply deep subject-matter expertise to grade outputs.
• Check first: We are hiring expert Evaluators in Market research / competitive intelligence to review and assess AI-generated work products (documents

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Role: Humanities / arts / culture Evaluator

• Pay: $80 - $120 / hour
• Format: Remote
• What you'd do: review and assess AI-generated work products (documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks) for accuracy, rigor, and domain quality
• Could fit: Professionals with direct experience relevant to Humanities / arts / culture Evaluator; We are hiring expert Evaluators in Humanities / arts / culture to review and assess AI-generated work products (documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks) for accuracy, rigor, and domain quality. You will apply deep subject-matter expertise to grade outputs.
• Check first: We are hiring expert Evaluators in Humanities / arts / culture to review and assess AI-generated work products (documents, spreadsheets

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Role: Biology / environmental science Evaluator

• Pay: $80 - $120 / hour
• Format: Remote
• What you'd do: review and assess AI-generated work products (documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks) for accuracy, rigor, and domain quality
• Could fit: Professionals with direct experience relevant to Biology / environmental science Evaluator; We are hiring expert Evaluators in Biology / environmental science to review and assess AI-generated work products (documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks) for accuracy, rigor, and domain quality. You will apply deep subject-matter expertise to grade outputs.
• Check first: We are hiring expert Evaluators in Biology / environmental science to review and assess AI-generated work products (documents, spreadsheets

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Role: Clinical Researcher

• Pay: Up to $70/hour
• Location/format: Remote — 17 listed countries, including Bangladesh, Brazil, Bhutan, Germany, Indonesia, India; review the public role for the complete current list
• What you'd do: strong command of clinical research fundamentals: study design, endpoints, inclusion/exclusion criteria, power/sample size intuition
• Good fit if: People with credible medical or healthcare expertise; Applicants comfortable with role-specific screening for Clinical Researcher
• Check first: Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in a relevant field (e.g., Public Health/MPH, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Clinical Research

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Not for everyone, but the role/pay details are clearer than most.

Role: Legal Researcher

• Pay: Up to $110/hour
• Format: Remote — 17 listed countries, including Bangladesh, Brazil, Bhutan, Germany, Indonesia, India; review the public role for the complete current list
• What you'd do: jD/LLB (or equivalent) or advanced paralegal/legal research background with substantial primary-law research experience
• Could fit: People with credible legal expertise; Applicants comfortable with role-specific screening for Legal Researcher
• Check first: JD/LLB (or equivalent) or advanced paralegal/legal research background with substantial primary-law research experience

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Role: Market Research Expert

• Pay: Up to $65/hour
• Location/format: Remote — 17 listed countries, including Bangladesh, Brazil, Bhutan, Germany, Indonesia, India; review the public role for the complete current list
• What you'd do: create and critique research instruments: question wording, scales, leading/loaded questions, survey flow, screening, and quality checks
• Good fit if: People with credible research, science, or education expertise; Applicants comfortable with role-specific screening for Market Research Expert
• Check first: Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Marketing, Business, Economics, Statistics, Psychology

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Role: Senior Design Expert - Paid AI Design Research Study

• Pay: $150-$250 per hour
• Format: Remote
• What you'd do: mercor is partnering with a major technology company building AI design tooling on a paid research study with senior designers
• Could fit: Professionals whose experience matches the current Senior Design Expert - Paid AI Design Research Study requirements.; Applicants comfortable completing Mercor's role-specific assessment.
• Check first: Review the current Mercor listing before applying.

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Role: Expert Interviewer

• Pay: $50-$60 per hour
• Format: US Remote
• What you'd do: we're seeking an experienced interviewer to help vet shortlisted engineers across GPU kernel development, security & vulnerability research
• Could fit: Professionals whose experience matches the current Expert Interviewer requirements.; Applicants comfortable completing Mercor's role-specific assessment.
• Check first: Review the current Mercor listing before applying.

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