STEM Researcher — AI Lab Support

Job overview

The STEM Researcher — AI Lab Support role is fully remote, with the posting identifying Mercor as headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Compensation is $50–$60 per hour, and the commitment is 10–20 hours per week. Mercor connects technical and creative talent with leading AI research labs. The researcher completes and narrates research workflows that help benchmark and improve advanced AI models. The work also produces training data and research outputs, using tools such as Python/Jupyter, MATLAB, R, and LaTeX, with asynchronous collaboration and flexible hours.

What you'll do

• Complete and narrate research tasks such as literature reviews, data analysis, modeling, and technical writing
• create training data for AI models
• conduct independent research workflows to benchmark and improve models
• use research tools including Python/Jupyter, MATLAB, R, and LaTeX
• collaborate asynchronously and meet deadlines.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

stem researcher

ai lab support

remote

ai model benchmarking

research data

python

jupyter

matlab

latex

$50–$60/hr

10–20 hours/week

mercor

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Paid assessment during the application process.

Why this role

Contract opportunity requiring an MSc or PhD in a STEM field, current or completed; must own a Mac or MacBook running macOS 15 or higher; 10–20 hours per week.

About the employer

Mercor is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Sector: 54.