What are the responsibilities and job description for the Psychologist position at Mercor?
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: Psychology Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70–$78/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 20 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
Must-Have
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: Psychology Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70–$78/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 20 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Author, review, and annotate technical tasks to evaluate AI model performance on psychology problems.
- Produce original problem sets grounded in experimental designs, statistical plots, and behavioral data figures.
- Write reference solutions and apply structured quality checks.
- Provide clear, structured feedback to improve training data quality and downstream performance.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.
Must-Have
- PhD in Psychology, PsyD, or MS in Psychology with 3 years clinical, research, or applied experience.
- BA/BS in Psychology with 5 years applied research, clinical support, or teaching experience.
- Working fluency in at least two of: cognitive, clinical, developmental, social, biological psychology.
- Comfortable reading and interpreting experimental designs, statistical plots, and behavioral data figures.
- Clear technical writing; able to articulate reasoning step-by-step in written form.
- Hourly contractor
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
- 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
Salary : $70 - $78