Applied Economics & Finance Benchmark Specialist

🕒 September 14

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $77 - $98 / hour

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Where this job comes from

Posted on Mercor's careers page, not through a job board

First seen by Remote Rocketship September 14

Still open on Mercor's site. Checked Yesterday.

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Mercor

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2023

🔥 Funding within the last year

💰 $350M Series C - Mercor on 2025-10

Mercor is a company for which no descriptive text was provided in the input. Additional information (products, services, target customers, or industry specifics) is needed to create an accurate summary and select appropriate industries.

📋 Description

• Author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative • Create original, challenging multiple-choice questions across economics and finance domains • Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined • Rate question difficulty as Medium, Hard, or Expert • Provide one correct answer and nine plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives • Write step-by-step solutions in markdown format • Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources • Review pre-written questions for accuracy, clarity, rigor, completeness, precision, and solvability • Edit questions where needed and document changes • Work on projects focused on training and enhancing AI systems

🎯 Requirements

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Economics, Finance, or a closely related field • Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain • Strong command of graduate-level economic theory, quantitative methods, and financial modeling • Experience with academic research, CFA/CPA certification, or financial industry expertise is a strong plus • Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely • Expected commitment of 10+ hours/week • Independent contractor status • Unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time

🏖️ Benefits

• Asynchronous, fully remote work • Flexible schedule; work can be completed on your own schedule • Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise based on services rendered • Competitive pay • Opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers • Opportunity to help shape the next generation of AI systems • Up to $400 for each successful referral • No limit on referrals (restrictions may apply)

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