Economics PhD Benchmark Specialist

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 DAngelo Larry Summers and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Applied Economics & Finance Benchmark Specialist
Type: Contract
Compensation: $77 $ 98/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author original economics and finance questions that test deep conceptual understanding.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous self-contained and precisely defined.
• Rate each questions difficulty:
  Medium Hard or Expert.
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions in markdown format.
• Supply 15 academic references per question from reputable sources.
• For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity completeness precision or solvability and justify any edits made.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Economics Finance or a closely related field.
• Masters degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
• Strong command of graduate-level economic theory quantitative methods and financial modeling.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.

Preferred

• Experience with academic research CFA/CPA certification or financial industry expertise.

Application Process (Takes 2030 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

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