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Sr. Data Scientist | Up to $100/hr PT
Mercor
Canada · On-site Part-time $50 – $100/hr 3w ago
About the role
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
- Jack Dorsey
Position
- Title: Researcher and Technical Expert
- Type: Contract
- Compensation: $50–$100/hour
- Commitment: 30+ hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Design challenging, real-world STEM problems to evaluate model reasoning and problem-solving.
- Implement tasks using Python in an agentic development environment.
- Analyze model/agent behavior to diagnose reasoning gaps and improve performance.
- Develop reproducible and testable deliverables with clear specifications and deterministic tests.
- Collaborate with AI research teams to enhance model outputs and training data quality.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and project goals.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Deep expertise in data science, machine learning, finance, and/or Python-based coding.
- Active or recently graduated PhD (Top 20 U.S.-based school).
- Strong research background in frontier STEM topics.
- Ability to engage reliably for 30+ hours/week, primarily on weekdays.
- Demonstrated technical output such as high-quality open-source contributions.
- Comfort reading and reasoning about agent behavior traces to diagnose failure modes.
Preferred
- Familiarity with agentic frameworks and OSS ecosystems like LangChain, MetaGPT, AutoGen, AutoGPT, CrewAI, LlamaIndex, BabyAGI, SuperAGI, CAMEL, AgentGPT, Dify.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com
- PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity
Requirements
- Deep expertise in data science, machine learning, finance, and/or Python-based coding.
- Active or recently graduated PhD (Top 20 U.S.-based school).
- Strong research background in frontier STEM topics.
- Ability to engage reliably for 30+ hours/week, primarily on weekdays.
- Demonstrated technical output such as high-quality open-source contributions.
- Comfort reading and reasoning about agent behavior traces to diagnose failure modes.
Responsibilities
- Design challenging, real-world STEM problems to evaluate model reasoning and problem-solving.
- Implement tasks using Python in an agentic development environment.
- Analyze model/agent behavior to diagnose reasoning gaps and improve performance.
- Develop reproducible and testable deliverables with clear specifications and deterministic tests.
- Collaborate with AI research teams to enhance model outputs and training data quality.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and project goals.
Skills
AutoGenAutoGPTBabyAGICAMELCrewAIDifyLangChainLlamaIndexMetaGPTPythonSuperAGI
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