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Researcher / Scientist
STEM Undergraduates Part-time
STEM Undergraduates
$42 per hour
Hourly contract Remote S L F
28 hired this month
Posted by Mercor
Location Requirements
United States
Requirements
- Currently enrolled STEM undergraduate or only an undergraduate degree, no advanced education.
- No explosives, pyrotechnics, demolition, or military EOD experience
- U.S. person currently located in a Five Eyes country
Preferred qualifications
- Chemistry, physics, or engineering major (closer to relevant fundamentals)
- Comfortable with independent, open-ended research tasks
- Strong information literacy — can evaluate source credibility
We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.
Contract and Payment Terms
- You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
- This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
- Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
- Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
- Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
- Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.
About Mercor
Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models using human expertise. You will work on projects that focus on training and enhancing AI systems. You will be paid competitively, collaborate with leading researchers, and help shape the next generation of AI systems in your area of expertise.
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