[Hiring] Senior Domain Expert REMOTE USA

­­­­Position: Senior Domain Expert

Date posted: 2025-05-22

Industry: other

Employment type: Full Time

Experience: 5 years                     

Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree holder

Salary: $45-$200 / hr

Location: United States, REMOTE

Company: Mercor

Description:

Senior Domain Expert

$45-$200 / hr

Mercor is recruiting Senior Domain Experts as independent contractors working on research projects with leading AI labs.

These projects involve using your professional experience to design questions related to your occupation. We are extending offers across a broad range of domains (see list below) but are specifically looking for folks who have:

  • 5+ years full-time work experience in their field;
  • Concrete evidence of being an above-average performer (such as a history of receiving promotions or awards); and
  • Hired (or trained) others in their professional domain

We are looking for candidates who are based in the U.S., U.K., or Canada and who work in the following occupations – please ensure your occupation is listed and is still accepting applications (indicated on the sheet) prior to applying: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GL-dGcaTwaFtB6FGBeENoiiae0Uk9ezsE-_yrC6tr10/edit?usp=sharing

Here are more details about the role:

The listed hourly compensation scale is broad because we are adding people from a range of professions to this project – we aim to make the hourly compensation rate offered to you competitive based on your professional background and geographic location (please note that the listed hourly compensation scale is for U.S.-based applicants and that that scale will differ depending on where a candidate is geographically based)

  • You will interface directly with prominent AI researchers from one of the world’s top AI companies
  • The work is fully asynchronous and can be done around your schedule
  • This project requires a minimum commitment of 15 hours per week
  • The work will last for approximately 3-4 weeks after you begin the project

With respect to pay and legal status:

  • We can meet industry-standard compensation expectations for your current role
  • We will pay you out weekly via Stripe Connect based on the number of project work hours that you log
  • You will be classified as an at-will contractor to Mercor
  • Please note that we cannot currently support H1-B or STEM OPT status candidates