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Applied Philosophy Benchmark Specialist

MercorLegit · not rated yetPosted on 13 Aug 2026

Pay: $50–63/hr

Who can apply
Open worldwide
Hours
10 hrs/week · Contract
Where
Remote, work from home
Job type
Expert (SME) review
Openings
3 openings

At a glance: A contract, remote expert (SME) review job with Mercor. It pays $50–63/hr for 10 hours a week. People in any country can apply.

  • Ongoing · listed since 13 Aug 2026

    Mercor keeps this listing open to recruit all year. It is still open, but it isn’t a new opening.

What happens after you click Apply

  1. You leave AI Trainer HQ and go to Mercor’s own site.
  2. Upload your résumé on work.mercor.com
  3. Confirm your work authorization
  4. Sit the AI interview, which takes about 20 minutes
  5. Complete any written assessment attached to the listing
  6. On receiving an offer, sign it, configure payouts and verify your identity

How this pay compares

This job pays more than 39% of the 211 other generalist (no degree needed) jobs on the board that state pay; 61% pay more.

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Requirements

Qualifications
  • Not specified in the listing
Languages
  • English
Equipment
  • Computer with a reliable internet connection

About this job

Role Overview

We are seeking expert philosophers to author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will write and verify rigorous multiple-choice questions across core philosophy domains, evaluate solution quality, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks used to advance AI capabilities.

You will be assigned one of two task types:

• Question Authoring — Create original, challenging multiple-choice questions in your area of philosophy expertise, rate their difficulty, and submit them for review.

• Question Verification — Review pre-written questions for accuracy, clarity, and rigor. Edit where needed, rate difficulty, and document any changes made.

Philosophy Domains Covered

Formal Ontology & Knowledge Representation, AI Ethics, Applied Epistemology, Philosophy of Technology & Robotics, Philosophy of Science.

Key Responsibilities

• Author original philosophy questions that test deep conceptual understanding, not surface-level recall

• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined — all necessary information must be in the problem statement

• Rate each question's difficulty: Medium (intro undergraduate), Hard (advanced undergraduate), or Expert (post-graduate and above)

• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives that challenge expert-level solvers

• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise reasoning in markdown format

• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources (peer-reviewed journals, university repositories)

• For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made

Ideal Qualifications

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Philosophy or a closely related field

• Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain

• Strong command of philosophical argumentation, formal logic, and canonical texts across traditions

• Research publications or teaching experience in philosophy is a strong plus

• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely

More About the Opportunity

• Expected commitment: 10+ hours/week

• Asynchronous, fully remote work

Listing history

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