What you’ll do Author, review, and annotate technical tasks used to evaluate AI model performance on agricultural sciences problems. Tasks involve producing original problem sets grounded in crop figures, soil profiles, yield charts, and field imagery; writing reference solutions; and applying structured quality checks.

Who we’re looking for

• PhD in Agricultural Sciences or a related field, or MS in Agricultural Sciences with 3+ yrs applied research, extension, or industry experience, or BS in Agricultural Sciences with 5+ yrs applied farming, extension, or agribusiness experience
• Working fluency in at least two of: agronomy, soil science, animal science, agricultural economics, plant pathology
• Comfortable reading and interpreting crop figures, soil profiles, yield charts, and field imagery
• Clear technical writing; able to articulate reasoning step-by-step in written form

Compensation Starting rate $72/hr. Strong contributors have the opportunity to be promoted based on task quality and throughput.

Commitment Part-time, ~20 hrs/week, flexible schedule. Fully remote. Hourly.

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.