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 , and Jack Dorsey . Position: Agriculture Expert Type: Contract Compensation: $72–$80/hour Location: Remote Commitment: 20 hours/week Role Responsibilities

• Author and review technical tasks to evaluate AI model performance on agricultural sciences problems.
• Produce original problem sets grounded in crop figures, soil profiles, yield charts, and field imagery.
• Write reference solutions and apply structured quality checks to ensure accuracy.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to improve training data quality and performance.
• Work independently and asynchronously with a flexible schedule.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• PhD in Agricultural Sciences or related field, or MS with 3+ years applied research, extension, or industry experience, or BS with 5+ years 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 & Legal

• Hourly contractor
• Paid weekly

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
• For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity. ,