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:
Economics & Finance Assessment Specialist
Type:
Contract
Compensation:
$40–$90/hour
Location:
Remote
Commitment:
10+ hours/week
Role Responsibilities
Author original economics and finance 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 transparent, concise intermediate steps in
markdown
format.
Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources like peer-reviewed journals and university repositories.




For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made.
Qualifications
Must-Have
PhD
or doctoral candidate in
Economics
,
Finance
, or a closely related field.
Master's degree
considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
Strong command of graduate-level economic theory, quantitative methods, and financial modeling.
Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.
Preferred
Experience with academic research,
CFA/CPA certification
, or financial industry expertise is a strong plus.
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