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:

Applied Economics & Finance Benchmark Specialist Type:

Contract Compensation:

$77–$98/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 with all necessary information in the problem statement.

Rate each question's difficulty as 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 intermediate steps in

markdown

format.





Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources such as 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.

Solid 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.

Resources & Support

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For any help or support, reach out to:

📌 Finance Expert (Perth)
🏢 Mercor
📍 Perth