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 Philosophy Benchmark Specialist Type:

Contract Compensation:

$50-$63/hour Location:

Remote Commitment:

10+ hours/week Role Responsibilities

Author original philosophy questions that test deep conceptual understanding, not surface-level recall. Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined. Include all necessary information 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 like peer-reviewed journals or 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

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 solid plus. Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.

📌 Philosophy Phd (Adelaide)
🏢 Mercor
📍 Adelaide