

Statistics Specialist
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This role is for a Statistics Specialist with a Physics PhD from a top university, offering 10-20 hours per week of remote work starting in August, with pay classified as hourly. Applicants must be from the U.S., UK, or Canada.
π - Country
United States
π± - Currency
$ USD
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π° - Day rate
560
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ποΈ - Date discovered
August 6, 2025
π - Project duration
1 to 3 months
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ποΈ - Location type
Remote
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π - Contract type
Unknown
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π - Security clearance
Unknown
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π - Location detailed
United States
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π§ - Skills detailed
#Leadership #ADaM (Analysis Data Model) #Statistics #AI (Artificial Intelligence)
Role description
Mercor is seeking Statistics PhDs for a premier project with one of the world's top AI labs.
In this role, you will contribute your subject matter expertise to a cutting-edge project involving state-of-the-art large language models. Specifically, you will help create high-quality data that will inform the future of AI innovation by coming up with difficult problems in your domain.
You're a good fit if you:
β’ Have attended undergraduate in US/UK/Canada or Europe.
β’ Have a Physics PhD from a top US, Canadian, or European university.
β’ Have high attention to detail.
β’ Have exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
β’ Have excellent proficiency in English.
Here are more details about the role:
β’ The role is ongoing starting in August and continuing with rolling applications.
β’ The project is 10-20 hours of work per week with potential to be extended to 40 hours per week
β’ The work is fully remote and asynchronous so it can flexible and subject to your schedule
β’ This project is scoped to last a minimum of 1-2 months
With respect to pay and legal status:
β’ You will be legally classified as an hourly contractor for Mercor
β’ We will pay you out at the end of each week via Stripe Connect
Screening Process:
β’ You will need to complete a short interview and form which will take in total 20-30 min to fully apply.
β’ Currently, we are only accepting applicants from the U.S., UK, and Canada.
About Mercor
Mercor specializes in recruiting experts for top AI labs and is based in San Francisco, CA. Our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam DβAngelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Apply today and leverage your leadership and technical expertise to advance cutting-edge AI models!
We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.
Mercor is seeking Statistics PhDs for a premier project with one of the world's top AI labs.
In this role, you will contribute your subject matter expertise to a cutting-edge project involving state-of-the-art large language models. Specifically, you will help create high-quality data that will inform the future of AI innovation by coming up with difficult problems in your domain.
You're a good fit if you:
β’ Have attended undergraduate in US/UK/Canada or Europe.
β’ Have a Physics PhD from a top US, Canadian, or European university.
β’ Have high attention to detail.
β’ Have exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
β’ Have excellent proficiency in English.
Here are more details about the role:
β’ The role is ongoing starting in August and continuing with rolling applications.
β’ The project is 10-20 hours of work per week with potential to be extended to 40 hours per week
β’ The work is fully remote and asynchronous so it can flexible and subject to your schedule
β’ This project is scoped to last a minimum of 1-2 months
With respect to pay and legal status:
β’ You will be legally classified as an hourly contractor for Mercor
β’ We will pay you out at the end of each week via Stripe Connect
Screening Process:
β’ You will need to complete a short interview and form which will take in total 20-30 min to fully apply.
β’ Currently, we are only accepting applicants from the U.S., UK, and Canada.
About Mercor
Mercor specializes in recruiting experts for top AI labs and is based in San Francisco, CA. Our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam DβAngelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Apply today and leverage your leadership and technical expertise to advance cutting-edge AI models!
We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.