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: Environmental Science Expert Type: Contract Compensation: $1,150–$1,450 per completed task Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Build a realistic digital workspace centered on the Drive folders you use day-to-day. Include site assessment reports, permit applications, monitoring data summaries, and more. Represent platforms like Esri ArcGIS , SAS , MATLAB , and Socrata .
- Design multi-step tasks grounded in your real workflows. Require navigation of multiple apps, files, and stakeholders to challenge frontier AI agents.
- Collaborate with other environmental-science experts to design the environment, shape task scope, and review scenarios for realism and rigor.
- Work asynchronously with research teams to refine task designs and evaluation criteria for environmental-science agent benchmarks.
- Contribute to frontier AI research and benchmarking. Your work directly informs how leading labs train and evaluate the next generation of AI systems.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- 3+ years of full-time experience at a federal/state environmental agency, major environmental consulting firm, F500 sustainability team, or R1 university .
- Background in environmental assessment and compliance, permitting and monitoring, site investigation/remediation, or sustainability reporting.
- Day-to-day use of Esri ArcGIS , Google Maps Platform , SAS , MATLAB , and Socrata .
- Strong analytical thinking and writing skills.
Preferred
- MS/PhD in environmental science, engineering, or related discipline.
Compensation & Legal
- Task Completion Pay: Competitive and based on task quality (~ $1,150–$1,450 per completed task).
- Performance Bonus: Top performers receive a weekly bonus incentive.
- Hourly Opportunity: Top performers may transition to an hourly compensation model.
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: support@ mercor .com
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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