Agricultural Scientist
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:
Agriculture Expert
Type:
Contract
Compensation:
$72ā$80/hour
Location:
Remote
Commitment:
20 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
ā¢ Author and review technical tasks to evaluate AI model performance on agricultural sciences problems.
ā¢ Produce original problem sets grounded in crop figures, soil profiles, yield charts, and field imagery.
ā¢ Write reference solutions and apply structured quality checks to ensure accuracy.
ā¢ Collaborate with AI research teams to improve training data quality and performance.
ā¢ Work independently and asynchronously with a flexible schedule.
Qualifications
Must-Have
ā¢ PhD in Agricultural Sciences or related field, or MS with 3+ years applied research, extension, or industry experience, or BS with 5+ years applied farming, extension, or agribusiness experience.
ā¢ Working fluency in at least two of: agronomy, soil science, animal science, agricultural economics, plant pathology.
ā¢ Comfortable reading and interpreting crop figures, soil profiles, yield charts, and field imagery.
ā¢ Clear technical writing; able to articulate reasoning step-by-step in written form.
Compensation & Legal
ā¢ Hourly contractor
ā¢ Paid weekly
Application Process (Takes 20ā30 mins to complete)
ā¢ Upload resume
ā¢ AI interview based on your resume
ā¢ Submit form
Resources & Support
ā¢ For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
ā¢ For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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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:
Agriculture Expert
Type:
Contract
Compensation:
$72ā$80/hour
Location:
Remote
Commitment:
20 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
ā¢ Author and review technical tasks to evaluate AI model performance on agricultural sciences problems.
ā¢ Produce original problem sets grounded in crop figures, soil profiles, yield charts, and field imagery.
ā¢ Write reference solutions and apply structured quality checks to ensure accuracy.
ā¢ Collaborate with AI research teams to improve training data quality and performance.
ā¢ Work independently and asynchronously with a flexible schedule.
Qualifications
Must-Have
ā¢ PhD in Agricultural Sciences or related field, or MS with 3+ years applied research, extension, or industry experience, or BS with 5+ years applied farming, extension, or agribusiness experience.
ā¢ Working fluency in at least two of: agronomy, soil science, animal science, agricultural economics, plant pathology.
ā¢ Comfortable reading and interpreting crop figures, soil profiles, yield charts, and field imagery.
ā¢ Clear technical writing; able to articulate reasoning step-by-step in written form.
Compensation & Legal
ā¢ Hourly contractor
ā¢ Paid weekly
Application Process (Takes 20ā30 mins to complete)
ā¢ Upload resume
ā¢ AI interview based on your resume
ā¢ Submit form
Resources & Support
ā¢ For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
ā¢ For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
,
Apply tot his job
Apply To this Job