Policy Researcher

Remote Full-time
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: Politics Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $30–$60/hour
Commitment: 10–40 hours/week

Role Responsibilities
• Author realistic politics-related prompts covering political systems, comparative politics, public policy, elections, governance structures, and political theory.
• Review and revise AI-generated responses for factual accuracy, contextual nuance, neutrality, and clarity.
• Write high-quality human-authored “gold” responses for complex political or policy-oriented questions.
• Create controlled prompt variations testing subtle differences in political context, institutional structure, historical period, or policy framing.
• Evaluate outputs across different tones (analytical, explanatory, neutral briefing-style) and instruction constraints.
• Identify model failure cases involving factual inaccuracies, oversimplification, partisan framing, or culturally inconsistent interpretations.

Qualifications

Must-Have
• 2+ years of sustained, serious engagement with politics as a hobby or independent study pursuit.
• Active participation in political discourse within at least one of the following languages: Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Russian, German, Arabic, Thai, Tamil, or Hindi.
• Strong familiarity with political institutions, policy debates, and media ecosystems within your language and cultural context.
• Ability to articulate political analysis clearly, objectively, and with contextual depth in the target language.
• Strong written communication skills and thoughtful, balanced editorial judgment.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
• Submit your resume or relevant writing samples to get started.
• Complete a short form outlining your political background, areas of focus, and language proficiency.

Resources & Support
• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome/welcome
• 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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