Social Researcher /hr Part-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: Sociology Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $60–$68/hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: 20 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author technical tasks to evaluate AI model performance on sociology problems.
• Review and annotate tasks involving demographic charts, social network diagrams, and survey output.
• Produce original problem sets grounded in sociology concepts.
• Write reference solutions and apply structured quality checks.
• Work independently and asynchronously with a flexible schedule to meet deadlines.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• PhD in Sociology, MA in Sociology with 3+ years research, policy, or teaching experience, or BA in Sociology with 5+ years applied research, policy, or teaching experience.
• Working fluency in at least two of: social theory, stratification, demography, qualitative methods, quantitative methods.
• Comfortable with demographic charts, social network diagrams, and survey output.
• Clear technical writing; able to articulate reasoning step-by-step in written form.

Compensation & Legal

• Hourly contractor

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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