Data Science PhD - AI Expert

Mercor
San Francisco, CA
Job Description
Data Science PhD - AI Expert position at Mercor in San Francisco, California, United States. Researcher and Technical Expert responsible for designing challenging STEM problems, implementing tasks in an agentic development environment, and analyzing model/agent behavior.

Requirements

  • Deep expertise in data science, machine learning, finance, and/or Python-based coding.
  • Active or recently graduated PhD (Top U.S.-based school).
  • Strong research background in frontier STEM topics.
  • Ability to engage reliably for 30+ hours/week, primarily on weekdays.
  • Demonstrated technical output such as high-quality open-source contributions.
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