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: $72–$80/hour Location: Remote Commitment: 20 hours/week Role Responsibilities
- Author and review technical tasks to evaluate AI model performance on agricultural sciences problems.
- Produce original problem sets grounded in crop figures, soil profiles, yield charts, and field imagery.
- Write reference solutions and apply structured quality checks to ensure accuracy.
- Collaborate with AI research teams to improve training data quality and performance.
- Work independently and asynchronously with a flexible schedule.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- 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.
- Working fluency in at least two of: agronomy, soil science, animal science, agricultural economics, plant pathology.
- Comfortable reading and interpreting crop figures, soil profiles, yield charts, and field imagery.
- Clear technical writing; able to articulate reasoning step-by-step in written form.
Compensation & Legal
- Hourly contractor
- Paid weekly
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
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