[Hiring] Sociologist @Mercor

Role Description

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

• 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.

Requirements

• Hourly contractor.

Application Process

• 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: [email protected] .
• Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.