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,...