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 adaptable 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 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] PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

📌 Agricultural Scientist (Nashik)
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📍 Nashik