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

• 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.