Political Research Specialist

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: Politics Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $30–$60/hour

Commitment: 10–40 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author realistic politics-related prompts covering political systems, comparative politics, public policy, elections, governance structures, and political theory.
• Review and revise AI-generated responses for factual accuracy, contextual nuance, neutrality, and clarity.
• Write high-quality human-authored “gold” responses for complex political or policy-oriented questions.
• Create controlled prompt variations testing subtle differences in political context, institutional structure, historical period, or policy framing.
• Evaluate outputs across different tones (analytical, explanatory, neutral briefing-style) and instruction constraints.
• Identify model failure cases involving factual inaccuracies, oversimplification, partisan framing, or culturally inconsistent interpretations.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 2+ years of sustained, serious engagement with politics as a hobby or independent study pursuit.
• Active participation in political discourse within at least one of the following languages: Japanese , Chinese , Korean , Spanish , Russian , German , Arabic , Thai , Tamil , or Hindi .
• Strong familiarity with political institutions, policy debates, and media ecosystems within your language and cultural context.
• Ability to articulate political analysis clearly, objectively, and with contextual depth in the target language.
• Strong written communication skills and thoughtful, balanced editorial judgment.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Submit your resume or relevant writing samples to get started.
• Complete a short form outlining your political background, areas of focus, and language proficiency.

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