Software Expert (Scientific and Analytical)

Science • Hourly Contract • Remote • $100/hour

Mercor is supporting a data collection initiative to improve how AI systems understand scientific and analytical software workflows.

You will record narrated screen sessions and annotate screenshots from professional tools following structured guidelines.

What You'll Do

• Record screen sessions demonstrating analytical tasks with clear narration.
• Annotate screenshots by drawing precise bounding boxes around relevant UI elements.
• Follow staging instructions to set up specific UI states before capture.
• Use the custom capture tool and adhere closely to data-quality guidelines.

Who You Are

• Strong familiarity with tools such as MATLAB, Origin, Stata, and EViews.
• Detail-oriented and able to follow precise instructions consistently.
• Comfortable working independently and meeting tight deadlines.
• Have access to a physical Mac and can create a fresh macOS user profile if required.

What Success Looks Like

• Annotations are precise, consistent, and aligned with guidelines.
• Screen recordings capture realistic, expert workflows end-to-end.
• Tasks are completed efficiently while maintaining high quality.
• Collected data is usable at scale for AI research and development.

If you work deeply in scientific software and want to help train frontier AI systems, apply today.