This is a Biology Assessment Specialist role with Mercor based in Sydney, NSW, Australia

== Mercor ==

Role Seniority - graduate, junior

Role Overview

More about the Biology Assessment Specialist role at Mercor

We are seeking expert biologists to author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will write and verify rigorous multiple-choice questions across core biology domains, evaluate solution quality, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks used to advance AI capabilities.

You Will Be Assigned One Of Two Task Types:

• Question Authoring — Create original, challenging multiple-choice questions in your area of biology expertise, rate their difficulty, and submit them for review.
• Question Verification — Review pre-written questions for accuracy, clarity, and rigor. Edit where needed, rate difficulty, and document any changes made.
  
  

Biology Domains Covered

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Cell Biology, Biomedical Science, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Miscellaneous Biology.

Key Responsibilities

• Author original biology questions that test deep conceptual understanding, not surface-level recall
• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined — all necessary information must be in the problem statement
• Rate each question's difficulty: Medium (intro undergraduate), Hard (advanced undergraduate), or Expert (post-graduate and above)
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives that challenge expert-level solvers
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise intermediate steps in markdown format
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources (peer-reviewed journals, university repositories)
• For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made
  
  

Ideal Qualifications

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, or a closely related field
• Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain
• Strong command of graduate-level biological concepts, experimental design, and data interpretation
• Research publications or laboratory experience in biological sciences is a strong plus
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely
  
  

More About The Opportunity

• Expected commitment: 10+ hours/week
• Asynchronous, fully remote work
  
  

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Before we jump into the responsibilities of the role. No matter what you come in knowing, you’ll be learning new things all the time and the Mercor team will be there to support your growth.

🟢 Please consider applying even if you don't meet 100% of what’s outlined 🟢

Key Responsibilities

• 🧪 Authoring biology questions
• ✅ Reviewing questions for accuracy
• 📖 Providing academic references
  
  

Key Strengths

• 🔬 Expertise in biology
• ✍️ Question authoring and verification
• 📝 Excellent written communication
• 📚 Research publications
• 🎓 Master's degree
• 🔍 Attention to detail
  
  

Why Mercor is partnering with Hatch on this role. Hatch exists to level the playing field for people as they discover a career that’s right for them. So when you apply you have the chance to show more than just your resume.

A Final Note: This is a role with Mercor not with Hatch.