01 · The role
What you would do
- Carry out literature reviews and data analysis on real research problems
- Build models and write up technical results
- Narrate your reasoning as you work on your Mac, producing training data for AI models
02 · Requirements
What they ask for
- A STEM master's degree or doctorate, finished or under way
- Your own Mac with an Apple M-series or Intel chip, running macOS 15 or later
- Research experience using tools like Python or Jupyter, MATLAB, R or LaTeX
- About 10–20 hours a week of availability
Helpful, not required
- Ability to start immediately
- Literature review
- Data analysis
- Modeling
- Technical writing
03 · Eligibility
Who can apply
Remote. The listing does not name eligible countries, so Mercor's own rules decide: it can only onboard people in countries its payments support, which in October 2026 included Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and Egypt but not Kenya.
Some African countries
Open in some African countries only: check the listing for which. Mercor in Africa
Apply from where you live, as yourself. Using a VPN or someone else's identity to get around a country rule breaks these platforms' terms, and it is the quickest way to lose an account and any unpaid earnings.
04 · Applying
How to get in
You apply through Mercor's own process. The steps from sign-up to first paid task are on its profile.
- How AI interviews work at micro1 and Mercor: what the AI interview checks, and how to prepare.
- Getting paid from Africa: PayPal, Payoneer, Airtm, Wise and more. It covers which of Mercor's payout routes work where you live, and what they cost.
05 · Source
About this listing
We last confirmed this opening on Oct 30, 2026, and it was posted on Oct 18, 2026. Rates and hours come from the listing unless the note beside the rate says otherwise. Where the listing names no countries, the Africa status is our reading of it and of what is known of Mercor's country rules, set out on its profile, and never marks a role more open than they show. The listing itself has the final word.
The listing on work.mercor.com(opens in a new tab)