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Mercor
Mercor Research Fellowship 2026
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Funds fellows to develop benchmarks, evaluation techniques, and economic analyses of AI.
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- Genuine interest in evaluation as a research discipline; evaluation is not merely a stepping stone to a model…
- Economics, Computer science, Machine learning, Statistics, Measurement, Psychometrics, Human-computer interac…
- A specific, well-scoped idea for a benchmark, evaluation technique, or empirical study to build
- Comfortable in a startup environment, including fast iteration, direct access to real customer problems, and …
- At least 30 hours per week for the duration of the fellowship
Preferences and flexible criteria (1)
- Experience with agentic evaluation, Experience with RL environments, Domain expertise in law, Domain expertis…
- Fields of study
- Business and economics, Computer science and IT, Natural sciences, Social sciences
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- Funding type
- Stipend only
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- Deadline
- 26 September 2026
- Deadline timezone
- GMT+1
- Application cycle
- 2026 application cycle
- Notes
- Fellows may use an optional desk in Mercor's San Francisco office. Standout fellows are considered for a full-time offer at the end of the fellowship.
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