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Verified partner opportunity

AI Safety Practitioner

$60 - $70 / hour

MercorRemote - location not specifiedHourly contract

We are seeking experienced AI Safety Practitioners to evaluate the safety, quality, and alignment of frontier AI models across complex, policy-sensitive, and ambiguous ("grey-area") topics.

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  • You can show recent, specific work involving AI evaluation, Biology, Research.
  • The listed commitment of 40 hours/week fits your schedule.
  • You can communicate your reasoning clearly in the application language.

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Last verified 2026-09-04

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Official role description

We are seeking experienced AI Safety Practitioners to evaluate the safety, quality, and alignment of frontier AI models across complex, policy-sensitive, and ambiguous ("grey-area") topics. You will assess AI-generated responses, apply safety policies, and help improve model behavior through structured evaluations and feedback.

Responsibilities • Evaluate AI-generated responses for safety, factual accuracy, policy compliance, and overall quality. • Review content involving misinformation, political persuasion, self-harm, violence, cyber, biosecurity, and other sensitive domains. • Apply and refine evaluation rubrics for RLHF, SFT, and AI safety benchmarking. • Identify unsafe outputs, hallucinations, reasoning failures, and policy violations. • Provide structured feedback to improve model alignment and safety performance. • Collaborate with AI researchers and safety teams on ongoing evaluation initiatives.

Required Qualifications • Bachelor's degree or higher in Journalism, Communications, Psychology, Sociology, Public Policy, Law, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, or a related discipline. • 5+ years of professional experience in AI Safety, Trust & Safety, journalism, public policy, scientific research, security, or a related field. • Excellent written English, critical thinking, and analytical reasoning skills. • Ability to consistently evaluate nuanced and policy-sensitive scenarios.

Preferred Qualifications • Experience with AI Safety, RLHF, SFT, Trust & Safety, or AI evaluation. • Familiarity with safety policies, content moderation, or evaluation rubric development. • Experience reviewing complex, high-risk, or ambiguous content.

Why Join? • Shape the safety and behaviour of frontier AI models used by millions worldwide. • Work on challenging, real-world safety evaluations across nuanced and high-impact domains. • Collaborate with leading AI researchers, engineers, and safety teams.

Relevant skills

AI evaluationBiologyResearch

Who this role may fit

This opportunity may suit professionals with relevant experience in AI evaluation, Biology, Research. Review the official description and requirements before applying.

Compensation context

The listing states $60 - $70 / hour. Confirm the final rate, workload, and payment terms during the official application process.

Qualification checklist

  • You can show recent, specific work involving AI evaluation, Biology, Research.
  • The listed commitment of 40 hours/week fits your schedule.
  • You can communicate your reasoning clearly in the application language.
  • You are comfortable with project availability and hours varying over time.

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