Chemical Defense Researcher
- Contract: Contract
- Who can apply: Open worldwide
- Posted Sep 14, 2026
In short
Mercor is hiring 1000 Chemical Defense Researchers on a freelance remote contract to test frontier AI models. If you have chemistry and chemical safety expertise, this role lets you evaluate AI safety and misuse potential from home.
What you will do
- Write challenging single-turn prompts labeled benign, dual-use, and adversarial.
- Evaluate AI responses against a defined policy standard.
- Judge whether the model handled each request correctly.
- Write reference answers and the technical reasoning behind them.
What you need to apply
- Background in chemical defense research, toxicology, decontamination, protection, or CWC-related work.
- Experience working chemical threats from the defensive side in an institutional setting.
- Prior technical writing, published research, or expert witness experience.
- Ability to write clear written rationales that non-specialists can follow.
Who can apply
This freelance remote contract is open worldwide with no country restrictions stated. There are 1000 openings available.
My tip
Simply Remotely advises you to highlight your technical writing skills and confirm that your work will not involve any classified or export-controlled information.