worksphere Global is Referral partner of Mercor
What You’ll Do
1. Identify high-impact open questions
• Propose major open questions where a breakthrough would be transformative
• Focus on problems that are concrete, tractable, and close to your expertise
2. Build a knowledge base for selected questions
• Seminal papers, key datasets, methods, recent advances, and “hidden gems”
• Assume an extremely strong expert all knowledge up until 6 months ago (1st October, 2025)
• Time commitment: ~8–16 hours per selected question
Who We’re Looking For
• PhD candidates or PostDocs from top-tier institutions
• Deep expertise in AI/ML/Engineering
• Strong judgment about significance, tractability, and research quality
• Ability to synthesize large bodies of literature into clear learning paths
• Openings: ~50 experts per domain
Expected Outputs
• Clearly articulated, high-impact open research questions
• Structured reading lists (~30–100 sources per question)
• Brief expert commentary on why each source and approach matters