Political Analyst - Elections Forecasting - AI Trainer Job at Mercor, Chicago, IL

  • Mercor
  • Chicago, IL

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: Political Expert — Elections Forecasting & Political Risk
Type: Contract
Compensation: $150–$250/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Author point-in-time political reports and forecasts from a stated evidence cutoff.
  • Make and document directional judgments about polling, win probabilities, and market-implied odds.
  • Explain the causal mechanism behind an event's expected political and market impact.
  • Review model-generated analyses and grade them against your own standard.
  • Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance .

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • A senior elections forecaster, campaign strategist, polling or statistical-methodology expert, or political-risk analyst.
  • A record of making live judgments about polling, win probabilities, or odds.
  • Strong polling literacy and causal event analysis.
  • 8+ years of direct experience or unusually strong evidence of equivalent performance.

Preferred

  • Experience with top national polling and election-forecasting organizations, major decision desks, or senior analytics teams from presidential, Senate, or governor races.
  • Background in political-risk desks at leading banks, funds, or firms such as Eurasia Group and EIU.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

  • Upload resume
  • AI interview based on your resume
  • Submit form

Resources & Support

  • For details about the interview process and platform information, please check:
  • For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

#hiringmercor

Job Tags

Odd job, Contract work, Summer work, Remote work

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