Music Educator

About the jobMercor 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: Music Expert Type:Contract Compensation:$67–$75/hour Location:Remote Commitment:20 hours/weekRole ResponsibilitiesAuthor, review, and annotate technical tasks to evaluate AI model performance on music and musicology problems.Produce original problem sets grounded in scores, harmonic analyses, and spectrograms.Write reference solutions and apply structured quality checks.Provide clear, structured feedback to improve AI training data quality and downstream performance.Work independently and asynchronously with a flexible schedule to meet deadlines.QualificationsMust-HaveDMA or PhD in Music or Musicology, or MM with 3+ years teaching, performance, or research experience, or BM or BA in Music with 5+ years teaching, performance, or composition experience.Working fluency in at least two of: theory, history/musicology, performance practice, composition, ethnomusicology.Comfortable reading and interpreting scores, harmonic analyses, and spectrograms.Clear technical writing; able to articulate reasoning step-by-step in written form.Compensation & LegalHourly contractorApplication Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)Upload resumeAI interview based on your resumeSubmit formResources & SupportFor details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcomeFor any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.comPS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.Originally posted on Himalayas