Clinical Mental Health Expert — AI Conversation Evaluation
Listed pay: $100 / hr
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- LocationRemote, open to US, UK, Canada, Australia, NZ & Western Europe
- ScreeningAssessments and an AI interview of about 20 minutes. See what to expect
- How Mercor paysWeekly, on Wednesdays, via Stripe. What Mercor does not say
- PayoutsMercor's website says it pays out over $4M a day (read 5 Oct 2026)
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Role details
Mercor is seeking Clinical Mental Health Experts to support an AI research initiative focused on evaluating the realism and quality of simulated clinical conversations. This is a short-term, fully remote evaluation task designed for mental health professionals who can apply their clinical experience and professional judgment to assess realistic conversational scenarios. The task will take up to 30 minutes to complete.
What You’ll Do
Review pairs of simulated conversations involving clinical mental health scenarios.
Evaluate the conversations based on their realism and authenticity.
Determine which conversation more closely reflects a realistic clinical interaction.
Apply your clinical experience and professional judgment when making evaluations.
Complete the evaluation independently through an online interface.
Ideal Background
We welcome professionals with a relevant degree and clinical mental health expertise. Suitable backgrounds may include:
Clinical Psychology
Counselling Psychology
Mental Health Counselling
Clinical Social Work
Psychiatry
Psychotherapy
Behavioural Health
Marriage and Family Therapy
Other closely related clinical mental health disciplines
Candidates should have:
A relevant degree or professional qualification in a mental health-related field.
Practical experience working in a clinical mental health or behavioural health setting.
Familiarity with real-world conversations between mental health professionals and patients or clients.
Strong professional judgment and the ability to identify whether clinical interactions feel realistic and authentic.
Strong attention to detail and the ability to make independent qualitative assessments.
Why Join
Apply your clinical expertise to the evaluation of advanced AI systems.
Contribute to research aimed at improving the realism and quality of AI-generated interactions.
Be considered for future AI evaluation and research opportunities requiring clinical mental health expertise.
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- The link opens this role on Mercor. Sign up and apply from there.
- Upload a resume, complete the assessments the role asks for and verify your work authorisation.
- An AI interview of about 20 minutes. The confirmation screen then shows the expected timeline for that role.
- If Mercor hires you, you are paid weekly, on the Wednesday after each work week, via Stripe. Mercor says first payouts are held for 7 days.
- The work is paid by the hour at $100 an hour as listed.
- Remote — open to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Luxembourg, Malta, Cyprus, Liechtenstein and Monaco.
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