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Political Risk Analyst - Fully Remote at Mercor — NeverHard

Political Risk Analyst - Fully Remote at Mercor in Toronto, Ontario. Skills: AI Model Performance, Causal Event Analysis, Forecasting Models, Geopolitical Risk, Polling Literacy. Apply on NeverHard.

Company
Mercor
Location
Toronto, Ontario
Type
contract

Remote: Yes

Required skills:

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: Local Political Expert (Iowa) — Elections Forecasting & Political Risk Type: Contract Compensation: $100–$200/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 Local political analysts with hands-on experience on specific races in swing states. On-the-ground knowledge of the electorate, candidates, and local political environment. A record of making live judgments about polling, win probabilities, or odds in those races. Strong polling literacy and causal event analysis. 8+ years of direct experience or equivalent performance. Preferred Backgrounds in political science departments and survey research centers at universities in target states. Experience with state and regional pollsters, state-level campaign and party analytics teams. National forecasting or political-risk experience with deep knowledge of a specific state. 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: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome 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.