Role Description We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for professionals experienced in biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, neuroscience, academic assessment design, question authoring, and structured scientific content review. This role supports current and upcoming remote consulting opportunities focused on high-quality biology assessment development, multiple-choice question writing, academic content verification, reference solution review, and rigorous scientific reasoning evaluation. Selected professionals will apply their biology expertise to author, review, and validate challenging assessment materials across core biological science domains. Key Responsibilities - Biology Question Authoring - Create original, challenging multiple-choice questions across core biology domains. - Design questions that test deep conceptual understanding, experimental reasoning, and biological data interpretation. - Ensure each question is precise, self-contained, unambiguous, and answerable based on the information provided. - Develop plausible answer choices that challenge advanced learners and expert reviewers. - Scientific Reasoning, Solution Writing & Difficulty Calibration - Write clear reference solutions in structured markdown format. - Rate question difficulty across levels such as introductory undergraduate, advanced undergraduate, or postgraduate-level expertise. - Provide academic references from reputable sources such as peer-reviewed publications, university materials, or recognized scientific resources. - Ensure solutions are accurate, concise, scientifically sound, and aligned with the intended biological concept. - Question Verification & Academic Review - Review pre-written biology questions for accuracy, clarity, rigor, completeness, and solvability. - Flag issues involving ambiguity, missing context, weak distractors, unclear wording, or incorrect answer logic. - Edit questions where needed and document the rationale for changes. - Maintain high standards for scientific precision, academic quality, and assessment reliability. Qualifications - Advanced expertise in biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, neuroscience, genetics, microbiology, biomedical science, ecology, evolutionary biology, or related fields. - Strong command of graduate-level biological concepts, experimental design, and data interpretation. - Experience authoring, reviewing, teaching, grading, or verifying academic assessment content. - Ability to express complex biological ideas clearly and concisely in written English. - Strong attention to detail and ability to identify subtle scientific or conceptual issues. - Comfort working independently on asynchronous academic review tasks. Requirements - PhD or doctoral candidacy in biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, neuroscience, microbiology, genetics, biomedical science, or a closely related field is highly relevant. - Master's degree may be suitable for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific biology subdomain. - Equivalent experience in advanced research, laboratory work, teaching, academic writing, assessment design, or scientific review may also be valuable. Benefits - Apply advanced biology expertise to structured remote project work. - Contribute to high-quality scientific benchmark development, question authoring, solution review, and reasoning evaluation. - Work on flexible assignments aligned with your academic or research background. - Use your scientific judgment in a rigorous, detail-oriented review environment. - Remote structure with competitive hourly compensation. Contract Details - Independent contractor role. - Fully remote with flexible scheduling. - Part-time commitment of approximately 10+ hours per week depending on project availability. - Competitive rates between $45–$90 per hour depending on expertise. - Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise. - Projects may be extended, shortened, or adjusted depending on scope and performance. - Work will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.

Role Description The Head of Service Design is a senior, hands-on design leader who establishes and leads Williams Lea’s design function, spanning UI/UX, service design, and product research under a single reporting line. This role focuses on integrated human-plus-AI service delivery, designing coherent experiences as capabilities fold the new Williams Lea core technology platforms over the next 12–18 months. Key Responsibilities - Design system and cross-cutting standards: - Establish, own, and evolve the Williams Lea design system including tokens, components, interaction patterns. - Set and uphold cross-cutting standards on interaction conventions, accessibility, and research methodology. - Domain-specific design partnership: - Partner with product managers on domain-specific design decisions. - Provide design leadership across domain teams through quality of contribution and partnership. - Coach and assure quality for designers working within each domain. - Service design — integrated human and AI experience: - Lead the design of the integrated human-plus-AI service experience. - Map end-to-end client journeys identifying critical AI-to-human and human-to-AI hand-offs. - Design interfaces for all user groups and personas. - Product research as a practice: - Establish and scale product research across the four product domains. - Build research methodology that PMs cite as a material input to their decisions. - Platform Council participation: - Serve as a standing member of the Platform Council, representing service and product design. - Ensure collaborative design of the platform with product, engineering, and end-users. - Build and lead the team: - Hire, develop, and retain a small, high-quality design function of approximately 4–6 people. - Set the hiring and quality bar through personal contribution to design work. - Contribute directly to design work alongside leading the function. Qualifications - 10–12 years in product and service design, with at least 3–4 years of team-building and leadership experience. - Proven experience leading a design team of 4–6 designers while continuing to contribute directly to design work. - Strong in at least two of UI/UX, service design, and product research. - Credible experience in service design spanning digital products and human service delivery. - Experience designing for enterprise B2B contexts, ideally in regulated industries. - Experience establishing or owning a design system that serves multiple products or business units. - Strong grounding in user-centred design, service design methods, and design thinking. - Strong knowledge of accessibility (WCAG) and inclusive design practices. - Excellent stakeholder communication skills. - Collaborative working style, partnering effectively with product managers, engineering, and operations leadership. - Experience designing AI- or automation-enabled products. - Understanding of front-end development principles (HTML, CSS). Benefits - 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time or fixed term roles). - Salary sacrifice schemes, retail vouchers including TechScheme. - Life Assurance. - Private Medical Insurance. - Dental Insurance. - Health Assessments. - Cycle-to-work scheme. - Discounted gym memberships. - Referral Scheme.

Role Description The Design Officer is responsible for ensuring high quality design, layout, and publication of MSF’s international guidelines in both print and digital formats. The role primarily focuses on desktop publishing (DTP) activities and contributes to improving the clarity, consistency, and usability of guideline content. The Design Officer liaises with the printing agency on technical aspects of printing and publication. The position provides design support to IGP team members, offers guidance and training on the use of the content management system and gives input into the improvement of design, layout, and publishing workflows. Qualifications - Degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Publishing, or a related field - Minimum of 5 years Desktop Publishing, layout and design experience Requirements - Extensive experience with Desktop Publishing, layout and design for print and digital publication - Experience in collaborating with authors, editors, and translators in publication processes - Experience in uploading and publishing digital publications through a content management system (ideally with Drupal) - Knowledge of print production processes and the ability to liaise with printing agencies to ensure high-quality printed materials - Excellent knowledge of the Adobe package (InDesign + Photoshop is a must, Illustrator is an advantage) - Ability to conduct user testing and implement design improvements based on feedback - Experience with Content management platforms, experience with Drupal is an advantage - Excellent organisational and file management skills, including version control and electronic archival systems - Fluent in English. Working knowledge of Arabic, French or Spanish is a plus Benefits - Permanent contract at 100% - with the possibility of part‑time work (minimum 28 hours per week) - Compensation and benefits package current in the MSF entity establishing the contract Company Description Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, healthcare exclusion and natural disasters. MSF offers assistance to people based only on need and irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. MSF International is the legal entity that binds MSF’s 24 sections, 28 associations and 19 branch offices together. Registered in Switzerland, MSF International provides coordination, information and support to the MSF Movement, as well as implements international projects and initiatives as requested.

Role Description - Author, review, and annotate technical tasks to evaluate AI model performance on design problems. - Produce original problem sets grounded in design mockups, wireframes, typography systems, and industrial drawings. - Write reference solutions and apply structured quality checks. - Collaborate with AI research teams to ensure task quality and relevance. - Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance. Qualifications - Must-Have PhD in Design or related field, or MFA in Design with 3+ years applied design, teaching, or research experience, or BFA/BA in Design with 5+ years applied industrial, graphic, UX, or product design experience. - Working fluency in at least two of: industrial design, graphic design, UX, product design, design research. - Comfortable reading and interpreting design mockups, wireframes, typography systems, and industrial drawings. - Clear technical writing; able to articulate reasoning step-by-step in written form. Requirements - Hourly contractor - Paid weekly Application Process - Upload resume - AI interview based on your resume - Submit form Resources & Support - For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: Interview Process Details - For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com