Position: Geopolitics Forecaster
Type: Hourly contract
Compensation: $105–$125 per hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: ~10–20 hours per week
Role Responsibilities
Type: Hourly contract
Compensation: $105–$125 per hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: ~10–20 hours per week
Role Responsibilities
- Produce structured forecasts on geopolitical events, risks, and regional dynamics.
- Document analytical reasoning clearly, citing relevant sources and frameworks.
- Assess political, military, and diplomatic developments using open-source intelligence.
- Collaborate with other expert forecasters to compare and refine outputs.
- Support the design and evaluation of forecasting tasks.
- Background in political science, international relations, security studies, or related fields.
- Demonstrated forecasting experience or tournament participation (e.g., GJ Open, Metaculus).
- Ability to synthesize complex geopolitical information into structured insights.
- Excellent written communication and research skills.
- Strong familiarity with current global events and international affairs.
- Submit Mercor profile or resume
- Complete brief form
- Follow-up with next steps