Job description
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: Physics PhD Coding Experts
Type:Contract
Compensation:$70/hour
Location:Remote
Duration:6 weeks
Commitment:20+ hours/week
Role Responsibilities
Source material from published papers, Kaggle datasets, open-source repositories, or self-designed scenarios.
Write scientific prompts based on sourced inputs.
Build grading criteria to define correct answers.
Calibrate tasks against frontier models, ensuring tasks ship only when strong models fail more often than they succeed.
Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.
Qualifications
Must-Have
PhD in physics, applied physics, or a closely related field.
Depth in at least two subdomains: condensed matter, optics, quantum information/computing, computational physics, astrophysics, particle physics.
Working proficiency in Python, R, or another relevant programming language for scientific computing.
Comfortable with Git/GitHub and running code in Docker.
Preferred
Publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Prior scientific software or research engineering experience.
Start Date
Immediate
Interview Process
Upload your resume and application form.
A 25-minute conversational interview covering your background, experience, and motivations.
Follow up within a few days with next steps and onboarding.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
Upload resume
AI interview based on your resume
Submit form
Resources & Support
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PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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Who can apply
Eligible countries: United States. Accepted UTC offsets: UTC-10, UTC-9, UTC-8, UTC-7, UTC-6, UTC-5, UTC+14. Review the full description for employer-specific work authorization, residency and schedule requirements.