Chemistry PhD - Assessment Specialist
$61 - $77 per hourMercor
Job Description
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: Applied Chemistry Benchmark Specialist
Type: Contract
Compensation: $61–$77/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10+ hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Author original chemistry questions to test deep conceptual understanding.
- Ensure questions are unambiguous and self-contained with all necessary information.
- Rate each question's difficulty: Medium, Hard, or Expert.
- Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible incorrect alternatives.
- Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions in markdown format.
- Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources.
- For verification tasks, flag issues with clarity, completeness, or solvability.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- PhD or doctoral candidate in Chemistry , Biochemistry , Chemical Engineering , or a related field.
- Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
- Strong command of graduate-level chemistry concepts and quantitative analysis.
- Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly.
Preferred
- Experience with rigorous academic problem design or chemistry olympiad writing.
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