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Chemist

$35 - $75 per hour

Mercor

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: Chemistry Content Author
Type: Contract
Compensation: $35–$75/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

  • Author original chemistry questions that test deep conceptual understanding. Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined.
  • Rate each question's difficulty level: Medium (intro undergraduate), Hard (advanced undergraduate), or Expert (post-graduate and above).
  • Provide one correct answer and nine plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives to challenge expert-level solvers.
  • Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise intermediate steps in markdown format.
  • Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources such as peer-reviewed journals or university repositories.
  • For verification tasks, flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • PhD or doctoral candidate in Chemistry , Biochemistry , Chemical Engineering , or a closely related field.
  • Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
  • Strong command of graduate-level chemistry concepts, reaction mechanisms, and quantitative analysis.
  • Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.

Preferred

  • Experience with rigorous academic problem design or chemistry olympiad writing is a strong plus.

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Vacancy posted 11 days ago
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