Physics Researcher - AI Collaborator
$80 - $110 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: Physics Research Collaborator (Part-time)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $80–$110/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: Up to 20 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Review and evaluate research papers in Physics for correctness, novelty, and significance.
- Author and review challenging Physics problems to train and evaluate frontier AI models .
- Evaluate model outputs on tasks like analytical derivation, mechanism prediction, and numerical modeling.
- Surface areas where current models fail, especially mistakes a working PhD physicist would catch.
- Collaborate with a small program team and other senior contributors.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- First-author or co-first-author publications in journals such as Physical Review Letters , Nature Physics , or Science .
- A doctorate or postdoctoral training from a top-20 global institution in Physics or a related STEM field.
- A competitive fellowship like an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship or Sloan Research Fellowship .
- Issued patents, a spin-out company, or grants held as a named Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator.
- An International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) Gold, Silver, or Bronze medal.
- Current or recent experience in an active research role, such as a PhD candidate or postdoctoral researcher .
Compensation & Legal
- Hourly contractor
- Compensation reflects research seniority and credentials
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
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- Submit form
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