Materials Science PhD - Problem Author - AI Trainer
$85 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: Materials Writer - Engineering FRQ
Type: Contract
Compensation: $85/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Author original, free-response engineering problems in Materials Science & Engineering .
- Develop expert-level solutions grounded in real industry scenarios.
- Validate problem difficulty by testing against three frontier language models.
- Ensure at least one model fails to solve the problems.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines.
- Collaborate with AI research teams to enhance model training and evaluation.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- PhD in Materials Science & Engineering , Metallurgy , or a materials-focused Mechanical/Chemical Engineering discipline.
- 5+ years of professional experience in materials selection, failure analysis, testing, or process development.
- Experience with well-known/blue-chip employers.
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