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Biology PhD: AI Benchmark Scientist & Scientific Coder

Obsidian

Mercor is seeking PhD and Master’s level scientists to author AI evaluation tasks for Sci Code. You will craft original, executable research problems that current frontier models struggle to solve. Expect to source material from papers, datasets, or scenarios, write prompts, and define robust grading criteria. The work focuses on biology-related subdomains with Docker/GitHub workflow and Python/R proficiency. #J-18808-Ljbffr Obsidian

Vacancy posted 5 days ago
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