Quantum Chemistry PhD - Coding Expert - AI Trainer

$70 per hour

Mercor

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 PhD Coding Experts
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70/hour
Location: Remote
Duration: 6 weeks
Commitment: 20+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

Source material from published papers, Kaggle datasets, open-source repositories, or self-designed scenarios.
Write scientific prompts based on the input to challenge current AI models.
Build grading criteria that define correct answers for scientific tasks.
Calibrate tasks against frontier models, ensuring they are challenging for strong models.
Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance .

Qualifications

Must-Have

PhD in chemistry, physical chemistry, theoretical chemistry, computational chemistry, or a closely related field.
Demonstrated depth in both quantum chemistry and computational chemistry .
Working proficiency in Python , R , or another relevant programming language for scientific computing.
Comfortable with Git/GitHub and running code in Docker .

Preferred

Publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Prior scientific software or research engineering experience.

Start Date

Immediate

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

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A 25-minute conversational interview covering your background, experience, and motivations
Follow up within a few days with next steps and onboarding

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