Physics Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $110/hr Part-time

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 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Mercor Inc