Computational Chemist - Quantum Specialist [Remote]
$70 - $100 per hourMercor
San Francisco, CA
- Remote job
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: STEM Computational Scientific Software & Evaluation Design - Computational Chemistry & Electronic Structure
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70–$100/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 15–20 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Design graduate-level computational problems using domain-specific scientific software libraries.
- Develop tasks that require strategic reasoning to uncover hidden information through experiments and queries.
- Calibrate and refine problem designs against state-of-the-art AI models to achieve target difficulty.
- Collaborate on AI model training, evaluation, and improvement by shaping problem-solving strategies.
- Work independently and asynchronously to iterate on problem designs and meet deadlines.
- Utilize PySCF for quantum chemistry calculations, including Hartree-Fock , DFT , TDDFT , and CASSCF .
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Graduate-level training in a relevant STEM domain ( MS, PhD, or equivalent research experience ).
- Proficiency with at least one scientific software library, evidenced by research publications or professional work.
- Strong Python programming skills for writing problem setups and solution validators.
- Ability to work independently and iterate on designs based on feedback.
- Comfortable in a Linux/terminal environment with remote compute sandboxes.
Preferred
- Experience across multiple listed domains or tools.
- Familiarity with benchmark or evaluation design.
- Background in scientific pedagogy or exam/problem-set design.
- Experience with computational reproducibility and containerized environments.
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