Chemistry Research Expert - PhD

$80 - $110 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 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 chemistry for correctness, novelty, and significance.
Author and review challenging chemistry problems to train and evaluate frontier AI models .
Evaluate model outputs on tasks like retrosynthesis, mechanism prediction, and spectral interpretation.
Identify areas where current models fail, focusing on mistakes a working PhD chemist would catch.
Collaborate with a small program team and other senior contributors.

Qualifications

Must-Have

First-author or co-first-author publications in journals like JACS , Nature Chemistry , Science , or Nature Catalysis .
A doctorate or postdoctoral training from a top-20 global institution in chemistry or a related STEM field.
A competitive fellowship such as 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 Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) Gold, Silver, or Bronze medal.
Current or recent experience in an active research role, as a PhD candidate , postdoctoral researcher, or industry researcher.

Compensation & Legal

W-2 employment provided by Cincinnatus LLC .
Payroll and compliance managed by Cincinnatus LLC .

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