Computational Chemistry & Electronic Structure Expert
Mercor
$70 – $100/hour · as listed
We're seeking a computational chemistry expert to design rigorous, research-level tasks for an AI evaluation benchmark. You'll create challenging problems that test whether advanced AI systems can effectively use computational chemistry software, run meaningful simulations, and interpret complex electronic structure results. This is remote AI data work that requires deep domain knowledge to craft problems that genuinely probe AI capability in scientific computing.
You should have strong expertise in computational chemistry, electronic structure theory, and hands-on experience with relevant scientific software. This role suits researchers or practitioners who understand what makes a problem scientifically valid and can articulate clear success criteria for AI performance across realistic computational scenarios.
The position is remote, advanced-level, offered at $70–$100/hour on an hourly basis. Mercor's platform connects specialists like you directly with project teams building AI systems.
From the listing: Mercor marketplace · hourly · 40h/week. Computational Chemistry & Electronic Structure Expert About the Project We're building a large-scale benchmark to test how well advanced AI systems can solve hard scientific and engineering problems. As a task designer, you'll create challenging computational problems that check whether AI can use real scientific software to do research-level work — running simulations, interpreting resu
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