Physics PhD Coding Experts
Mercor
$70/hour · as listed
Mercor is assembling physics PhDs and advanced scientists to design rigorous AI evaluation tasks focused on scientific computing. As part of this remote role, you'll author original, executable research problems—coding-intensive challenges that test the limits of frontier AI models. The work demands deep expertise in at least two physics subdomains (condensed matter, optics, quantum computing, or related areas), combined with strong programming skills to implement technically sound benchmarks. This advanced-level position suits researchers with PhD-level physics knowledge and professional coding experience.
The role is remote and structured as hourly work at $70/hour, with a standard 40-hour-per-week arrangement. You'll contribute to AI training and evaluation infrastructure by creating problems that meaningfully assess scientific reasoning and computational ability. This is AI data work that bridges academic rigor with practical model development—ideal for scientists looking to apply their domain expertise to cutting-edge AI research.
From the listing: Mercor marketplace · hourly · 40h/week. Mercor is hiring PhD and Master's scientists to author AI evaluation tasks (Sci Code) Mercor is partnering with leading AI labs on a new benchmark for scientific computing. You will author original, executable research problems that today's frontier models cannot solve. Domains — depth required in at least two subdomains (with a coding focus) - Physics — condensed matter, optics, quantum in
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