Fluid Dynamics and Convection Stability Physicist (PhD)
Mercor
$80 – $110/hour · as listed
This remote position involves evaluating AI model performance on advanced physics research challenges within a specialized benchmark framework. You'll assess how frontier AI systems approach genuine research-level problems in fluid dynamics and convection stability—going beyond textbook scenarios to test authentic scientific reasoning capabilities. The work requires a PhD-level physics background and strong domain expertise to evaluate solution quality and model behavior rigorously.
Suited for physicists with deep knowledge in fluid dynamics, convection, or related STEM fields, this role combines AI evaluation with physics expertise. You'll work approximately 10 hours per week on an hourly basis, offering flexibility alongside specialized, technical work. This is ideal for researchers or advanced practitioners seeking remote AI data work that leverages their research credentials.
Compensation is $80–$110 per hour. Familiarity with the CritPt benchmark and its research context is expected—review of the referenced benchmark paper is strongly recommended before applying.
From the listing: Mercor marketplace · hourly · 10h/week. ## About the work CritPt is a public benchmark of research-level physics challenges, built to test whether frontier AI models can carry out genuine physics research reasoning rather than textbook problem solving. The benchmark paper is [arXiv:2509.26574](https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.26574) and we recommend reading it before applying. It will tell you quickly whether this work interests you.
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