High Energy Physicist (PhD)
Mercor
$80 – $110/hour · as listed
This remote position involves evaluating AI model performance on research-level physics problems through CritPt, a benchmark designed to assess whether frontier AI systems can engage in genuine physics reasoning beyond standard textbook applications. As a PhD-level physicist, you'll work with complex physics challenges and contribute to understanding AI capabilities in scientific research contexts. The role requires a strong background in physics and the ability to think critically about what constitutes authentic research-level problem solving.
This is an advanced, specialized opportunity suited to physicists with doctoral training who are interested in AI evaluation and benchmark development. The work is remote and flexible, offered through the Mercor platform on an hourly basis at $80–$110/hour, with an expected commitment of around 10 hours per week. Before applying, review the CritPt benchmark paper (arXiv:2509.26574) to confirm alignment with your interests and expertise.
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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