Quantum Information Science Physicist (PhD)
Mercor
$80 – $110/hour · as listed
We're looking for a PhD-level quantum information science physicist to contribute to CritPt, a rigorous benchmark designed to evaluate whether advanced AI models can handle genuine physics research reasoning—not just textbook exercises. Your work will involve assessing AI performance on research-level quantum challenges and helping shape how we measure frontier AI capabilities in physics.
This remote role suits physicists with deep expertise in quantum information science who are interested in AI evaluation and benchmarking. You'll work approximately 10 hours per week at an advanced level, with an hourly rate of $80–$110 as listed. Familiarity with the CritPt benchmark paper (arXiv:2509.26574) is recommended before applying to understand the specific focus of this AI data work.
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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