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Mercor Research Fellowship - APEX

New York, NY · On-site

$40K/mo

Mercor's APEX benchmark family measures AI's real-world impact on professional work. Mercor ... physics * Novel evaluation methodology: contamination resistance, rubric design, human-vs-model ...

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Mercor Research Fellowship - APEX

New York, NY · On-site

Mercor's APEX benchmark family measures AI's real-world impact on professional work. Mercor ... physics * New economic benchmarks - negotiation, management, and other capabilities that carry ...

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Physics PhD - Theoretical Expert

San Francisco, CA · On-site +1

$70 - $180/hr

About the job Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs ... Position: Physics PhD (Top 50 Program, US/UK/CA) Type: Contract Compensation: $70-$180/hour ...

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Physics Research Expert - PhD

San Francisco, CA · On-site +1

$80 - $140/hr

About the job Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs ... Position: Research Physics Expert Type: Contract Compensation: $80-$140/hour Location: Remote ...

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    Physics PhD - Quantum Computing Expert

    Mercor

    San Francisco, CA • Remote

    $70/hr

    Full-time

    Posted 7 days ago

    Job description

    About the job

    Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

    Position: Physics PhD Coding Experts
    Type: Contract
    Compensation: $70/hour
    Location: Remote
    Duration: 6 weeks
    Commitment: 20+ hours/week

    Role Responsibilities

    • Source material from published papers, Kaggle datasets, open-source repositories, or self-designed scenarios.
    • Write scientific prompts based on sourced inputs.
    • Build grading criteria to define correct answers.
    • Calibrate tasks against frontier models, ensuring tasks ship only when strong models fail more often than they succeed.
    • Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

    Qualifications

    Must-Have

    • PhD in physics, applied physics, or a closely related field.
    • Depth in at least two subdomains: condensed matter, optics, quantum information/computing, computational physics, astrophysics, particle physics.
    • Working proficiency in Python, R, or another relevant programming language for scientific computing.
    • Comfortable with Git/GitHub and running code in Docker.

    Preferred

    • Publications in peer-reviewed journals.
    • Prior scientific software or research engineering experience.

    Start Date

    • Immediate

    Interview Process

    • Upload your resume and application form.
    • A 25-minute conversational interview covering your background, experience, and motivations.
    • Follow up within a few days with next steps and onboarding.

    Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

    • Upload resume
    • AI interview based on your resume
    • Submit form

    Resources & Support

    • For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
    • For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com

    PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.