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    Physics Researcher - High Energy Expert

    Mercor

    New York, NY • On-site, Remote

    $80 - $135/hr

    Full-time

    Posted 13 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: Research Physics Expert
    Type: Contract
    Compensation: $80–$135/hour
    Location: Remote
    Commitment: ~10 hours/week

    Role Responsibilities

    • Solve research-level physics challenges end-to-end with verifiable derivations, Python code, and peer-reviewed references.
    • Decompose challenges into standalone checkpoint sub-problems requiring genuine physical reasoning.
    • Author Python answer templates with auto-grading functions for symbolic or numerical answers.
    • Audit submitted solutions for correctness, scope, and method soundness; deliver actionable feedback across iterations.
    • Adjudicate between parallel solver attempts and decide which solution becomes the golden reference.
    • Document chain-of-thought reasoning, error tolerances, equivalent symbolic forms, and verification test cases.

    Qualifications

    Must-Have

    • PhD or postdoc in the relevant subfield (senior PhD student minimum).
    • Postdoc or junior professor in the relevant subfield (PhD minimum).
    • Full professor or industry research PI in the relevant subfield (senior postdoc or junior professor minimum).
    • Hands-on familiarity with at least two canonical methods of the target subfield, demonstrable through publications.
    • 3–5 representative publications (arXiv ID or DOI), ideally within the last ~5 years and in the target subfield.
    • Working proficiency with LaTeX, Python, Jupyter, and SymPy.
    • Strong written English (B2/C1/C2 minimum; native or near-native preferred).

    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.