Astrophysics Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $85/hr

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
• Type: Contract
• Compensation: $85/hour
• Location: Remote
• Commitment: 4–6 tasks/week

Role Responsibilities

• Develop challenging problems in Statistical Mechanics , Condensed Matter , AMO Physics , and other sub-domains.
• Contribute to a project involving state-of-the-art large language models .
• Create high-quality data to inform the future of AI innovation .
• Collaborate with AI research teams to ensure data quality and relevance.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet task deadlines.
• Qualifications
• Must-Have

PhD in Physics

• Graduate degree from US/UK/Canada/Western Europe
• High attention to detail
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent proficiency in English

Start Date

• February ; applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
• Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

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