Applied Physics PhD - Benchmark Expert

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: Applied Physics Benchmark Specialist
Type: Contract
Compensation: $61–$77/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10+ hours/week
Role Responsibilities

- Author original physics questions that test deep conceptual understanding, not surface-level recall.

- Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined with all necessary information in the problem statement.

- Rate each question's difficulty: Medium (intro undergraduate), Hard (advanced undergraduate), or Expert (post-graduate and above).

- Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives that challenge expert-level solvers.

- Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise intermediate steps in markdown format.

- Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources (peer-reviewed journals, university repositories).

- For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made.

Qualifications

Must-Have

- PhD or doctoral candidate in Physics , Applied Physics , Astrophysics , or a closely related field.

- Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.

- Strong command of graduate-level physics concepts and mathematical formalism.

- Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.

Preferred
- Experience with rigorous academic problem design or physics olympiad writing is a strong plus.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

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- AI interview based on your resume

- Submit form

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