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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