Materials Science PhD - AI Evaluator - AI Trainer

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: Material Science 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 designed scenarios.

- Write scientific prompts based on sourced input to challenge AI models .

- Build grading criteria to define correct answers for scientific tasks.

- Calibrate tasks against frontier models, ensuring tasks ship only when strong models fail more often than succeed.

- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and improve AI model performance .

Qualifications

Must-Have

- PhD in materials science, materials engineering, applied physics, chemistry, chemical engineering, or a closely related field.

- Demonstrated depth in semiconductor materials and molecular modeling.

- 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

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- For any help or support, reach out to:

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

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