Physics Expert - Fully Remote Upto $225 HR Part-Time

### 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 Researchers (Part-time) **Type:****Contract** **Compensation:****$125–$225/hour** **Location:****Remote** **Commitment:****4–16 hours/week** ### Role Responsibilities * Author and review challenging physics problems to train and evaluate frontier **AI models**. * Evaluate model outputs on tasks like analytical derivation, mechanism prediction, and numerical modeling. * Identify areas where current models fail, especially mistakes a working **PhD physicist** would catch. * Collaborate with a small program team and other senior contributors. ### Qualifications **Must-Have** * **First-author or co-first-author publications in journals like Physical Review Letters, Nature, or Science.** * ****Doctoral or postdoctoral training** at a top-20 global institution for physics or STEM.** * **Competitive fellowships such as NSF GRFP, Hertz, or DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship.** * **Issued patents, spin-out companies, or grants as a named PI or co-PI.** * **International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) Gold/Silver/Bronze medalist.** * **Currently or recently in an active research role: PhD candidate, postdoc, instructor, faculty, principal scientist, or industry researcher.** ### **Compensation & Legal** * ****W-2 employment** with Cincinnatus LLC; payroll, benefits, and compliance handled by Cincinnatus.** * **Compensation reflects research seniority and credentials.** * **No fixed end date; contributors continue as long as the program needs their expertise.** ### **Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)** * **Upload resume** * **AI interview based on your resume** * **Submit form** ### **Resources & Support** * **For details about the interview process and platform information, please check:** * **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._** Originally posted on [Himalayas](https://himalayas.app)