Astrophysics PhD - Gravitation Expert

About the role

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. The position is for a Gravitation, Cosmology and Astrophysics Physicist (PhD) on a contract basis, fully remote.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI model training and improve model outputs in research-level physics challenges.
• Develop complex physics problems and solutions in your subfield for AI model evaluation.
• Review completed work and provide structured feedback to enhance training data quality.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to ensure precision and rigor in model reasoning.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and improve AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must‑have:

• PhD in gravitation, cosmology, astroparticle physics, or a closely related field.
• Published work on specific phenomena such as torsion, Nieh‑Yan, or Chern‑Simons terms.
• Verifiable publication record with arXiv IDs or DOIs.
• Proficiency in LaTeX, Python, SymPy, and Jupyter.
• English at B2 or above, including written reasoning.

Preferred:

• Familiarity with an agentic coding extension in VS Code.

Skills

• LaTeX
• Python
• SymPy
• Jupyter
• English (B2+)

Pay

$80–$110 per hour

Schedule

Duration: 8 to 10 weeks; Commitment: 10 hours per week