Computational Chemist - Fully Remote | Upto $70/hr

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.

This is a 6-week remote contract position requiring a commitment of 20+ hours per week, with compensation at $70/hour.

Responsibilities

• Source material from published papers, Kaggle datasets, open-source repositories, or self-designed scenarios.
• Write scientific prompts based on the input to challenge current AI models.
• Build grading criteria that define correct answers for scientific tasks.
• Calibrate tasks against frontier models, ensuring they are challenging for strong models.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Requirements

• PhD in chemistry, physical chemistry, theoretical chemistry, computational chemistry, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated depth in both quantum chemistry and computational chemistry.
• Working proficiency in Python, R, or another relevant programming language for scientific computing.
• Comfortable with Git/GitHub and running code in Docker.

Preferred Qualifications

• Publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Prior scientific software or research engineering experience.

Start date: Immediate.