Mathematical Physicist PhD - Specialist

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. Position: Mathematical Physicist (PhD). Type: Contract. Location: Remote.

Responsibilities

• Develop and solve research-level physics problems in your subfield.
• Ensure solutions are complete for independent verification.
• Review and audit completed work, maintaining high standards of written reasoning akin to mathematics.
• Collaborate with peers to create problems and evaluate AI model performance in physics research reasoning.
• Utilize Python, SymPy, and Jupyter for symbolic computation.
• Familiarity with an agentic coding extension in VS Code is useful.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and improve AI model performance.

Qualifications

• PhD in mathematical physics, theoretical physics, or mathematics.
• Published work on specific phenomena in your subfield.
• Verifiable publication record with three to five representative papers.
• Working proficiency with LaTeX, Python, SymPy, and Jupyter.
• English at B2 or above, including written reasoning.

Pay

$80–$110/hour

Schedule

10 hours/week for 8–10 weeks

For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome. For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com