Physics Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $80/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 contract position, remote, with a commitment of 5 + hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate the accuracy and depth of AI‑generated content in STEM fields to strengthen reasoning and rigor in model outputs.
• Review complex scientific data for alignment with domain principles and methodologies.
• Provide clear, structured feedback to AI research teams to improve training data quality and downstream performance.
• Develop evaluation rubrics and benchmarks for assessing AI‑generated scientific tasks and solutions.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to ensure consistency, relevance, and coverage across datasets.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Qualifications

• Graduate‑level training or extensive industry experience in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, or Software Engineering/Data Science.
• Strong written English skills.
• Ability to verify results against a source.
• Preferred: Experience with data and data visualization.

Pay

Compensation ranges from $20 to $80 per hour.

Schedule

Commitment of 5 + hours per week; work is remote and asynchronous.