AI Benchmark Scientist - Materials Science & Modeling; PhD
Listed on 2026-10-06
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Research/Development
Research Scientist, Data Scientist, AI Evaluation, AI Business & Operations -
Science
Research Scientist, Data Scientist, AI Evaluation, AI Business & Operations
Location: New York
Mercor is hiring PhD and Master's scientists to author AI evaluation tasks and participate in a new benchmark for scientific computing. You will author original, executable research problems that frontier models cannot solve, focusing on materials science and related subdomains with coding.
The role involves sourcing material, crafting prompts, defining grading criteria, and calibrating models. This is a 6-week, part-time engagement requiring 20+ hours per week with immediate start.
This posting is for the AI Benchmark Scientist
- Materials Science & Modeling (PhD) role at Obsidian, based in New York, NY, United States.
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- Materials Science & Modeling (PhD) role at Obsidian is now open for applications in New York, NY, United States.
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