Physics Expert - Fully Remote | Part-time

About the job

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: Physics Researchers (Part-time)
Type:
Contract
Compensation:$125–$225/hour
Location:
Remote
Commitment:4–16 hours/week

• Author and review challenging physics problems to train and evaluate frontier AI models
  .
• Evaluate model outputs on tasks like analytical derivation, mechanism prediction, and numerical modeling.
• Identify areas where current models fail, especially mistakes a working PhD physicist would catch.
• Collaborate with a small program team and other senior contributors.

Must-Have

• First-author or co-first-author publications in journals like Physical Review Letters, Nature, or Science.
• Doctoral or postdoctoral training at a top‑20 global institution for physics or STEM.
• Competitive fellowships such as NSF GRFP, Hertz, or DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship.
• Issued patents, spin‑out companies, or grants as a named PI or co‑PI.
• International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) Gold/Silver/Bronze medalist.
• Currently or recently in an active research role:
  PhD candidate, postdoc, instructor, faculty, principal scientist, or industry researcher.

• W-2 employment with Cincinnatus LLC; payroll, benefits, and compliance handled by Cincinnatus.
• Compensation reflects research seniority and credentials.
• No fixed end date; contributors continue as long as the program needs their expertise.