Remote Materials Scientist AI Research Coding
Washington, District of Columbia, 20022, USA
Listed on 2026-09-25
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Research/Development
AI Business & Operations, Research Scientist, AI Evaluation
Mercor is seeking a PhD-level Materials Science expert for a 6-week remote contract as a Coding Expert. The role requires 20+ hours per week and focuses on creating prompts, tasks, and evaluation criteria to push AI model performance.
Responsibilities include sourcing material, drafting prompts, building grading rubrics, and calibrating tasks against frontier models, with independent, deadline-driven work style.
As a Remote Materials Scientist for AI Research Coding (Contract), you will play an important part at mercor in United States.
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