Astrophysics Specialist - Fully Remote
Remote / Online - Candidates ideally in
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, 94199, USA
Listed on 2026-10-13
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, 94199, USA
Listing for:
mercor
Remote/Work from Home
position Listed on 2026-10-13
Job specializations:
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Research/Development
Data Scientist, Research Scientist, Research Analyst, AI Business & Operations
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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 PhD
Type:
Contract
Compensation: $85/hour
Location:
Remote
Commitment: 4–6 tasks/week
Role Responsibilities- Develop challenging problems in Statistical Mechanics , Condensed Matter , AMO Physics , and other sub-domains.
- Contribute to a project involving state-of-the-art large language models .
- Create high-quality data to inform the future of AI innovation .
- Collaborate with AI research teams to ensure data quality and relevance.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet task deadlines.
- PhD in Physics
- Graduate degree from US/UK/Canada/Western Europe
- High attention to detail
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent proficiency in English
February ; applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
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