Chemistry Teacher | Remote | Mercor

Chemistry Teacher | $80/hr Remote | Mercor

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Base pay range
: $60.00/hr - $80.00/hr

Organization
:
Mercor

Position
:
Chemistry Expert (PhD, Master's, or Olympiad Participants)

Referral Partner
:
Crossing Hurdles

Type
:
Hourly contract

Compensation
: $60–$80 per hour

Location
:
Remote

Commitment
: 10–40 hours/week, flexible and asynchronous

Duration
:
Flexible

• Write original, advanced IChO-style chemistry problems to challenge frontier AI models.
• Evaluate AI-generated solutions for correctness, clarity, and style and identify where models fail.
• Identify logical flaws, incomplete reasoning, or insufficiently rigorous proofs.
• Provide clear, concise, and correct solutions & chain-of-thought reasoning using proper LaTeX formatting.
• Maintain extremely high standards of precision and problem difficulty.

• Master's or PhD in chemistry (or a related field), or experience as an Olympiad participant/medalist in the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) or equivalent competitions (AsChO, EChO, EUSO, IJSO, NChO, UKChO, USNCO, CCO, INChO, RChO, MChO).
• Deep understanding of core theoretical and experimental chemistry concepts.
• Ability to articulate reasoning and derivations clearly in written form.
• Strong ability to evaluate the rigor and complexity of chemistry problems.
• Rigorous attention to detail in verifying solutions.

• Short interview diving into your industry experience (15 min)

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