Mathematical Physicist Phd - Specialist
Job in
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, 94199, USA
Listed on 2026-10-11
Listing for:
Mercor
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-11
Job specializations:
-
Research/Development
Mathematics, Research Scientist, Physics, AI Business & Operations
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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: Mathematical Physicist (PhD)
Type:
Contract
Compensation: $80-$110/hour
Location:
Remote
Duration: 8 to 10 weeks
Commitment:
10 hours/week
- Develop and solve research-level physics problems in your subfield. Ensure solutions are complete for independent verification.
- Review and audit completed work, maintaining high standards of written reasoning akin to mathematics.
- Collaborate with peers to create problems and evaluate AI model performance in physics research reasoning.
- Utilize Python
, Sym Py
, and Jupyter for symbolic computation. Familiarity with an agentic coding extension in VS Code is useful. - Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and improve AI model performance
.
- PhD in mathematical physics, theoretical physics, or mathematics
. - Published work on specific phenomena in your subfield.
- Verifiable publication record with three to five representative papers.
- Working proficiency with LaTeX
, Python
, Sym Py
, and Jupyter
. - English at B2 or above
, including written reasoning.
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