Mercor is hiring PhD and Master's scientists to author AI evaluation tasks (Sci Code).

Mercor is partnering with leading AI labs on a new benchmark for scientific computing.

Domains — depth required in at least two subdomains (with a coding focus)

• Physics — condensed matter, optics, quantum information/computing, computational physics, astrophysics, particle physics.

Engagement

• Duration: 6 weeks.
• Commitment: part-time, 20+ hours per week.
• Start date: immediate.

Process

1. Upload your resume and application form.
2. A 25-minute conversational interview covering your background, experience, and motivations.
3. Follow up within a few days with next steps and onboarding.

Apply today and put your research expertise to work building the next generation of scientific AI.

Contract and Payment Terms

• You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
• This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
• Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
• Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.

• Source your own material: a published paper, a Kaggle dataset, an open-source repository, or a scenario you design.
• Write scientific prompts based on the input.
• Build the grading criteria that define a correct answer.
• Calibrate against frontier models — a task ships only when strong models fail it more often than they succeed.

Work arrangement: Fully remote

• Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.

• Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.