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Scientists and researchers, often at PhD level, who design and grade hard problems in physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics. Academic rigor is the requirement, coding is a plus.

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Mathematics Expert (MSc./PhD)

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Sciences and research
Expert
Remote
Some countries only
Contract
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The Mathematics Expert solves, reviews, and validates advanced mathematical and computational problems for an AI training project. Candidates must hold an advanced degree in a quantitative field and possess strong expertise in applied mathematics, numerical analysis, or optimization, along with Python proficiency.

  • Mathematics
  • Python
  • Programming Languages
  • +2

Posted 12 days ago$60 to $120/h

Telugu Team Lead with Mathematical Background

SME Careers
Sciences and research
Remote
Some countries only
Contract

The Telugu Team Lead oversees quality, consistency, and trainer performance across Telugu AI training projects. Candidates need a degree in Mathematics and native or near-native Telugu proficiency, along with professional experience in language review or AI training.

  • LLM Evaluation
  • Telugu Quality Assurance
  • Translation Quality Review
  • +5

Posted 12 days ago$25/h

Mathematics Domain Expert

Mercor
Sciences and research
Remote
United States only
Contract

This fully remote role has a senior mathematician reviewing AI-generated mathematical reasoning, writing rigorous problem statements and reference proofs, and designing research-level benchmarks.

Posted 4 days ago$90 to $140/h

Telugu Expert with Mathematical Background

SME Careers
Sciences and research
Remote
Some countries only
Contract

This remote role involves evaluating and creating Telugu AI training content, including reviewing generated text, assessing reasoning, and writing model answers. Applicants must hold a bachelor degree in mathematics, native or near native Telugu proficiency, and professional English skills.

  • Style
  • Copyediting
  • Translation Quality Review
  • +5

Posted 12 days ago$20/h

Biology & Life Sciences Domain Expert

Mercor
Sciences and research
Remote
United States only
Contract

The domain expert reviews life sciences reasoning tasks and model outputs, writes problem specifications and reference solutions, and designs research-level benchmarks. Candidates need a PhD, a senior research role, and a strong peer-reviewed publication record in a life science specialty.

Posted 4 days ago$90 to $140/h

STEM & Technical Specialist, Rubric Design

SME Careers
Sciences and research
Remote
United States only
Contract

The STEM and Technical Specialist designs advanced evaluation rubrics, creates challenging technical questions, and assesses AI-generated content to improve frontier models. Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and possess at least three years of domain experience.

  • Question Writing
  • Model Evaluation
  • Technical Reasoning
  • +5

Posted 34 days ago$100/h

Chemistry Domain Expert

Mercor
Sciences and research
Remote
United States only
Contract

The role involves reviewing chemistry tasks and model outputs for implausible mechanisms and stoichiometric errors, writing problem specifications and reference solutions, and designing research-level benchmarks.

Posted 4 days ago$90 to $140/h

Materials Scientist

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Sciences and research
Remote
Some countries only
Contract

This remote contractor role involves reviewing and creating AI training content for materials science. Candidates need a bachelor degree in a related field and three years of professional experience.

  • Composites
  • Phase Diagrams
  • Ceramics
  • +5

Posted 53 days ago$30 to $95/h

Physics Domain Expert

Mercor
Sciences and research
Remote
United States only
Contract

The expert reviews physics reasoning and model outputs, catching flawed derivations and unjustified approximations. The role writes problem specifications, reference solutions, and benchmarks. Candidates need a physics PhD and a senior research role.

Posted 4 days ago$90 to $140/h

Nepali Team Lead with Mathematical Background

SME Careers
Sciences and research
Remote
Some countries only
Contract

This remote role involves reviewing Nepali AI training content, managing quality workflows, and leading contributor teams. Candidates need a mathematics degree, native Nepali proficiency, and three years of editing or QA experience.

  • LLM Evaluation
  • Translation Quality Review
  • Nepali
  • +5

Posted 67 days ago$20/h

Nuclear & Radiological Security Expert

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Sciences and research
Specialist
Remote
Contract

The role defines nuclear and radiological safety evaluation standards and escalation protocols for security risks. Candidates need five or more years in nuclear physics, radiological safety, nonproliferation, or safeguards, plus an advanced degree, certification, or operational experience.

  • Nuclear Physics
  • Radiological Safety
  • Nonproliferation
  • +1

Posted 6 days ago$50 to $90/h

Nepali Expert with Mathematical Background

SME Careers
Sciences and research
Remote
Some countries only
Contract

This remote role involves reviewing AI generated Nepali content and creating reference materials while evaluating language quality and logical reasoning. Applicants must hold a bachelor degree in Mathematics and possess native or near native Nepali proficiency.

  • Style
  • Copyediting
  • Translation Quality Review
  • +5

Posted 67 days ago$15/h

Senior Data Scientist and Data Engineering Experts

Mercor
Sciences and research
Remote
Some countries only
Contract

The Senior Data Scientist and Data Engineering Expert designs complex tasks and evaluation criteria to train frontier AI models. Candidates need at least four years of professional experience at top technology or quantitative firms and a strong command of Python and SQL.

Posted 6 days ago$120 to $180/h

Physics Quality Assurance Lead (QAL)

SME Careers
Sciences and research
Remote
India, United States only
Contract

The Physics Quality Assurance Lead oversees physics content accuracy and trainer performance for AI training projects. Candidates need a degree in a quantitative field, strong English skills, and at least three years of experience in physics research, teaching, or scientific workflows.

  • Physics QA
  • LLM Evaluation
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • +5

Posted 136 days ago$20 to $75/h

Member of Technical Staff, Model Training (post-training research)

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Sciences and research
Remote
Full time
Core team

This remote role involves researching and scaling advanced post-training methods, reinforcement learning, and fine-tuning techniques for large models. Candidates need strong foundations in machine learning, deep learning, and hands-on experience training large-scale models using Python and PyTorch.

  • Reinforcement Learning & Optimization
  • Post-Training Algorithms
  • Training Data Strategy & Curriculum Learning
  • +1

Posted 7 days ago$7 to $8/h

Geology Quality Assurance Lead (QAL)

SME Careers
Sciences and research
Remote
United States only
Contract

The Geology Quality Assurance Lead reviews AI generated earth science content, evaluates trainer performance, and ensures scientific accuracy across projects. This remote role requires a degree in a relevant field, strong English communication skills, and professional earth science experience.

  • Climate Systems
  • LLM Evaluation
  • Earth Sciences
  • +5

Posted 140 days ago$70/h

Member of Technical Staff, Model Training (infra & platform)

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Sciences and research
Remote
Full time
Core team

The candidate designs and scales distributed infrastructure and platforms to support large-scale AI model training and execution. The role requires strong computer science fundamentals in distributed systems and extensive experience building scalable backend platforms or GPU-based machine learning infrastructure.

  • Distributed ML Training Infrastructure
  • GPU Performance & Inference Optimization
  • Distributed Systems & Platform Architecture
  • +1

Posted 7 days ago$7 to $8/h

Astronomer Quality Assurance Lead (QAL)

SME Careers
Sciences and research
Remote
United States only
Contract

The Astronomer Quality Assurance Lead oversees quality, consistency, and trainer performance for astronomy and astrophysics AI training projects. This remote role requires a degree in Astronomy, Astrophysics, or a related field, alongside at least three years of relevant scientific experience.

  • Astrophysics
  • Scientific Reasoning
  • LLM Evaluation
  • +5

Posted 140 days ago$110/h

Member of Technical Staff, Model Training (applied research)

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Sciences and research
Remote
Full time
Core team

The Member of Technical Staff for model training develops, adapts, and deploys specialized machine learning models for language, multimodal, and robotics applications. The role requires strong foundations in deep learning, practical experience with modern AI models, and proficiency in Python and PyTorch.

  • Model Training & Adaptation
  • Multimodal AI
  • Robotics & Agent Learning
  • +2

Posted 7 days ago$7 to $8/h

Data Scientist Team Lead

SME Careers
Sciences and research
Remote
United States only
Contract

The Data Scientist Team Lead oversees quality, consistency, and contributor performance across AI training projects by reviewing technical content and providing feedback. Candidates need a quantitative degree and at least three years of professional experience in data science, analytics, or machine learning.

  • Python
  • Statistics
  • LLM Evaluation
  • +5

Posted 140 days ago$110/h