Sciences and research jobs

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.

138 jobs

Physics Expert (Postdoc / Junior professor)

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Sciences and research
Expert
Remote
Contract

This remote contractor role involves evaluating physics solutions, mathematical derivations, and theoretical arguments to train advanced AI systems. Candidates must hold a PhD in physics and have recent experience as a postdoctoral researcher, junior professor, or senior research scientist.

  • Physics Mastery
  • Written Technical Communication
  • Critical Evaluation & Error Detection
  • +2

Posted 46 days ago$80 to $150/h

Physics Expert (Professor / Principal Investigator)

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Sciences and research
Expert
Remote
Contract

This remote role involves evaluating complex physics arguments and training advanced AI systems. The ideal candidate holds a PhD and currently serves as a Professor or Principal Investigator.

  • Physics Mastery
  • Expert Judgment in Ambiguous Cases
  • Meta-Level Reasoning
  • +2

Posted 46 days ago$80 to $160/h

Physics Expert (Condensed Matter / Quantum Information)

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Sciences and research
Expert
Remote
Contract

This remote contractor role involves developing exact diagonalization implementations and evaluating quantum many-body scars to train AI systems. Candidates must hold an advanced degree in physics and possess proven expertise in QuSpin and exact diagonalization techniques.

  • Physics
  • exact diagonalization with translation + reflection symmetries (QuSpin preferred) for L >= 26
  • subspace block-diagonalization
  • +1

Posted 47 days ago$100 to $170/h

Physics Expert (Biophysics / Statistical Physics)

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Sciences and research
Expert
Remote
Contract

This remote contractor role involves modeling bacterial population growth and stochastic processes to train advanced AI systems. Candidates need advanced expertise in statistical physics or biophysics, along with strong experience in stochastic modeling.

  • Physics
  • stochastic two-state Markov processes with gamma-distributed waiting times
  • Euler-Lotka equation
  • +3

Posted 47 days ago$80 to $160/h

Physics Expert (AMO / Quantum Information)

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Sciences and research
Expert
Remote
Contract

This remote contractor role involves analyzing quantum optical systems, including cascaded amplifiers and interferometers, to train AI models. Candidates need an advanced degree in AMO physics or quantum information, plus expertise in Bogoliubov transformations and quantum noise.

  • Physics
  • Bogoliubov transformations
  • sideband photocurrent spectra
  • +4

Posted 47 days ago$80 to $160/h

Physics Expert (Gravitation / Cosmology / Astrophysics)

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Sciences and research
Expert
Remote
Contract

This remote contractor role involves solving advanced physics problems in gravitation and cosmology to train AI systems. Candidates need an advanced academic background in physics and hands-on experience with Palatini gravity or nonlinear ODE systems.

  • Physics
  • first-order Palatini gravity
  • tetrad + spin connections
  • +4

Posted 47 days ago$80 to $160/h

Physics Expert (Condensed Matter / Magnetic Materials)

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Sciences and research
Expert
Remote
Contract

A remote Physics Expert analyzes magnetic structures, classifies magnetic space groups, and curates datasets to help train advanced AI models. Candidates need an advanced academic background in condensed matter physics and hands on experience with magnetic space group classification and neutron scattering.

  • Physics
  • magnetic structure factor calculations
  • propagation-vector analysis
  • +2

Posted 47 days ago$80 to $160/h

Physics Expert (High Energy / Mathematical Physics)

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Sciences and research
Expert
Remote
Contract

This remote contractor analyzes advanced research-level problems in high energy and mathematical physics to train artificial intelligence systems. Candidates need extensive expertise in AdS/CFT, holographic dualities, and tensor algebra.

  • AdS/CFT
  • on-shell gravitational action
  • Weyl-Fefferman-Graham gauge
  • +2

Posted 47 days ago$80 to $160/h

Inorganic Materials, Semiconductor & Superconductor Experts

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Sciences and research
Remote
Contract

This remote role involves evaluating and structuring scientific data for AI models in materials science and semiconductors. Candidates must have hands-on experimental experience in inorganic synthesis, superconductors, or semiconductors, along with an advanced degree in a related field.

Posted 48 days ago$84/h

Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) Experts

Mercor
Sciences and research
Remote
Contract

This remote role involves developing training data and evaluating AI models for semiconductor processes like atomic layer deposition. Candidates must possess hands-on experience in thin-film deposition and an advanced degree in a relevant technical field.

Posted 48 days ago$84/h

Chemistry Specialist

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Sciences and research
Specialist
Remote
Contract

The Chemistry Specialist conducts laboratory experiments, analyzes chemical data, and translates complex concepts to train artificial intelligence models. The role requires an advanced degree in chemistry and extensive hands-on experience with wet lab techniques.

  • Chemistry
  • Wet Labs
  • Critical Thinking
  • +1

Posted 51 days ago$70 to $90/h

Aerodynamics Expert

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Sciences and research
Specialist
Remote
Contract

The Aerodynamics Expert evaluates complex aerospace problems and reviews AI-generated technical responses for accuracy. Requirements include a relevant engineering degree and at least three years of hands-on experience in aerodynamic design or analysis.

  • aerodynamics
  • computational fluid dynamics (cfd)
  • technical writing
  • +5

Posted 51 days ago$60 to $130/h

Stanford Youth Study, Register Interest (US Parents & Kids, Age 9, 13)

Mercor
Sciences and research
Remote
Contract

Parents in the United States participate in a remote research study alongside a child aged nine or thirteen who owns a smartphone. Participants complete online surveys, text message check-ins, and install a parental control app on the child device.

Posted 52 days ago

Medicare Advantage Members (Devoted Health), Insight Study

Mercor
Sciences and research
Remote
Contract

This remote research study asks participants to complete a short online survey with multiple choice and voice recorded responses about their healthcare experiences. The role requires current or former Devoted Health Medicare Advantage members aged sixty four or older who are based in the United States.

Posted 52 days ago$120/h

Microbiologist

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Sciences and research
Specialist
Remote
Contract

A remote Microbiologist investigates microbial organisms, assesses the impact of antimicrobial agents, and documents scientific findings to train advanced AI models. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor's degree or higher in Biology, Microbiology, or Chemistry, and possesses extensive knowledge of microbial systems.

  • Biology
  • Microbiology
  • Chemistry
  • +2

Posted 52 days ago$70 to $90/h

Biologist

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Sciences and research
Specialist
Remote
Contract

This remote contractor role involves designing CRISPR-based gene editing experiments, developing cloning strategies, and translating molecular biology data to train AI systems. Candidates need a bachelor degree or higher in a biological field, along with hands-on expertise in CRISPR technology and PCR-based assays.

  • Biology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Wet Labs
  • +2

Posted 52 days ago$70 to $90/h

PhD Physicist

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Sciences and research
Specialist
Remote
Contract

The PhD Physicist conducts advanced research, analyzes experimental data, and develops detailed explanations of scientific concepts to train artificial intelligence systems. Candidates must hold a doctorate in physics or a closely related field and possess a strong background in theoretical and experimental research.

  • Physics
  • Science
  • Critical Thinking
  • +2

Posted 55 days ago$70 to $90/h

Dishwasher - ONET Occupation Study

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Sciences and research
Remote
Contract

Experienced dishwashers complete a one-time online survey and interview detailing their daily tasks and kitchen workflows for an occupational study. Applicants must have at least two years of recent experience working specifically as a dishwasher in the United States.

Posted 58 days ago$50/h

AI Safety Practitioner

Mercor
Sciences and research
Remote
Contract

An AI Safety Practitioner evaluates frontier AI models for safety, factual accuracy, and policy compliance across sensitive domains. The role requires a relevant bachelor degree and five or more years of professional experience in AI safety, trust and safety, journalism, or public policy.

Posted 64 days ago$60 to $70/h

Personalized Life Assistant Expert

Mercor
Sciences and research
Remote
Contract

The Personalized Life Assistant Expert evaluates how well artificial intelligence systems handle complex, real-world personal tasks and workflows. The ideal candidate demonstrates heavy personal usage of large language models and possesses strong written judgment.

Posted 97 days ago$50 to $200/h