Remote Biochemistry PhD Research Engineer (Contract)

Mercor; Sydney; Teletrabalho; AUD 83 000 - 124 000; Tempo parcial

Resumo da oferta

Mercor is seeking Biology PhD coding experts for a remote, six-week contract. The role requires a PhD in biology or related fields and strong programming in Python or R. You will source material, write prompts, and calibrate tasks for frontier models, using GitHub and Docker to manage code and quality checks. This is a 20+ hour per week commitment.

Immediate start with a flexible remote arrangement. Preference for candidates with publications or scientific software experience.

Qualificações

• PhD in biology, biological sciences, biochemistry, genetics, ecology, or a closely related field.
• Depth in at least two subdomains: ecology, biochemistry, genetics.
• Proficiency in Python, R, or another relevant programming language.
• Comfortable with Git/GitHub and Docker.

Responsabilidades

• Source material from published papers, Kaggle datasets, or open-source repositories to create research problems.
• Write scientific prompts and develop grading criteria for correct answers.
• Calibrate tasks against frontier models, ensuring strong models fail more often than they succeed.
• Utilize Python, R, or other programming languages for scientific computing.
• Work with Git/GitHub and Docker for code execution and quality checks.
• Collaborate asynchronously and independently to meet deadlines and improve AI model performance.

Conhecimentos

Python

R

Scientific computing

Independent work

Formação académica

PhD in biology or related field

Ferramentas

Git/GitHub

Docker

Kaggle

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Mercor is seeking Biology PhD coding experts for a remote, six-week contract. The role requires a PhD in biology or related fields and strong programming in Python or R. You will source material, write prompts, and calibrate tasks for frontier models, using GitHub and Docker to manage code and quality checks. This is a 20+ hour per week commitment.

Immediate start with a flexible remote arrangement. Preference for candidates with publications or scientific software experience.