Chemistry PhD - Quantum Specialist

Obsidian; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 55.000 - 83.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Mercor is hiring PhD and Master's scientists to author AI evaluation tasks (Sci Code). You will craft original, executable research problems that current frontier models struggle to solve.

Engagement spans 6 weeks, part-time at 20+ hours per week, with immediate start. You will source material, write prompts, and define grading criteria while calibrating models against challenging tasks.

Qualifikationen

• PhD in chemistry, physical chemistry, theoretical chemistry, computational chemistry, or closely related field.
• Depth in quantum chemistry and computational chemistry.
• Proficiency in Python, R, or another language for scientific computing.
• Experience with Git/GitHub and running code in Docker with PR workflow

Aufgaben

• 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

Kenntnisse

Python

R

Git/GitHub

Docker

Ausbildung

PhD in chemistry

Tools

Git/GitHub

Docker

Jobbeschreibung

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. You will author original, executable research problems that today's frontier models cannot solve.

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

• Chemistry — quantum chemistry, computational chemistry

What you'll do

• 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

Required

• PhD in chemistry, physical chemistry, theoretical chemistry, computational chemistry, or a closely related field
• Demonstrated depth in both of the following subdomains: quantum chemistry and computational chemistry
• Working proficiency in Python, R, or another relevant programming language for scientific computing
• Comfortable with Git/GitHub and running code in Docker — authoring runs through a pull-request workflow with automated quality checks

Preferred

• Publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Prior scientific software or research engineering experience

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