Chemistry PhD - Quantum Specialist

mercor; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 74,000 - 111,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor seeks a Chemistry PhD Coding Expert for a remote contract role. You will source materials from papers and datasets, design prompts to challenge AI models, and develop grading criteria for scientific tasks. The position lasts six weeks with a 20+ hour weekly commitment.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD in chemistry or a closely related field and have strong experience in quantum and computational chemistry, Python or similar languages, and Docker/GitHub workflows.

Qualifications

• PhD in chemistry or closely related field.
• Expertise in both quantum and computational chemistry.
• Proficiency in Python or similar language for scientific computing.
• Experience with Git/GitHub and Docker.

Responsibilities

• Source material from papers, Kaggle datasets, open-source repositories, or scenarios you design.
• Write scientific prompts based on the input to challenge AI models.
• Build grading criteria that define a correct answer for scientific tasks.
• Calibrate tasks against frontier models, ensuring tasks ship only when strong models fail more often than they succeed.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Skills

Python

R

Git/GitHub

Docker

Quantum chemistry

Computational chemistry

Scientific computing

Education

PhD in chemistry or closely related field

Tools

Docker

Git/GitHub

Job description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position Details

Position: Chemistry PhD Coding Experts
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70/hour
Location: Remote
Duration: 6 weeks
Commitment: 20+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Source material from published papers, Kaggle datasets, open-source repositories, or scenarios you design.


• Write scientific prompts based on the input to challenge AI models .


• Build grading criteria that define a correct answer for scientific tasks.


• Calibrate tasks against frontier models, ensuring tasks ship only when strong models fail more often than they succeed.


• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• PhD in chemistry, physical chemistry, theoretical chemistry, computational chemistry, or a closely related field.


• Demonstrated depth in both 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 .

Preferred

• Publications in peer‑reviewed journals.


• Prior scientific software or research engineering experience.