Astrophysics PhD - Gravitation Expert

mercor; France; Remote; EUR 98,000 - 135,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. A remote contract role for a Gravitation, Cosmology and Astrophysics Physicist (PhD) is available, lasting 8 to 10 weeks with about 10 hours per week.

The ideal candidate will evaluate AI model training, develop physics problems for model evaluation, and provide feedback to improve data quality while collaborating with AI teams to ensure rigorous model reasoning.

Qualifications

• PhD in gravitation, cosmology, astroparticle physics, or closely related field.
• Published work on torsion, Nieh-Yan, or Chern-Simons terms.
• Verifiable publication record with arXiv IDs or DOIs.
• Proficiency in LaTeX, Python, SymPy, and Jupyter.
• English at B2 or above, including written reasoning.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI model training and improve model outputs in research-level physics challenges.
• Develop complex physics problems and solutions in your subfield for AI model evaluation.
• Review completed work and provide structured feedback to enhance training data quality.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to ensure precision and rigor in model reasoning.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and improve AI model performance.

Skills

LaTeX

Python

SymPy

Jupyter

English (B2)

Education

PhD in gravitation, cosmology, astroparticle physics, or closely related field

Tools

VS Code

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: Gravitation, Cosmology and Astrophysics Physicist (PhD) Type: Contract Compensation: $80–$110/hour Location: Remote Duration: 8 to 10 weeks Commitment: 10 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI model training and improve model outputs in research-level physics challenges.
• Develop complex physics problems and solutions in your subfield for AI model evaluation .
• Review completed work and provide structured feedback to enhance training data quality .
• Collaborate with AI research teams to ensure precision and rigor in model reasoning .
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and improve AI model performance .

Qualifications

Must-Have

• PhD in gravitation, cosmology, astroparticle physics, or a closely related field.
• Published work on specific phenomena such as torsion, Nieh-Yan, or Chern-Simons terms.
• Verifiable publication record with arXiv IDs or DOIs .
• Proficiency in LaTeX , Python , SymPy , and Jupyter .
• English at B2 or above , including written reasoning.

Preferred

• Familiarity with an agentic coding extension in VS Code .