Remote Research Physicist for AI Physics Challenges

Visa Hunt; France; À distance; EUR 95 000 - 166 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Mercor is seeking a Research Physics Expert to tackle complex physics problems remotely, delivering derivations, code, and peer-reviewed references. You will decompose challenges into checkpoint sub-problems requiring deep physical reasoning and produce Python-based answer templates with auto-grading functions.

The role emphasizes rigorous evaluation of solutions, documenting reasoning, tolerances, and test cases, and selecting the golden reference among competing approaches.

Qualifications

• PhD or postdoc in the relevant subfield (senior PhD student minimum).
• Postdoc or junior professor in the relevant subfield (PhD minimum).
• Full professor or industry research PI in the relevant subfield (senior postdoc or junior professor minimum).
• Hands-on familiarity with at least two canonical methods of the target subfield, demonstrable through publications.
• 3–5 representative publications (arXiv ID or DOI), ideally within the last ~5 years and in the target subfield.
• Working proficiency with LaTeX, Python, Jupyter, and SymPy.
• Strong written English (B2/C1/C2 minimum; native or near-native preferred).

Responsabilités

• Solve research-level physics challenges end-to-end with verifiable derivations, code, and peer-reviewed references.
• Decompose challenges into standalone checkpoint sub-problems requiring genuine physical reasoning.
• Author Python answer templates with auto-grading functions for symbolic or numerical answers.
• Audit submitted solutions for correctness, scope, and method soundness; deliver actionable feedback across iterations.
• Adjudicate between parallel solver attempts and decide which solution becomes the golden reference.
• Document chain-of-thought reasoning, error tolerances, equivalent symbolic forms, and verification test cases.

Connaissances

LaTeX

Python

Jupyter

SymPy

Strong English

Formation

PhD in relevant subfield

Postdoc experience

Professor/PI level

Description du poste

Mercor is seeking a Research Physics Expert to tackle complex physics problems remotely, delivering derivations, code, and peer-reviewed references. You will decompose challenges into checkpoint sub-problems requiring deep physical reasoning and produce Python-based answer templates with auto-grading functions.

The role emphasizes rigorous evaluation of solutions, documenting reasoning, tolerances, and test cases, and selecting the golden reference among competing approaches.