Cosmology Physicist - Fully Remote

Mercor; Greater London; A distancia; GBP 83.000 - 115.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs, with a San Francisco base and investors named in the job page. The Gravitation, Cosmology and Astrophysics Physicist (PhD) contract role is remote for 8–10 weeks, requiring about 10 hours per week and compensation of $80–$110 per hour.

The role focuses on evaluating AI model training, developing physics problems for evaluation, and collaborating with AI research teams to ensure rigorous model reasoning.

Formación

• 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.

Responsabilidades

• 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.

Conocimientos

LaTeX

Python

SymPy

Jupyter

English B2+

Educación

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

Herramientas

VS Code

Descripción del empleo

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.

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: [e-mail]