Chemistry Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $77/hr

mercor; India; Remote; INR 8,143,000 - 10,279,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking an Applied Chemistry Benchmark Specialist for a remote contract. The role focuses on authoring high-quality chemistry questions, ensuring clarity, and providing a correct answer with plausible distractors. You will rate question difficulty and supply multiple academic references.

Strong English writing is essential for clear explanations. The contract requires 10+ hours per week, with compensation between $61 and $77 per hour.

Qualifications

• PhD or doctoral candidate in chemistry or related field (or Master’s depth).
• Strong graduate-level chemistry concepts and quantitative analysis.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly.

Responsibilities

• Author original chemistry questions to test deep conceptual understanding.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous and self-contained with all necessary information.
• Rate each question's difficulty: Medium, Hard, or Expert.
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible incorrect alternatives.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions in markdown format.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources.
• For verification tasks, flag issues with clarity, completeness, or solvability.

Skills

Graduate-level chemistry

Quantitative analysis

Excellent written English

Education

PhD/doctoral candidate in chemistry

Master’s degree considered for depth

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: Applied Chemistry Benchmark Specialist Type: Contract Compensation: $61–$77/hour Location: Remote Commitment: 10+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author original chemistry questions to test deep conceptual understanding.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous and self-contained with all necessary information.
• Rate each question's difficulty: Medium, Hard, or Expert.
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible incorrect alternatives.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions in markdown format.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources.
• For verification tasks, flag issues with clarity, completeness, or solvability.

Qualifications Must-Have

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Chemistry , Biochemistry , Chemical Engineering , or a related field.
• Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
• Strong command of graduate-level chemistry concepts and quantitative analysis.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly.

Preferred

• Experience with rigorous academic problem design or chemistry olympiad writing.

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