Astrophysics & Gravitation AI Researcher (PhD) — Remote

mercor

United States

Remote

USD 110,000 - 152,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Remote contract position for Gravitation, Cosmology and Astrophysics Physicist (PhD) offers 10 hours/week over 8–10 weeks.

You will evaluate AI model training and craft physics problems to test model reasoning in a research context. The role requires a PhD in gravitation, cosmology, astroparticle physics, with publications and proficiency in LaTeX, Python, SymPy, and Jupyter.

Qualifications

PhD required in gravitation, cosmology, astroparticle physics, or related field.
Verifiable publication record with arXiv IDs or DOIs.
Published work on torsion, Nieh-Yan, or Chern-Simons terms.
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.