Astrophysics PhD - Gravitation Expert

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 152,000; Full time

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.

Skills

LaTeX

Python

SymPy

Jupyter

English (B2)

Communication

Education

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

Tools

VS Code agentic extension

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 .