Chemistry Phd - Quantum Specialist

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Chemistry PhD coding expert for a remote 6-week contract. You will source material from papers and datasets, write scientific prompts to challenge AI models, and build grading criteria for scientific tasks.

Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines; 20+ hours per week, immediate start, compensation $70/hour. Requires a PhD in chemistry or closely related field with demonstrated depth in quantum and computational chemistry.

Qualifications

• PhD in chemistry or closely related field.
• Demonstrated depth in quantum chemistry and computational chemistry.
• Proficiency in Python, R, or another scientific computing language.
• Comfortable with Git/GitHub and running code in Docker.

Responsibilities

• Source material from published papers, Kaggle datasets, open-source repositories, or self-designed scenarios.
• Write scientific prompts based on input to challenge AI models.
• Build grading criteria that define correct answers for scientific tasks.
• Calibrate tasks against frontier models to ensure robust outputs.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Skills

PhD in chemistry

Quantum chemistry

Computational chemistry

Python

R

Git/GitHub

Docker

Education

PhD in Chemistry

Tools

Python

R

Docker

GitHub

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: Chemistry PhD Coding Experts
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70/hour
Location: Remote
Duration: 6 weeks
Commitment: 20+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Source material from published papers, Kaggle datasets, open-source repositories, or scenarios you design.
• Write scientific prompts based on the input to challenge AI models.
• Build grading criteria that define a correct answer for scientific tasks.
• Calibrate tasks against frontier models, ensuring tasks ship only when strong models fail more often than they succeed.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• PhD in chemistry, physical chemistry, theoretical chemistry, computational chemistry, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated depth in both quantum chemistry and computational chemistry.
• Working proficiency in Python, R, or another relevant programming language for scientific computing.
• Comfortable with Git/GitHub and running code in Docker.

Preferred

• Publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Prior scientific software or research engineering experience.

Start Date

• Immediate

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]