Computational Physicist & AI Benchmark Designer

Mercor; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 83,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor seeks a Particle & Nuclear Physics Expert to design graduate‑level problems using real scientific software. You will create challenging, multi‑step workflows, run simulations, and interpret results against AI models.

The role emphasizes strategic thinking, reproducibility, and independent design of high‑quality problem sets. Candidates should have graduate‑level training in physics, hands‑on experience with libraries like scikit‑hep, and strong Python skills to implement problem setups

Qualifications

• Graduate‑level training in a STEM field with hands‑on use of scientific software.
• Experience writing code to solve real research problems with research publications or open‑source work.
• Strong Python skills for problem setups, oracle functions and validators.

Responsibilities

• Design problems requiring use of specialized scientific software and multi‑step workflows.
• Refine problems through testing with state‑of‑the‑art AI models.
• Plan experiments to uncover information via strategic queries and result interpretation.

Skills

Particle Physics

Python programming

Data analysis

Linux/terminal

Scientific software

Education

MS or PhD in STEM

Tools

scikit-hep

Job description

Mercor seeks a Particle & Nuclear Physics Expert to design graduate‑level problems using real scientific software. You will create challenging, multi‑step workflows, run simulations, and interpret results against AI models.

The role emphasizes strategic thinking, reproducibility, and independent design of high‑quality problem sets. Candidates should have graduate‑level training in physics, hands‑on experience with libraries like scikit‑hep, and strong Python skills to implement problem setups