Cosmology Physicist - Fully Remote | Up to $110/hr

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. A Gravitation, Cosmology and Astrophysics Physicist (PhD) is sought for a remote, short-term contract to advance AI model evaluation in physics challenges.

The role is 8 to 10 weeks, remote, with a commitment of 10 hours per week and compensation of $80–$110 per hour. The work requires a PhD and strong publication record in gravitation/cosmology/astroparticle physics, with proficiency in LaTeX, Python, SymPy, and

Qualifications

• PhD in gravitation, cosmology, astroparticle physics, or related field.
• Published work on torsion, Nieh-Yan, or Chern-Simons terms.
• Verifiable arXiv IDs or DOIs in bibliography.
• Proficiency in LaTeX, Python, SymPy, and Jupyter.
• English at least B2, including written reasoning.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI model training and improve model outputs in research-level physics challenges.
• Develop complex physics problems and solutions for AI model evaluation.
• Review completed work and provide structured feedback to improve training data.
• 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) written

Education

PhD in gravitation, cosmology, astroparticle physics

Tools

VS Code extension (agentic coding)

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 .