Materials Science Expert for AI Training & Evaluation

Mercor; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor seeks materials scientists for AI training and evaluation work. This is a standing listing, not a single opening, and it stays open when no project is active. We match experts to projects by scope, requiring you to write up the problem, provide datasets and reference answers, and then help grade model outputs.

Your clear written communication and ability to handle ambiguity are valued. New opportunities can appear with little notice, and past rates have run $60 to $120 an hour, set per

Qualifications

• A graduate degree in materials science or a related field.
• Clear written communication since most work involves explaining reasoning.
• Comfort with ambiguous tasks and willingness to flag unclear instructions.

Responsibilities

• Write up a materials problem with processing history and target property, and reference answer.
• Grade model-written structure–property reasoning to verify explanations.
• Flag where a model's proposed material meets the spec on paper but fails in service.
• Assist in assessing fatigue, corrosion, thermal cycling, or manufacturability impacts.

Skills

Graduate degree in materials science

Clear written communication

Comfort with ambiguity

Education

Graduate degree in materials science or related field

Job description

Mercor seeks materials scientists for AI training and evaluation work. This is a standing listing, not a single opening, and it stays open when no project is active. We match experts to projects by scope, requiring you to write up the problem, provide datasets and reference answers, and then help grade model outputs.

Your clear written communication and ability to handle ambiguity are valued. New opportunities can appear with little notice, and past rates have run $60 to $120 an hour, set per