Remote Chemistry PhD: AI Research Coding Contractor

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

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.