Remote Gravitation & Cosmology Physicist (PhD) – Contract

mercor

United States

Remote

USD 110,000 - 152,000

Full time

14 days+

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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.