Remote Gravitation & Cosmology Physicist (PhD) for AI Labs

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Remote; GBP 82,000 - 113,000; Part 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 remote, 8–10 week engagements, with a 10 hours/week commitment and $80–$110 per hour compensation.

The role emphasizes research-level physics challenges and rigorous model evaluation. Responsibilities include evaluating AI model training, crafting physics problems, and providing feedback to improve training data quality, in collaboration with

Qualifications

• PhD in gravitation, cosmology, astroparticle physics, or a closely related field.
• Published work with 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.

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.

Skills

LaTeX

Python

SymPy

Jupyter

English B2

Education

PhD in gravitation/cosmology/astroparticle physics

Tools

VS Code

Job description

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. A Gravitation, Cosmology and Astrophysics Physicist (PhD) is sought for remote, 8–10 week engagements, with a 10 hours/week commitment and $80–$110 per hour compensation.

The role emphasizes research-level physics challenges and rigorous model evaluation. Responsibilities include evaluating AI model training, crafting physics problems, and providing feedback to improve training data quality, in collaboration with