Remote Physics Research Collaborator (PhD)

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Remote; USD 96,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor in remote, contract role seeks a Physics - Research Collaborator to craft advanced physics problems across classical mechanics, electromagnetism, and quantum mechanics, and to design evaluation criteria and golden solutions.

You will work asynchronously, delivering rigorous problem sets and solutions, and you will help analyze model trajectories to identify reasoning gaps, with 8+ hours per week commitment.

Qualifications

• PhD in Physics or related field is required or recently completed.
• Deep expertise in physics with strong mathematical and analytical skills.
• Ability to write clear, rigorous physics problems and solutions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Available to engage for 8+ hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Design challenging, real-world physics problems in areas like classical mechanics, electromagnetism, and quantum mechanics.
• Prepare components including detailed problem statements, golden solutions, and evaluation criteria.
• Evaluate the model's performance on tasks to identify reasoning and derivation failures.
• Analyze model trajectories to extract core capability loss patterns.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving model performance.

Skills

Physics expertise

Technical writing

Communication

Part-time availability

Education

PhD in Physics

Job description

Mercor in remote, contract role seeks a Physics - Research Collaborator to craft advanced physics problems across classical mechanics, electromagnetism, and quantum mechanics, and to design evaluation criteria and golden solutions.

You will work asynchronously, delivering rigorous problem sets and solutions, and you will help analyze model trajectories to identify reasoning gaps, with 8+ hours per week commitment.