Applied Physics Scientist

About The Job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Position: Physics Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $60–$80/hour
Location: Remote
Duration: ~2 months, with extension potential
Commitment: 20–40 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
Write original & advanced IPhO-style physics problems to challenge frontier AI models.
Evaluate AI-generated solutions for correctness, clarity, and style and identify where models fail.
Identify logical flaws, incomplete reasoning, or insufficiently-rigorous proofs.
Provide clear, concise, and correct solutions & chain of thought reasoning using proper LaTeX formatting.
Maintain extremely high standards of precision and problem difficulty.
Qualifications
Must-Have
Master's or PhD in physics (or a related field), or Olympiad ...