Theoretical Physicist - Trajectory Expert - AI Trainer
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: PhD Physicist — Frontier Reasoning Trajectory Writer
Type: Contract
Compensation: $80–$120/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 15 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Produce "golden trajectories" for hard physics problems with complete, step-by-step solutions.
- Work in Studio and iterate with a frontier LLM to draft and refine reasoning.
- Develop trajectories clean enough to use as training data.
- Evaluate problems screened by a frontier LLM requiring failure at least once.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- PhD in physics or in the final 1–2 years of a PhD program.
- Daily-driver fluency in LaTeX and Python .
- Comfort with iterative LLM workflows.
- Detail-oriented; comfortable producing publication-grade derivations.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Submit your application.
- Complete the short technical assessment.
- Strong applicants will be invited to a follow-up interview.
Resources & Support
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- For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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