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Cosmology Physicist - Fully Remote | Up to $110/hr

$110 per hour

Mercor

Toronto, ON
  • Remote job

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: Gravitation, Cosmology and Astrophysics Physicist (PhD)

Type: Contract

Compensation: $80–$110/hour

Location: Remote

Duration: 8 to 10 weeks

Commitment: 10 hours/week

Role 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 .

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • PhD in gravitation, cosmology, astroparticle physics, or a closely related field.
  • Published work on specific phenomena such as 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 , including written reasoning.

Preferred

  • Familiarity with an agentic coding extension in VS Code .

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

  • Apply and complete the attached form with basic information and research experience.
  • Provide arXiv ID or DOI of your own paper for each selected area.
  • We verify your papers and authorship against the public record.
  • Onboarding or a short live alignment call to agree on the area and assignment.
  • A brief 30 to 45 minute assessment may be added if needed.

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PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

Vacancy posted 23 days ago
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