Mathematical Physicist, PhD
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Mathematical physicist creating, solving, and reviewing research-level physics benchmarks. Supporting Mercor’s work training frontier AI models with verifiable expert reasoning.
Responsibilities:
- Work on research-level physics problems in the applicant’s own subfield
- Create, solve, review, or audit benchmark problems depending on publication-record fit
- Produce research-grade work with complete written reasoning
- Address problems in special functions, integrable systems, permutation combinatorics for random tensor network entanglement, or conformal geometry
- Apply relevant analytical, integrability, combinatorial, or geometric methods
- Provide representative papers and method self-attestation during application
- Participate in verification of papers and authorship against the public record
- Complete onboarding or a short live alignment call to agree on the area and assignment
- Potentially complete a 30–45 minute assessment if needed
- Work remotely and asynchronously on assigned projects
- Collaborate with leading researchers on AI training projects
Requirements:
- PhD in mathematical physics, theoretical physics, or mathematics (hard requirement)
- Published work on at least one specified phenomenon, not merely an adjacent area
- Verifiable publication record with three to five representative papers, preferably first-author papers, with arXiv IDs or DOIs
- Postdoctoral researchers, research scientists, junior faculty, or senior PhD students with a strong first-author record
- Demonstrated expertise in at least one listed area: special functions, integrable systems, permutation combinatorics for random tensor network entanglement, or conformal geometry
- Working proficiency with LaTeX, Python, SymPy, and Jupyter
- English proficiency at B2 level or above, including written reasoning
- Ability to provide complete written reasoning that specialists can independently verify
- Familiarity with an agentic coding extension in VS Code is useful but acceptable to lack if declared honestly
- Must be able to commit 10 hours per week across an 8–10 week window, starting immediately
- Must be able to work as an independent contractor
- H1-B and STEM OPT candidates are not supported
Benefits:
- Remote and asynchronous work with no fixed hours
- Flexible own schedule
- Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
- Competitive pay based on depth of subdomain match
- Opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers
- Opportunity to help shape next-generation AI systems
- Reasonable accommodations upon request
- Referral payments of up to $440 per successful referral
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