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Theoretical Physicist - Trajectory Expert - AI Trainer

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Mercor

Remote

$208,000 Salary, Part-Time

Posted 2 days ago (Updated 3 hours ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 7/1/2026

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Job Description

Theoretical Physicist
  • Trajectory Expert
  • AI Trainer Mercor
  • 4.0 Miami, FL Job Details Part-time $80
  • $120 an hour 17 hours ago Qualifications AI models Scientific publications AI tools proficiency Publishing papers in peer-reviewed journals Python Full Job Description 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 For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome For any help or support, reach out to:
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