Physics Research Collaborator (Part-time)
This position will be placed at a leading AI lab as part of their extended workforce. Applicant pay shown: $80 - $110 / hour.
- Platform
- Mercor
- Fit category
- Research and academia
- Remote/location
- United States (remote)
- Pay
- Firm hourly pay: $80 - $110 / hour
- Eligibility
- Remote, U.S. eligibility signal
- Difficulty
- Highly selective
- Last reviewed
- Jul 15, 2026
What this role involves
This position will be placed at a leading AI lab as part of their extended workforce. Review and evaluate research papers in physics for correctness, novelty, and significance. Author and review challenging physics problems used to train and evaluate frontier AI models. Evaluate model outputs on tasks ranging from analytical derivation and mechanism prediction to numerical modeling, experimental design, and literature reasoning. Part-time: up to 20 hours per week.
Location / eligibility
Remote, U.S. eligibility signal. Listed location: United States (remote). Some opportunities are country-, credential-, tax-, or work-authorization-specific. Check the current Mercor page before applying.
Requirements
- A doctorate or postdoctoral training from a top-20 global institution in physics or a related STEM field
- Current or recent experience in an active research role, as a PhD candidate, postdoctoral researcher, instructor, faculty member, principal scientist, or industry researcher; current title matters — we prioritize active faculty, postdoctoral researchers, or PhD candidates over general staff research-scientist titles
- Outstanding senior PhD students and recent graduates with strong publication records are strongly encouraged to apply; the depth of your research output matters more than years of experience.
Best for
- Professionals with direct experience relevant to Physics Research Collaborator (Part-time)
- Review and evaluate research papers in physics for correctness, novelty, and significance
- A doctorate or postdoctoral training from a top-20 global institution in physics or a related STEM field
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- You do not have direct experience relevant to physics research collaborator (part-time)
- You cannot meet the current location, eligibility, or availability requirements shown on Mercor
- You need guaranteed acceptance, work, pay, hours, or project duration
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