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Chemistry PhD - Quantum Specialist in Bombay, भारत

Mercor

  • RemoteWork from anywhere
  • ContractFixed-term or freelance

$70 USD / hour

Bombay, भारत

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: Chemistry PhD Coding Experts

Type: Contract

Compensation: $70/hour

Location: Remote

Duration: 6 weeks

Commitment: 20+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

  • Source material from published papers, Kaggle datasets, open-source repositories, or scenarios you design.
  • Write scientific prompts based on the input to challenge AI models .
  • Build grading criteria that define a correct answer for scientific tasks.
  • Calibrate tasks against frontier models, ensuring tasks ship only when strong models fail more often than they succeed.
  • Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance .

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • PhD in chemistry, physical chemistry, theoretical chemistry, computational chemistry, or a closely related field.
  • Demonstrated depth in both quantum chemistry and computational chemistry .
  • Working proficiency in Python , R , or another relevant programming language for scientific computing.
  • Comfortable with Git/GitHub and running code in Docker .

Preferred

  • Publications in peer-reviewed journals.
  • Prior scientific software or research engineering experience.

Start Date

  • Immediate

Interview Process

  • Upload your resume and application form.
  • A 25-minute conversational interview covering your background, experience, and motivations.
  • Follow up within a few days with next steps and onboarding.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

  • Upload resume
  • AI interview based on your resume
  • Submit form

Resources & Support

  • For details about the interview process and platform information, please check:
  • 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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