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 DAngelo Larry Summers and Jack Dorsey .

Position: Materials Science Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $85$93/hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: 20 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author and review technical tasks to evaluate AI model performance in materials science .
• Develop original problem sets using phase diagrams micrographs and stress-strain curves.
• Write reference solutions and apply structured quality checks to ensure task quality.
• Annotate tasks with detailed insights to improve AI model outputs .
• Work independently and asynchronously with a flexible schedule .

Qualifications

Must-Have

• PhD in Materials Science Metallurgy or related field; MS with 3 years experience; or BS with 5 years experience.
• Working fluency in at least two of: phase equilibria mechanical behavior crystallography polymers or characterization (XRD SEM TEM).
• Comfortable interpreting micrographs diffraction patterns and property charts.

Preferred

• Publication record or industry R&D track.

Compensation & Legal

• Hourly contractor

Application Process (Takes 2030 mins to complete)

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

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