Mathematical Physicist, PhD

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $80 - $110 / hour

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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Mercor

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2023

🔥 Funding within the last year

💰 $350M Series C - Mercor on 2025-10

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📋 Description

• Work on research-level physics problems in the applicant’s specific subfield • Create, solve, review, or audit physics challenges depending on publication-record fit • Produce complete written reasoning for independent specialist verification • Apply methods involving special function analysis, integrability, combinatorics, or geometric analysis • Submit representative papers, author position, and demonstrated methods for each selected research area • Participate in onboarding or a short live alignment call to agree on the area and assignment • Complete a 30 to 45 minute assessment if required • Collaborate on projects that train and enhance frontier AI systems

🎯 Requirements

• PhD in mathematical physics, theoretical physics, or mathematics (hard requirement) • Published work on at least one specified phenomenon: special functions, integrable systems, permutation combinatorics for random tensor network entanglement, or conformal geometry • Verifiable publication record with three to five representative papers, preferably first-author papers, including arXiv IDs or DOIs • Publications ideally from the last five years • Postdoctoral researchers, research scientists, and junior faculty are strongest fits; senior PhD students with a strong first-author record may apply • 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 another specialist can independently follow and verify • Applicants must be able to work as independent contractors • H1-B and STEM OPT candidates are not supported • Commitment of 10 hours per week across an 8 to 10 week window, starting immediately

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible asynchronous schedule with no fixed hours • Fully remote work • Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise • Competitive pay based on depth of subdomain match • Potential project extensions • Reasonable accommodations upon request • Opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers and help shape next-generation AI systems • Referral payments of up to $440 per successful referral