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

• Create, solve, review, or audit research-level physics problems in the applicant's specific subfield • Produce complete written reasoning that another specialist can independently follow and verify • Work on benchmark challenges covering special functions, integrable systems, permutation combinatorics, or conformal geometry • Apply relevant mathematical and computational methods to assigned problems • Complete the application form with education, research experience, method self-attestation, and supporting publications • Participate in a short live alignment call if required • Complete a 30–45 minute assessment only if needed • Collaborate asynchronously on AI training and enhancement projects

🎯 Requirements

• PhD in mathematical physics, theoretical physics, or mathematics (hard requirement) • Postdoctoral researchers, research scientists, and junior faculty are strongest fits • Senior PhD students with a strong first-author record may apply • Published work on at least one of the specified phenomena, not merely adjacent topics • Verifiable publication record with three to five representative papers, including arXiv IDs or DOIs; first author strongly preferred • Publications must demonstrate relevant methods in special function analysis, integrability, combinatorics, or geometry • Working proficiency with LaTeX, Python, SymPy, and Jupyter • Some familiarity with an agentic coding extension in VS Code is useful • English proficiency at B2 or above, including written reasoning • Commitment of 10 hours per week across an 8 to 10 week window • Ability to work as an independent contractor • Applicants must not require H1-B or STEM OPT support • Must provide author position and demonstrated methods for each selected research area

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote and asynchronous work with no fixed hours • Flexible schedule • Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise based on services rendered • Opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers • Work on projects training and enhancing AI systems • Reasonable accommodations upon request • Referral earnings of up to $440 per successful referral, subject to limits