Job Description
Mercor is hiring PhD and Master's scientists to author AI evaluation tasks (Sci Code)
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Mercor is partnering with leading AI labs on a new benchmark for scientific computing. You will author original, executable research problems that today's frontier models cannot solve.
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Domains — depth required in at least two subdomains (with a coding focus)
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Biology — ecology, biochemistry, genetics
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What you'll do
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Source your own material: a published paper, a Kaggle dataset, an open-source repository, or a scenario you design
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Write scientific prompts based on the input
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Build the grading criteria that define a correct answer
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Calibrate against frontier models — a task ships only when robust models fail it more often than they succeed
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Required
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PhD in biology, biological sciences, biochemistry, genetics, ecology, or a closely related field
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Demonstrated depth in at least two of the following subdomains: ecology, biochemistry, genetics
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Working proficiency in Python, R, or another relevant programming language for scientific computing
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Comfortable with Git/GitHub and running code in Docker — authoring runs through a pull-request workflow with automated quality checks
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Preferred
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Publications in peer-reviewed journals
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Prior scientific software or research engineering experience
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Engagement
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Duration: 6 weeks
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Commitment: part-time, 20+ hours per week
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Start date: immediate
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Process
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A 25-minute conversational interview covering your background, experience, and motivations
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Follow up within a few days with next steps and onboarding
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📌 Biology Phd - Scientific Coder (New South Wales)
🏢 Mercor
📍 New South Wales