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 Details

Position: Computational Seismology & Geophysics Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $70–$85/hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: 15–20 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

- Design challenging computational problems using scientific software to test AI capabilities.
- Develop problems requiring AI to compute exact answers from complex, multi-step workflows.
- Create tasks where AI must strategically plan queries or experiments to uncover hidden information.
- Refine problems through testing loops against state-of-the-art AI models to achieve target difficulty.




- Work independently and asynchronously to refine problem designs based on feedback.

Qualifications

Must-Have

- Graduate-level training in a relevant STEM field (MS, PhD, or equivalent research experience ).
- Proven proficiency with at least one of the listed scientific software libraries .
- Strong Python skills for writing problem setups and solution validators.
- Ability to work independently in a Linux/terminal setting .
- Available for at least 15–20 hours per week .

Preferred

- Experience across multiple listed domains or tools.
- Familiarity with benchmark or evaluation design.
- Background in scientific teaching or exam/problem-set design.
- Experience with computational reproducibility and containerized environments.

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📌 Computational Seismology Expert - Phd (Sydney)
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