Computational Chemist - Quantum Specialist

Full-time Physical Scientists

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: STEM Computational Scientific Software & Evaluation Design - Computational Chemistry & Electronic Structure Type: Contract Compensation: $70–$100/hour Location: Remote Commitment: 15–20 hours/week Role Responsibilities Design graduate-level computational problems using domain-specific scientific software libraries. Develop tasks that require strategic reasoning to uncover hidden information through experiments and queries. Calibrate and refine problem designs against state-of-the-art AI models to achieve target difficulty. Collaborate on AI model training, evaluation, and improvement by shaping problem-solving strategies. Work independently and asynchronously to iterate on problem designs and meet deadlines. Utilize PySCF for quantum ...