Principal Research Scientist (Computer Science / Computational Physics)

Research Scientist - Computer Science & Computational Physics

• Science & Research
• Platform: micro1
• Location: 58 countries

This contract role invites researchers in computer science and computational physics to tackle open problems in their field, working alongside frontier AI models and agents. The work centers on proposing research challenges, verifying results and writing thorough reports for a customer's research project. It suits doctoral candidates, postdoctoral researchers and early-career academics, and no prior AI experience is needed.

Posted October 13, 2026

Applied Physics Specialist

• Science & Research
• Platform: Alignerr

This role involves evaluating and improving large language models' understanding of physics by designing advanced problems, authoring ground-truth solutions, and auditing AI-generated reasoning across quantum mechanics, electrodynamics, thermodynamics, and other domains. It is suited for PhD-level applied physicists who want to contribute to AI training while working independently on a flexible schedule.

Physics Subject Matter Expert - AI Content Specialist

• Science & Research
• Platform: Alignerr

This remote contract asks a physics expert to write advanced problems that test how well AI models reason, along with clear step-by-step solutions. The work also includes checking AI-generated answers for accuracy and quality of reasoning, and helping researchers refine benchmarks. It is aimed at people holding a master's degree in physics or a related field, and no prior AI experience is needed.

Mathematical Physicist (PhD)

• Science & Research
• Platform: Mercor
• Location: United States

This role invites mathematical physicists to contribute to a research benchmark in fundamental physics, designed to assess whether cutting-edge AI models can solve real research problems in physics. You will work on specialized challenges in one of four proposed domains (special functions, integrable systems, permutation combinatorics, conformal geometry), creating, solving, reviewing, or validating problems at the level of academic research.

Posted September 25, 2026

Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics Physicist (PhD)

• Science & Research
• Platform: Mercor
• Location: United States

This role involves contributing to the creation and evaluation of research-level physics challenges for a benchmark designed to test the physical reasoning capabilities of AI models. The work involves creating problems, solving them, examining solutions or auditing them in your area of specialization in statistical physics. This role is intended for PhDs in statistical physics with published experience on specific phenomena and who master the corresponding mathematical and computational methods.

Posted September 25, 2026

Advanced STEM Experts (PhD Level): Scientific Reasoning For AI Training

• Science & Research
• Platform: Terac
• Location: United States

This ongoing project hires advanced STEM experts to write graduate-level and PhD-level problems with exact, verifiable answers, helping AI systems improve at rigorous scientific reasoning. Participants create original problems in their own specialty, write detailed step-by-step solutions, and sometimes review AI-generated answers to find reasoning errors. It is aimed at PhD candidates and holders, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and selected engineering fields.

Posted August 6, 2026