Open AI training and model evaluation roles that call for Physics expertise, gathered from 5 platforms. Part of Science & Research.
Pay figures cover the 29 open jobs that publish an hourly rate in USD. They are published rates, not a guarantee of income. Last checked on October 8, 2026.
Mercor is recruiting physicists to evaluate and rate responses generated by advanced AI models. You will write physics problems, verify model derivations and reasoning, and provide critical expertise based on your research experience.
Posted September 15, 2026
You are invited to test and evaluate the use of Origin/OriginPro, specialized software for scientific graphics and data analysis, by performing practical tasks on Windows. This role is intended for researchers, physicists or chemists with hands-on experience with these visualization and data processing tools.
Posted September 13, 2026
This role offers the opportunity to contribute your expertise in atomic, molecular, and optical physics to train next-generation artificial intelligence systems. You will analyze optical properties of materials, review atomic structure calculations, and participate in adaptive oral interviews, with no prior AI experience required.
Posted September 7, 2026
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You are a physicist with a PhD or in the final stages of your thesis, specialized in an advanced field of physics. You will solve complex theoretical problems by providing rigorous and well-documented derivations, intended to train next-generation AI systems. No prior experience in AI is required: only your deep knowledge of physics matters.
Posted September 7, 2026
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This role invites PhD physicists specialized in statistical physics, quantum information, or condensed matter to contribute to a research project combining theoretical physics and numerical benchmarking. You will put your expertise to the service of training next-generation AI systems, with no prior experience in artificial intelligence required.
Posted September 7, 2026
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You will be responsible for writing and reviewing rigorous assessment questions in applied physics for an artificial intelligence research project. This role involves creating or verifying multiple-choice questions in specialized fields (quantum physics, plasma, photonics, etc.), assessing their academic quality, and establishing benchmarks of excellence for training AI models.
Posted August 13, 2026
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
Mercor is recruiting scientists and engineers specialized in inorganic synthesis, materials characterization, superconductors and semiconductors to support a cutting-edge AI research laboratory. You will contribute to generating, structuring and evaluating high-quality scientific data intended for model training, by applying your deep expertise to complex problems in materials physics.
Posted August 1, 2026
Join a network of physical science experts to collaborate with leading AI laboratories. You will be engaged for specific roles involving training and evaluating AI models, creating tasks based on real-world scenarios, and providing expert feedback to advance AI research. Engagements vary, typically between 15 and 30 hours per week.
Posted February 27, 2026
Join a network of expert physicists to collaborate with leading AI laboratories on flexible assignments. You will contribute to the training and evaluation of AI models, design tasks based on real-world scenarios, and provide specialized feedback to advance AI research. This flexible approach allows you to work according to your availability, with typical commitments of 15 to 30 hours per week.
Posted February 27, 2026
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30 Physics AI training jobs are open on SideHustler today. 1 was posted in the last 7 days. Listings are rechecked against the official postings: the latest check on this list was on October 8, 2026.
Among the 29 open roles that publish an hourly rate in USD, pay runs from $20 to $200 per hour, with a median of $85. These are the rates the platforms publish, not a guarantee of income or hours.
Mercor (15), Alignerr (9), micro1 (4), DataAnnotation (1) and Terac (1). You apply on the platform itself, which handles screening, contracts and payment.
The most requested areas of expertise on these listings are Physics, Scientific Writing, AI Evaluation, Experimental Design, Machine Learning. Each listing states its own requirements.
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