The Science & Research roles open on Mercor today. For the same field across every platform, see all Science & Research jobs.
Pay figures cover the 47 open jobs that publish an hourly rate in USD. They are published rates, not a guarantee of income. Last checked on October 8, 2026.
You will write and evaluate requests designed to test the ability of AI models to distinguish legitimate technical questions from dangerous requests in the field of energetic materials. This role requires deep expertise in post-incident analysis and regulatory inspection to draw the line between routine professional uses and potential misuse.
Posted September 14, 2026
You will contribute to the evaluation of frontier AI models as an expert in nuclear materials and non-proliferation measures. Your job is to write sophisticated test questions in your field and evaluate whether models correctly refuse dangerous requests while answering legitimate questions, drawing a subtle line between civil and military applications.
Posted September 14, 2026
This role involves assessing the ability of AI models to correctly judge the potential for misuse of technical requests concerning energetic materials and propulsion. As a specialist, you will write progressively complex questions, evaluate model responses against a defined policy, and document your analyses to guide the behavior of AI systems when facing real-world risks.
Posted September 14, 2026
You will participate in evaluating cutting-edge AI models as a nuclear security specialist. You will write calibrated test prompts across three risk levels to judge whether the model correctly distinguishes legitimate professional questions from dangerous requests, then you will evaluate and document its responses according to a defined policy standard.
Posted September 14, 2026
Mercor is looking for nuclear and safeguards experts to test the robustness of AI models against dual-use requests. You will write targeted prompts on the knife's edge between legitimate professional questions and dangerous requests, then evaluate the model's responses against a defined policy and write reference answers. This role is for practitioners with concrete experience in nuclear material verification and detecting diversion attempts.
Posted September 14, 2026
You will contribute to evaluating AI models as a specialist chemist in energetic materials, by writing technical requests that test the model's ability to distinguish legitimate questions from dangerous requests. You will need to master the fine line between civilian applications and misuse to design realistic scenarios and evaluate the model's responses.
Posted September 14, 2026
You will write questions and scenarios to test an AI model's ability to correctly judge the potential for misuse of technical requests in chemistry, distinguishing legitimate questions from dangerous requests. This role requires practical expertise as a synthetic chemist or process engineer with experience scaling up reactions, and the ability to write clear technical justifications for non-specialists.
Posted September 14, 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 is for molecular biology experts capable of independently designing nucleic acid sequences. You will contribute to improving AI models by evaluating their reasoning in the field, designing complex tasks, and writing reference solutions that will be used to train models. You will also establish quality criteria and guidelines for judging sequence design.
Posted September 11, 2026
You will join a cutting-edge generative artificial intelligence team to contribute to the development of foundational AI models. As a molecular biology expert, you will design complex tasks, validate the quality of training data, and establish evaluation criteria to optimize the biological reasoning of AI models. This role is intended for researchers with solid hands-on experience in nucleic acid construct design and high-level scientific output.
Posted September 11, 2026
You are a chemistry expert with practical experience in synthesis, analytical chemistry, or chemical safety. You participate in evaluating AI models by writing calibrated test prompts across three risk levels, then assessing model responses against an established safety framework. This role requires both advanced technical expertise and the ability to document your judgments in an accessible way.
Posted September 9, 2026
This role involves evaluating an AI model's responses to requests involving energetic materials and explosives, distinguishing between legitimate questions and dangerous requests. You will write progressively more complex test prompts, assess the model's responses against a defined safety policy, and provide written justification for your technical judgments. This role is intended for experts in materials chemistry specializing in propulsion and initiation systems, with solid practical experience in the field.
Posted September 9, 2026
Mercor is looking for nuclear engineering and nuclear safeguards experts to test the capabilities of frontier AI models to assess diversion risk. You will write complex prompts in your field, evaluate responses against a defined policy, and provide written technical justifications. This role requires deep expertise in fuel cycle or non-proliferation, and demonstrated ability to communicate technical issues with clarity.
Posted September 9, 2026
This remote-style role asks PhD scientists who are fluent in both English and Indonesian to help make AI models safer on technical subjects. Contributors write expert prompts in Indonesian, then judge model answers for accuracy, helpfulness, and handling of sensitive material. No prior AI experience is needed because the workflow is taught on the job.
Posted September 4, 2026
This role involves designing realistic evaluation challenges for AI models applied to drug discovery. As an expert in chemistry and molecular biology, you will build complex research scenarios based on real and ambiguous data, where AI must demonstrate genuine reasoning capability rather than simple pattern association. You will be responsible for the entire process: challenge design, data corpus assembly, response evaluation, and iterative revision.
Posted August 31, 2026
You will contribute to developing foundational AI models for drug discovery and materials science by bringing your expertise in preclinical research. This role combines scientific data annotation and technical guidance to refine the predictive capabilities of AI systems applied to pharmacology. You must demonstrate hands-on experience in preclinical R&D within a biopharmaceutical company that has advanced programs through clinical trials.
Posted August 15, 2026
This role involves writing and reviewing academic assessment questions in philosophy for an AI research initiative. You will create original and rigorous multiple-choice questions in your area of expertise, verify them for accuracy and clarity, and contribute to establishing quality benchmarks for advancing AI capabilities.
Posted August 13, 2026
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 role invites a preclinical research expert to advise an AI and foundation models platform applied to drug discovery. You will bring your experience in developing ADC (antibody-drug conjugate) or bispecific molecules to guide AI tool design, by annotating scientific data and evaluating key development decisions. The role merges your laboratory expertise with a growing understanding of how scientific data drives next-generation AI models.
Posted August 12, 2026
Mercor is seeking Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) experts and thin film process specialists to support a cutting-edge AI research laboratory developing models for semiconductors and physical sciences. You will contribute your specialized expertise to generate, structure, and evaluate the scientific data used for training and evaluating these advanced models.
Posted August 1, 2026
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48 Mercor Science & Research jobs are open on SideHustler today. Listings are rechecked against the official postings: the latest check on this list was on October 8, 2026.
Among the 47 open roles that publish an hourly rate in USD, pay runs from $19 to $250 per hour, with a median of $75. These are the rates the platforms publish, not a guarantee of income or hours.
The most requested areas of expertise on these listings are AI Evaluation, Scientific Writing, Experimental Design, Physics, Red Teaming. Each listing states its own requirements.
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