Astronomy Specialist β Remote | $80/hr
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: Astronomy Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $60β$80/hour
Location: Remote
Duration: ~2 months
Commitment: 20β40 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
Must-Have
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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: Astronomy Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $60β$80/hour
Location: Remote
Duration: ~2 months
Commitment: 20β40 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Write original and advanced IAO-style astronomy problems to challenge frontier AI models.
- Evaluate AI-generated solutions for correctness, clarity, and reasoning quality. Identify where models fail.
- Identify logical flaws, incomplete reasoning, or insufficiently rigorous derivations.
- Provide clear, concise, and correct solutions and reasoning, formatted in LaTeX.
- Maintain extremely high standards of precision, scientific rigor, and problem difficulty.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.
Must-Have
- Masterβs or PhD in astronomy or a related field.
- Olympiad participant or medalist in the IAO or equivalent competitions.
- Proficiency in writing and formatting documents using LaTeX.
- Deep understanding of core theoretical and observational concepts in astronomy and astrophysics.
- Ability to articulate reasoning and derivations clearly in written form.
- Strong ability to evaluate the rigor and complexity of astronomy problems.
- Rigorous attention to detail in verifying solutions.
- Rolling start dates; setup typically within 1β2 days of approval.
- Submit your resume or CV highlighting your astronomy background and relevant achievements.
- Complete a brief interview (20β30 minutes).
- Submit a short form detailing your experience writing problems and competing in astronomy or related Olympiads.
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]
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