Senior Chemist

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 DAngelo Larry Summers and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Chemistry Content Author
Type: Contract
Compensation: $35$75/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author original chemistry questions that test deep conceptual understanding. Ensure questions are unambiguous self-contained and precisely defined.
• Rate each questions difficulty level: Medium (intro undergraduate) Hard (advanced undergraduate) or Expert (post-graduate and above).
• Provide one correct answer and nine plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives to challenge expert-level solvers.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear concise intermediate steps in markdown format.
• Supply 15 academic references per question from reputable sources such as peer-reviewed journals or university repositories.
• For verification tasks flag issues with clarity completeness precision or solvability and justify any edits made.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Chemistry Biochemistry Chemical Engineering or a closely related field.
• Masters degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
• Strong command of graduate-level chemistry concepts reaction mechanisms and quantitative analysis.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.

Preferred

• Experience with rigorous academic problem design or chemistry olympiad writing is a strong plus.

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