Quantum Computing Research Engineer for AI Benchmarks

Posted 9 days ago

obsidianMillbrae (CA)

Computer and Information Research Scientists Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

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About the role

Mercor is hiring PhD and Master's scientists to author AI evaluation tasks (Sci Code). You will author original, executable research problems that today's frontier models cannot solve. In this six-week, part-time role (20+ hours/week), you will source material, write prompts, build grading criteria, and calibrate against frontier models to ensure the tasks are challenging and robust. Start date is immediate, with a collaborative, research-oriented environment.

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