Chemistry Teacher | $80/hr Remote | Mercor
Join to apply for the Chemistry Teacher | $80/hr Remote | Mercor role at Crossing Hurdles
This range is provided by Crossing Hurdles. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Base pay range : $60.00/hr - $80.00/hr
Organization: Mercor
Position: Chemistry Expert (PhD, Master's, or Olympiad Participants)
Referral Partner : Crossing Hurdles
Type: Hourly contract
Compensation: $60–$80 per hour
Location: Remote
Commitment : 10–40 hours/week, flexible and asynchronous
Duration: Flexible
Role Responsibilities:
Write original, advanced IChO-style chemistry problems to challenge frontier AI models.
Evaluate AI-generated solutions for correctness, clarity, and style and identify where models fail.
Identify logical flaws, incomplete reasoning, or insufficiently rigorous proofs.
Provide clear, concise, and correct solutions & chain-of-thought reasoning using proper LaTeX formatting.
Maintain extremely high standards of precision and problem difficulty.
Ideal Qualifications
Master's or PhD in chemistry (or a related field), or experience as an Olympiad participant/medalist in the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) or equivalent competitions (AsChO, EChO, EUSO, IJSO, NChO, UKChO, USNCO, CCO, INChO, RChO, MChO).
Deep understanding of core theoretical and experimental chemistry concepts.
Ability to articulate reasoning and derivations clearly in written form.
Strong ability to evaluate the rigor and complexity of chemistry problems.
Rigorous attention to detail in verifying solutions.
Application Process (Takes 20-30 min)
Short interview diving into your industry experience (15 min)
Seniority level
Associate
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Research
Industries
Education
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Crossing Hurdles by 2x
