Quantum Computing Physicist - Fully Remote | Upto $70/hr

Mercor · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • Experience7–20 yrs
  • SalaryDisclosed
  • Work moderemote
  • Levelexecutive
  • Posted14 Sept 2026
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About Mercor

Mercor is hiring in Mumbai Metropolitan Region in technology software. This role looks for around 7+ years of experience.

Skills

  • PhD
  • quantum information/computing
  • condensed matter
  • optics
  • computational physics
  • astrophysics
  • particle physics
  • Python
  • R
  • Git/GitHub
  • Docker

The role

A physics research associate supporting AI research labs develops scientific prompts, designs grading criteria, and calibrates model-evaluation tasks using quantum information/computing, Python, and Docker. The work also draws on Git/GitHub and scientific computing to improve AI model performance.

Full job description

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: Physics PhD Coding Experts

Type: Contract

Compensation: $70/hour

Location: Remote

Duration: 6 weeks

Commitment: 20+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

Source material from published papers, Kaggle datasets, open-source repositories, or self-designed scenarios.Write scientific prompts based on sourced input.Build grading criteria to define correct answers.Calibrate tasks against frontier models, ensuring tasks ship only when strong models fail more often than succeed.Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

PhD in physics, applied physics, or a closely related field.Demonstrated depth in at least two subdomains: condensed matter, optics, quantum information/computing, computational physics, astrophysics, particle physics.Working proficiency in Python, R, or another relevant programming language for scientific computing.Comfortable with Git/GitHub and running code in Docker.

Preferred

Publications in peer-reviewed journals.Prior scientific software or research engineering experience.

Start Date

Immediate

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

Upload your resume and application form.A 25-minute conversational interview covering your background, experience, and motivations.Follow up within a few days with next steps and onboarding.

Resources & Support

For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcomeFor any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.