Biology PhD Coding Experts
Listed pay: $70 / hr
What the posting lists, in US dollars an hour, before anything Mercor deducts.
27 openings on this one listing.
How to apply- Platform
- Mercor
- Terms
- Contract, part-time
- Location
- Remote, no country stated
- Posted
- · 3 weeks ago
- Status
- Open at the last check
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- The link opens this role on Mercor. Sign up and apply from there.
- Upload a resume, complete the assessments the role asks for and verify your work authorisation.
- An AI interview of about 20 minutes. Mercor says it usually takes 2 to 4 weeks to hear back.
- If Mercor hires you, you are paid weekly, on the Wednesday after each work week, via Stripe. Mercor says first payouts are held for 7 days.
- The work is paid by the hour, at the $70 this posting lists.
- Remote. The posting names no country, so we have not assumed one applies.
What the work is
Mercor is hiring PhD and Master's scientists to author AI evaluation tasks (Sci Code)
Mercor is partnering with leading AI labs on a new benchmark for scientific computing. You will author original, executable research problems that today's frontier models cannot solve.
Domains — depth required in at least two subdomains (with a coding focus)
- Biology — ecology, biochemistry, genetics
What you'll do
Source your own material: a published paper, a Kaggle dataset, an open-source repository, or a scenario you design
Write scientific prompts based on the input
Build the grading criteria that define a correct answer
Calibrate against frontier models — a task ships only when strong models fail it more often than they succeed
Required
PhD in biology, biological sciences, biochemistry, genetics, ecology, or a closely related field
Demonstrated depth in at least two of the following subdomains: ecology, biochemistry, genetics
Working proficiency in Python, R, or another relevant programming language for scientific computing
Comfortable with Git/GitHub and running code in Docker — authoring runs through a pull-request workflow with automated quality checks
Preferred
Publications in peer-reviewed journals
Prior scientific software or research engineering experience
Engagement
Duration: 6 weeks
Commitment: part-time, 20+ hours per week
Start date: immediate
Process
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
Apply today and put your research expertise to work building the next generation of scientific AI.
From the Mercor listing.