AI training jobs for physicists
13 AI training roles for physicists are open on Mercor (6), micro1 (5), Turing (2) as of 1 Nov 2026. Where a listing states an hourly rate, the typical range is $100 to $200/hr, from 9 listings. Labs hire people in the field to write, review and grade AI output, so the listings ask for real credentials and experience. Pay below is only what listings state; we never estimate it.
Pay by platform
| Platform | Open roles | State pay | Typical hourly (stated) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercor | 6 | 6 | $66 to $90/hr (4 listings) |
| micro1 | 5 | 5 | $100 to $200/hr (5 listings) |
| Turing | 2 | 0 | Too few stated rates |
Highest stated hourly rate: Research Scientist - Computer Science & Computational Physics on micro1, $100-$400/h.
What the listings ask for
Requirements copied from live listings, one per listing:
- Required skills: Basic Programming (Turing, Pod Lead — Physics(Terminal Bench Science))
- Education: PhD in physics, astrophysics, applied physics, or a closely related field. (Mercor, Physics Domain Expert)
- PhD or doctoral candidate in Physics, Applied Physics, Astrophysics, or a closely related field (Mercor, Applied Physics Benchmark Specialist)
- Required skills: Computational rigor, Complex problem solving - Research, Problem framing (micro1, Research Scientist - Computer Science & Computational Physics)
- Required skills: Novelty judgment, Research direction, Computational rigor, Complex problem solving - Research (micro1, Principal Research Scientist (Computer Science / Computational Physics))
- A graduate degree in physics or a related field, with research experience (Mercor, Physics Expert)
What the work involves
- Write challenging single-turn prompts in your domain, labelled across three levels: benign, dual-use, and adversarial. (Mercor)
- Write challenging single-turn prompts in your domain, labelled across three levels: benign, dual-use, and adversarial. (Mercor)
- Analyze and provide expert insights into complex statistical physics phenomena, with a focus on replicated random-bond Ising/Ashkin-Teller models, the toric-code threshold, and the Nishimori line. (micro1)
- Solve advanced physics problems from your specialization, delivering rigorous, well-documented derivations and analyses. (micro1)
- Provide expert insights on atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physics, with an emphasis on the optical properties of materials. (micro1)
- Design and solve challenging Physics problems to probe the limitations of large language models. (Turing)
How to get hired
Mercor and micro1 list 11 of these 13 roles, and both screen with an AI interview. Read how to apply to Mercor and how to apply to micro1, practise with the free Mercor practice questions or Zara practice (pick one of the listings below), and check where Mercor can pay you on the supported countries page.
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