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Inorganic Chemistry & Synthesis Expert
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About the Role
Mercor is seeking experienced Inorganic Chemistry and Materials Synthesis Experts to contribute to advanced AI research initiatives. In this role, you will leverage your expertise in inorganic chemistry, synthetic methodologies, and materials characterisation to evaluate complex scientific problems, assess technical accuracy, and support the development of AI systems capable of advanced scientific reasoning. This opportunity is ideal for PhD-level researchers, materials scientists, and industry professionals with hands-on experience designing, synthesising, and characterising inorganic materials.
What You'll Do
- Evaluate technically complex problems involving inorganic chemistry, solid-state chemistry, and materials synthesis.
- Review and validate AI-generated scientific explanations, synthesis pathways, and experimental methodologies.
- Assess reaction mechanisms, precursor selection, reaction conditions, phase formation, and materials stability.
- Develop scientifically rigorous reference answers, technical evaluations, and reasoning frameworks.
- Identify inaccuracies in chemical reasoning, proposed synthetic routes, and interpretations of experimental results.
- Apply knowledge of analytical and characterisation techniques such as XRD, XPS, SEM, TEM, FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, and thermal analysis.
- Collaborate with research teams to improve the scientific accuracy and reliability of advanced AI models.
You're a Good Fit If You
- PhD in Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Solid-State Chemistry, Materials Science, or a closely related discipline. Exceptional MSc candidates with extensive research experience may be considered.
- Demonstrated experience in inorganic synthesis, solid-state reactions, solution-phase synthesis, hydrothermal/solvothermal methods, or related techniques.
- Strong understanding of crystallography, phase diagrams, chemical bonding, thermodynamics, and reaction kinetics.
- Experience interpreting experimental characterisation data and assessing scientific literature.
- Strong scientific writing, analytical reasoning, and communication skills.
- Ability to independently evaluate complex scientific problems.
- Research experience involving catalysts, metal oxides, ceramics, semiconductors, coordination compounds, or functional inorganic materials.
- Peer-reviewed publications or patents in inorganic chemistry or materials synthesis.
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