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Research Scientist - Computer Science & Computational Physics

$100 - $400/hr
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Principal Research Scientist (Computer Science / Computational Physics)

$100 - $400/hr
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Cybersecurity Research Expert – Offensive Security & Vulnerability Research

$200 - $250/hr
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Physics Expert (PhD / Postdoc)

$100 - $200/hr
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Physics Expert PhD (AMO / Optical Properties of Materials)

$100 - $200/hr
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Physics Expert PhD (Statistical Physics / Quantum Information / Condensed Matter)

$100 - $200/hr
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Mathematics Domain Expert

$90 - $140/hr
United Statesvia Mercor
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Biology & Life Sciences Domain Expert

$90 - $140/hr
United Statesvia Mercor
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Chemistry Domain Expert

$90 - $140/hr
United Statesvia Mercor
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Physics Domain Expert

$90 - $140/hr
United Statesvia Mercor
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Applied Scientists — Machine Learning (MSc. or PhD)

$60 - $120/hr
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Machine Learning Researcher (MSc. or PhD)

$60 - $120/hr
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Mathematics Expert (MSc./PhD)

$60 - $120/hr
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Life Sciences Research Expert (Python)

$60 - $120/hr
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STEM Expert (MSc./PhD)

$60 - $120/hr
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Hardware Expert (MSc. or PhD)

$60 - $120/hr
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Competitive Data Scientist (Kaggle)

$60 - $120/hr
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Market Research & Insights Experts

$120/hr
10 hired this monthvia Mercor
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Life, Physical & Social Science Expert

$60 - $120/hr
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Materials Science Expert

$60 - $120/hr
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LLM Research Scientist (Pre-training & Computer Vision & Adversarial Robustness)

$100 - $120/hr
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Materials Science Domain Expert

$70 - $110/hr
United Statesvia Mercor
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Chemistry Expert

$65 - $105/hr
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Biology Expert

$70 - $105/hr
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NewResearch

Materials Scientist (Nanoparticle Sizing & Lot Release)

$40 - $100/hr
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Genomics & Cell Biology Specialist

$70 - $100/hr
United Kingdom, United Statesvia Mercor
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Chemistry Specialist, Synthetic & Analytical Chemistry

$70 - $100/hr
United Kingdom, United Statesvia Mercor
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Physics Expert

$70 - $100/hr
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Nuclear & Radiological Security Expert

$50 - $90/hr
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Drug Discovery Scientist

$60 - $90/hr
7 hired this monthvia Mercor
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Physical Scientist Talent Network

$60 - $80/hr
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Chemist Talent Network

$60 - $80/hr
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Biologist Talent Network

$60 - $80/hr
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Mathematician Talent Network

$60 - $80/hr
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Physicist Talent Network

$60 - $80/hr
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Applied Physics Benchmark Specialist

$61 - $77/hr
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Mathematics Expert

$40 - $75/hr
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Domain Contributor - Evaluation Specialist

$30 - $60/hr
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Research Evaluation Specialist (PhD or Masters / Researcher / Professor)

$30 - $60/hr
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Agriculture, Forestry & Environmental Experts

$40 - $60/hr
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STEM Researchers - MSc/PhD (Must own MacBook)

$50 - $60/hr
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Member of Technical Staff, Model Training (infra & platform)

$7 - $8/hr
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Member of Technical Staff, Model Training (applied research)

$7 - $8/hr
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Member of Technical Staff, Model Training (post-training research)

$7 - $8/hr
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Research Marketing Lead

$7 - $8/hr
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Forensic / Toxicological Chemist

$65 - $75/task
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Analytical Chemist

$65 - $75/task
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Synthetic / Process Chemist

$65 - $75/task
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Chemical Defense Researcher

$65 - $75/task
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Specialty Materials Chemist — Pyrotechnics or Propulsion

$65 - $75/task
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Forensic Scientist — Nuclear Materials

$65 - $75/task
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Chemicals Safety for Redteaming

$65 - $75/task
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