Chemistry Expert or Specialist
United States
Contract
Remote
1 month ago
About the role
Chemistry Expert or Specialist (AI Training)
About The Role
What if your years of chemistry expertise could directly shape how AI reasons through complex scientific problems — from undergraduate fundamentals to PhD-level research? We're looking for Chemistry Experts to help evaluate and improve the scientific reasoning of cutting-edge AI models, ensuring they think rigorously, accurately, and like a true scientist.
This is a fully remote, flexible contract role built for PhD-level chemists who want to apply their knowledge in a new and impactful way. No AI background required — your deep subject matter expertise is what matters.
What You'll Do
Who You Are
Nice to Have
Why Join Us
About The Role
What if your years of chemistry expertise could directly shape how AI reasons through complex scientific problems — from undergraduate fundamentals to PhD-level research? We're looking for Chemistry Experts to help evaluate and improve the scientific reasoning of cutting-edge AI models, ensuring they think rigorously, accurately, and like a true scientist.
This is a fully remote, flexible contract role built for PhD-level chemists who want to apply their knowledge in a new and impactful way. No AI background required — your deep subject matter expertise is what matters.
- Organization: Alignerr
- Type: Hourly Contract
- Location: Remote
- Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
What You'll Do
- Design advanced chemistry problems spanning areas such as organic chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, thermodynamics, and more
- Develop rigorous, step-by-step solutions that demonstrate expert-level reasoning and logical precision
- Evaluate AI-generated responses for scientific accuracy, depth of reasoning, and quality of explanation
- Identify gaps, errors, and weaknesses in AI outputs and provide structured, actionable feedback
- Collaborate with researchers to build and refine benchmarks across undergraduate to PhD-level chemistry topics
- Work independently and asynchronously — fully on your own schedule
Who You Are
- Pursuing or holding a PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, or a closely related field
- Strong problem-solving skills across advanced chemistry domains with the ability to reason from first principles
- Able to communicate complex scientific ideas clearly and precisely in writing
- Naturally detail-oriented — you notice when reasoning is flawed, incomplete, or imprecise
- Self-motivated and reliable when working independently
- No prior AI or machine learning experience required
Nice to Have
- Experience in data annotation, data quality assessment, or evaluation systems
- Background in academic research, curriculum development, or scientific writing
- Familiarity with AI tools or language model evaluation workflows
- Expertise spanning multiple chemistry subfields
Why Join Us
- Work on cutting-edge AI projects alongside leading research labs and AI teams
- Fully remote and flexible — work when and where it suits you
- Freelance autonomy with the structure of meaningful, intellectually stimulating work
- Make a direct, tangible impact on how AI understands and applies scientific knowledge
- Gain exposure to how large language models are trained and evaluated
- Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch
Skills
Technology, Information and Internet