Chemistry Expert (PhD)
Micro1 • Remote
Education
Any
Type
hourly
Pay Rate (by country)
$80–$90/hr
Actively Hiring
30 openings
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About this Role
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Role Title: Chemistry Expert (PhD) Role Type: Contractor Location: Remote micro1 is engaging Chemistry Experts (PhD) to contribute their advanced subject-matter expertise to a customer’s AI training initiative. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters. This opportunity is ideal for professionals passionate about distilling complex chemistry concepts into clear, precise written and verbal explanations to inform and improve AI capabilities.
Scope of Work
- Produce authoritative, accurate responses to advanced chemistry queries for AI model training, focusing on depth and clarity (not just scoring or rubric-based answers).
- Review and assess chemistry data, questions, and solutions to ensure accuracy, completeness, and alignment with current best practices.
- Develop comprehensive explanations, justifications, and context for a wide range of chemistry topics, including both foundational and specialized domains.
- Collaborate with annotation leads and project managers to refine and iterate on response requirements and quality standards.
- Create and document examples of “golden responses” that can serve as benchmarks for future AI model outputs.
- Participate in occasional discussions or workshops (remotely) to clarify project goals and ensure domain alignment.
Preferred Qualifications
- PhD in Chemistry or a closely related discipline with strong foundational and advanced subject knowledge.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex chemical concepts clearly in both written and verbal forms.
- Experience producing or reviewing educational, research, or technical chemistry content (e.g., publications, curriculum, peer review, industry reports).
- Familiarity with diverse subfields of chemistry (organic, inorganic, physical, analytical, materials, etc.) and the ability to contextualize topics for various audiences.
- Attention to detail and a passion for accuracy and correctness in scientific communication.
- Prior experience contributing to AI, data annotation, or digital content projects is a plus, but not required.
- Collaboration skills, particularly in remote or cross-functional project environments.
Requirements
- advanced chemistry knowledge
- scientific writing
- verbal communication
- attention to detail
- educational content development
- Must be eligible to work in Remote
Why This Role
Shape the "brain" of future AI. By working as a Chemistry Expert (PhD), you ensure that future models understand the nuance of your field. At $85/hr, it's a lucrative way to preserve the integrity of your profession in the digital age.
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No set hours, no check-ins, no meetings. You log in when you want, pick up an available task, complete it, and submit; nobody is waiting on you in real time. That's different from remote employment, where you're expected online during business hours. The tradeoff: you're competing with others for available tasks, so an empty queue means there's simply nothing to do until more work is released.
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