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Chemistry Expert - Remote AI Feedback Role

125/hr
Remote
Part-Time
Posted September 5, 2026
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Listing checked October 18, 2026 · pay as published by Handshake AI

Key details

Pay
$125/hr
Location
RemoteUnited States
Job type
Part-Time
Posted
September 5, 2026

Overview

Handshake AI recruits chemists with lab or modeling experience to improve how AI systems handle advanced chemistry tasks. You will create problems that reflect real simulation, modeling, and reaction workflows, then review model responses for technical accuracy and reproducibility. The fellowship runs part-time and remote, so you set your own hours and pick up projects around an existing research or industry job. No minimum hour requirement or fixed schedule applies. Pay is $125 per hour.

What You'll Do5

  • Design expert-level computational chemistry problems and scenarios that mirror real simulation, modeling, and reaction workflows.
  • Evaluate AI-generated answers for technical accuracy, reproducibility, and alignment with how chemists perform the work.
  • Deliver structured written feedback that helps model developers improve AI performance.
  • Complete tasks on your own schedule at your own pace, with no set schedule or minimum hours.
  • Apply hands-on knowledge from computational, physical, or theoretical chemistry to judge AI reasoning.

Requirements9

  • PhD or Master's degree in chemistry or a related field.
  • A Master's degree paired with pharma or materials industry experience also qualifies.
  • Candidates who meet at least two of the three listed qualifications may still apply.
  • US work authorization.
  • Strong written communication and close attention to detail.
  • Ability to explain complex chemistry concepts in clear language.
  • Ability to work without direct supervision in a remote, asynchronous environment.
  • Proficiency with multiple quantum chemistry, MD, and cheminformatics platforms (a plus).
  • Experience running production simulation or DFT pipelines in pharma, materials, or energy research (a plus).

Who Should Apply

Chemists who hold a PhD or master's and have run quantum chemistry, MD, or DFT workflows in pharma, materials, or energy settings fit best. The role rewards people who can spot reproducibility gaps in a model's answer and explain those gaps in plain written English. Chemists without US work authorization should not apply, since the contract requires it. Candidates often score low when they submit a degree with no evidence of simulation, modeling, or reaction workflow experience, or when their writing samples stay general instead of showing technical detail. The work suits independent contributors who prefer async project work, not people seeking a permanent lab position or steady weekly hours.

Salary Insight

The listed rate is $125.00 per hour. For project-based AI training work in a specialized scientific domain, that figure reflects the advanced degree and domain expertise Handshake AI asks for. Because the fellowship has no minimum hours, your total pay depends on how much task work you choose to complete.

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Computational ChemistryPhysical ChemistryTheoretical ChemistryQuantum ChemistryMolecular DynamicsCheminformaticsDftSimulationReaction ModelingReproducibilityTechnical WritingAI EvaluationPharma ResearchMaterials ResearchEnergy Research

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