Chemistry Expert - Remote Contract (Masters/PhD)
Listing checked September 22, 2026 · pay as published by AfterQuery
Overview
AfterQuery wants a chemistry specialist to build and review graduate-level and PhD-level problems that sharpen AI models. The STEM team pairs real chemical principles with model evaluation, so your work shapes how AI handles organic, inorganic, physical, and analytical chemistry topics. This remote contract asks for about 10 hours each week, with project assignments you can schedule around other commitments. Pay ranges from $50 to $100 per hour, and performance incentives reward strong expert insight. You join a YC-backed startup focused on advanced technology solutions.
What You'll Do8
- 1Create graduate and PhD level chemistry problems that require deep knowledge across organic, inorganic, physical, and analytical areas.
- 2Write complete solution sets for each problem, including step-by-step reasoning and final answers.
- 3Evaluate AI model responses to chemistry prompts and identify errors, weak logic, or missing context.
- 4Give detailed feedback that raises question quality and improves how the model reads complex chemical concepts.
- 5Test each problem for difficulty, clarity, and factual accuracy before it goes into the training set.
- 6Apply real-world chemical principles to craft authentic prompts that reflect laboratory and research practice.
- 7Refine existing questions and answers as model performance changes and new chemistry topics arise.
- 8Coordinate with project leads to match tasks to appropriate chemistry subfields and difficulty levels.
Requirements8
- 1Hold a masters or PhD in chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemistry, or a related science.
- 2Bring at least two years of experience in academic research, industrial R&D, or applied chemistry.
- 3Show strong analytical skill, experimental design ability, and critical writing for technical work.
- 4Interpret complex data with care and explain findings in clear prose.
- 5Publish research papers or technical reports and communicate science to varied audiences.
- 6Know undergraduate and advanced chemistry topics across organic, inorganic, physical, and analytical disciplines.
- 7Work in AI/ML settings or interdisciplinary teams.
- 8Review model outputs for scientific accuracy and sound reasoning.
Who Should Apply
The ideal candidate holds a graduate degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemistry, or a similar field and brings at least two years in academic research, industrial R&D, or applied chemistry. You have published research or technical reports and can move between organic, inorganic, physical, and analytical topics. This contract fits a specialist who wants about 10 hours of project work each week and can critique AI outputs with precision. Candidates without a graduate science degree often score low on fit, and a thin publication record or narrow chemistry background makes screening harder. The role also calls for exact writing and strong data interpretation, so weak technical communication will hurt your application.
Salary Insight
The listing posts a rate of $50.00 to $100.00 per hour. For remote chemistry expert work tied to AI model training, that range sits near the top of typical data evaluation contracts and usually matches candidates with a graduate degree and a research record. Performance incentives can add to the total.
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