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STEM Expert (MSc./PhD)
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About the Role
STEM Expert Pay: $60–$120/hour Job Type: Contractor (~15 hours per week) Schedule: Flexible—you choose the hours and days you work, including weekends if desired We are looking for highly skilled STEM and scientific-domain experts to contribute to an AI training project involving technical problem-solving, scientific reasoning, data analysis, and Python. The work involves solving, reviewing, and validating challenging problems within your area of expertise. A representative task may require analyzing a scientific or mathematical problem, developing a rigorous solution, using Python to perform calculations or simulations, and evaluating whether an AI-generated answer is technically correct.
What You'll Do
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Earth Science / Geoscience / Environmental Science
- Robotics
- Solve complex scientific, mathematical, or technical problems within your domain of expertise.
- Review AI-generated solutions for factual, mathematical, and scientific correctness.
You're a Good Fit If You
- Required skills: Biology
- Strong expertise in at least one relevant STEM or scientific domain.
- Practical proficiency with Python or other coding languages.
- Strong scientific, mathematical, or quantitative problem-solving ability.
- Relevant Python tools may include NumPy, SciPy, pandas, SymPy, Jupyter, or domain-specific scientific libraries. No particular Python library is mandatory.
- Expertise may come from academic research, industry, teaching, engineering, independent technical work, or other demonstrated experience. A specific degree or number of years of experience is not strictly required if you can demonstrate strong expertise in your field.
- Process
- Apply to the role and complete the screening questions.
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