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Materials Science Expert
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Contract type
Freelance
Work mode
Remote
Experience
3 years
Job description
A remote contractor role for a materials science expert to design difficult technical problems, provide correct solutions and reasoning, and define objective correctness criteria for evaluation.
At a glance
- Employment
- Contract · Independent contractor
- Work mode
- Remote
- Pay
- USD 80 – 185 / hour
What you'll do
- Design difficult technical problems from your own area — structure-property relationships, processing, characterization, failure analysis, computational materials — with realistic constraints and supporting data.
- Provide the correct solution and walk through the reasoning that gets there.
- Define objective criteria for correctness, so another expert reviewing the work would reach the same verdict.
- Review problems built by other contributors for technical accuracy and soundness of method.
- Flag problems that turn out to be ambiguous or ungradable rather than submitting them.
What we're looking for
- Master's or PhD in materials science, metallurgy, ceramics, polymer science, condensed matter physics, or a closely related field.
- Principal, staff, or fellow-level experience in industrial or national lab research, or a faculty appointment at a leading university.
- Deep technical depth in at least one materials subdomain, with hands-on ownership of the work.
- Able to explain why an answer is correct clearly enough that another scientist could verify it.
Nice to have
- Publications, patents, or a record of technical leadership is a strong plus.
- AI or LLM evaluation experience is a plus, but not required.
How to get hired
- 1Apply and complete the screening questions
- 2Complete the AI interview for this role — it's how your expertise gets in front of the client
- 3Profile review
- 4Onboarding — our Talent Ops team will get you set up