Remote Materials Scientist & AI Training Reviewer

SME Careers; Austria; Remote; EUR 55,000 - 96,000; Part time

Job summary

SME Careers is seeking a Materials Science Expert (SME) for an hourly, remote contractor role to review AI-generated materials science content and craft high-quality reference material. You will assess accuracy, reasoning, terminology, and unit consistency, providing precise feedback and model answers.

Responsibilities include developing prompts and gold-standard answers across metals, ceramics, polymers, composites, phase diagrams, and characterization, while ensuring clarity and practical

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a materials-related field.
• Strong English proficiency at C1 level.
• 3+ years in materials science research, engineering, or QA.
• Attention to detail in terminology, units and diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Develop prompts and gold-standard answers across metals, ceramics, polymers, composites, phase diagrams, heat treatment, and characterization.
• Evaluate AI outputs for accuracy, logic, terminology, and structure–property reasoning.
• Identify hallucinated properties or unsafe processing claims and provide corrective feedback.

Skills

English proficiency (C1+)

3+ years materials science

Structure-property knowledge

Phase diagrams & crystal structures

Tech writing & QA

Detail-oriented review

Remote contractor experience

AI data training familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science or related

Job description

SME Careers is seeking a Materials Science Expert (SME) for an hourly, remote contractor role to review AI-generated materials science content and craft high-quality reference material. You will assess accuracy, reasoning, terminology, and unit consistency, providing precise feedback and model answers.

Responsibilities include developing prompts and gold-standard answers across metals, ceramics, polymers, composites, phase diagrams, and characterization, while ensuring clarity and practical