Chemical Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Oxford; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a research scientist to enhance AI chatbot models through chemistry-based evaluations. This role offers flexibility with remote work options and project selection, ideal for candidates with advanced knowledge in chemistry. Your insights will directly improve AI performance on complex problems.

Benefits

Flexible schedule

Choose projects to work on

Hourly pay starting at $40+

Bonuses for high-quality work

Qualifications

• Current, in-progress, or completed Masters and/or PhD is preferred.
• Fluency in English required.

Responsibilities

• Provide AI chatbots with chemistry problems and evaluate their outputs.
• Evaluate the quality produced by AI models for correctness and performance.

Skills

Fluency in English

Detail-oriented

Proficient in chemistry

Inductive reasoning

Deductive reasoning

Physical reasoning

Temporal reasoning

Spatial reasoning

Education

Masters or PhD in Chemistry or related field

Job description

Job Description

We are looking for a research scientist to join our team to train AI models. You will measure the progress of these AI chatbots, evaluate their logic, and solve problems to improve the quality of each model.

In this role, you will need to have an expert understanding of chemistry — a completed or in-progress Masters/PhD is preferred but not required. Other related fields include, but are not limited to: Research and Development Chemist, Formulation Scientist, Development Chemist, Analytical Chemist, Chemical Engineer, Medicinal Chemist, Biochemist, and Process Development Chemist.

Benefits:

• This is a full-time or part-time REMOTE position
• You can choose which projects to work on
• You can work on your own schedule
• Projects are paid hourly starting at $40+ per hour, with bonuses for high-quality and high-volume work

Responsibilities:

• Provide AI chatbots with diverse and complex chemistry problems and evaluate their outputs
• Evaluate the quality produced by AI models for correctness and performance

Qualifications:

• A current, in-progress, or completed Masters and/or PhD is preferred but not required
• Fluency in English (or bilingual level)
• Detail-oriented
• Proficient in chemistry, inductive/deductive reasoning, physical/temporal/spatial reasoning

Note: Payment is made via PayPal. We will never ask for any money from you. PayPal will handle currency conversions from USD. This job is only available to those in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand. Those outside these countries will not see work or assessments available on our site at this time.