Environmental Scientist

Crossing Hurdles; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental research organization in the United Kingdom is seeking an expert in climate science to design high-quality climate analysis problems that support AI training and evaluation. You will develop complex tasks involving environmental data extraction and analysis, navigate scientific databases, and create evaluation rubrics. Ideal candidates hold a PhD in a related field and have professional research experience in climate science. Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills are essential for this role in a remote environment.

Qualifications

• PhD from a top institution in a relevant field.
• Professional experience in climate science or environmental monitoring.
• Familiarity with climate databases.

Responsibilities

• Design climate analysis problems for training AI systems.
• Develop tasks involving data discovery and analysis.
• Craft workflows navigation of government databases.
• Create evaluation rubrics for AI performance assessments.

Skills

Analytical reasoning

Attention to detail

Written communication

Verbal communication

Education

PhD in Climate Science or related field

Tools

NOAA

EPA

EIA

USGS

NASA Earth Data

Job description

• Design high-quality, real-world climate analysis problems to support training and evaluation of frontier AI systems.
• Develop multi-step tasks involving environmental data discovery, extraction, and analysis across public data portals.
• Craft climate and geophysical workflows requiring navigation of government and scientific databases.
• Create detailed evaluation rubrics to assess AI reasoning, data interpretation, and analytical performance.
• Apply climate science and data analysis expertise to ensure scientific accuracy and real-world relevance.
• Collaborate asynchronously with a distributed team of research and domain experts.

Requirements

• PhD in Climate Science, Earth Science, Environmental Science, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, or a related field from a top institution.
• Professional research experience in climate science, environmental monitoring, or geophysical data analysis.
• Familiarity with environmental and climate databases such as NOAA, EPA, EIA, USGS, or NASA Earth Data.
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong analytical reasoning skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with high English proficiency.
• Comfortable working independently in a remote, project-based environment.