Remote Chemistry Specialist (PhD)

Turing; Chennai District; Remote; INR 5,381,250 - 7,664,204; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI research company is hiring remote PhD candidates in Chemistry or related fields to design advanced problems for AI testing. You will work with cutting-edge technology, evaluate AI performance, and collaborate with top researchers. This flexible contract role pays $50+/hour and requires strong chemistry problem-solving skills. Candidates will go through an AI video interview and may work up to 40 hours a week, making it an exciting opportunity for those who are passionate about pushing the boundaries of AI in scientific research.

Qualifications

• PhD (pursuing or completed) in Chemistry or related field.
• Ability to provide structured feedback on complex ideas.
• No prior AI experience required, but willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Design advanced chemistry problems to test AI performance.
• Evaluate AI outputs for accuracy and quality of reasoning.
• Collaborate with researchers on benchmarks.

Skills

Advanced chemistry reasoning

Problem-solving skills

Clear communication

Education

PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related field

Job description

Remote contract for PhDs in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related fields. Work on cutting-edge projects with top AI labs while earning up to $50+/hour, fully remote, with flexible weekly hours. No AI experience required.

Role Overview

Help fine-tune large language models (like ChatGPT) using your chemistry knowledge. You’ll design problems, check how well AI solves them, and work with researchers to build better benchmarks.

Responsibilities

• Design advanced chemistry problems to test AI performance (e.g., chemical engineering, biochemistry).
• Develop clear, step-by-step solutions with rigorous logic.
• Evaluate AI outputs for accuracy and quality of reasoning.
• Collaborate with researchers to refine benchmarks across undergraduate to PhD-level chemistry topics.

Requirements

• PhD (pursuing or completed) in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, or related field.
• Strong chemistry reasoning and problem-solving skills across advanced domains.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly in writing and provide structured feedback.
• No AI experience required.
• Fully remote, flexible work.
• Work on cutting-edge AI projects with leading LLM companies.
• Pay rate: $50+/hour (depends on role and candidate expertise).
• Assessment: Shortlisted experts complete an evaluation before selection.
• Assignments: Contract roles with defined start/end dates; up to 40 hrs/week.

Note

As part of assessments you will go through an AI video interview.

About Turing

Based in San Francisco, California, Turing is the world’s leading research accelerator for frontier AI labs and a trusted partner for global enterprises deploying advanced AI systems. Turing supports customers in two ways: first, by accelerating frontier research with high-quality data, advanced training pipelines, plus top AI researchers who specialize in coding, reasoning, STEM, multilinguality, multimodality, and agents; and second, by applying that expertise to help enterprises transform AI from proof of concept into proprietary intelligence with systems that perform reliably, deliver measurable impact, and drive lasting results on the P&L.

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