Astronomy & Astrophysics Research Consultant

Lifted, an Upwork Company™; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Astronomy & Astrophysics - Research Consultants is seeking experienced researchers, academics, and technical professionals to support advanced research and evaluation projects in Astronomy & Astrophysics. Selected candidates will apply specialized domain expertise to complex scientific problems, evaluate AI-generated technical content, and provide expert-level feedback and reasoning.

Ideal candidates will have deep specialization in a defined subfield, verifiable academic affiliations with a

Qualifications

• Deep domain expertise in Astronomy & Astrophysics.
• Verifiable academic affiliation with top-100 university.
• Experience evaluating AI-generated scientific content.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate complex Astronomy & Astrophysics problems requiring advanced domain expertise.
• Develop domain-specific research and evaluation tasks.
• Assess AI-generated scientific content for accuracy and rigor.
• Review technical or academic responses and identify inaccuracies.
• Provide specialist-level reasoning and feedback.
• Apply advanced knowledge to research and evaluation projects.
• Assess outputs, models, datasets, or computational materials.

Skills

Astrophysics expert

Academic research experience

Technical evaluation

Education

PhD or equivalent in Astronomy

Job description

Astronomy & Astrophysics - Research Consultants is seeking experienced researchers, academics, and technical professionals to support advanced research and evaluation projects in Astronomy & Astrophysics. Selected candidates will apply specialized domain expertise to complex scientific problems, evaluate AI-generated technical content, and provide expert-level feedback and reasoning.

Ideal candidates will have deep specialization in a defined subfield, verifiable academic affiliations with a