Chemistry Professor | $80/hr Remote

Crossing Hurdles; United States; Remote; AUD 82,656 - 110,208; Part time

Job summary

A specialized educational consultancy is seeking a Chemistry Expert to create challenging chemistry problems for Olympiad-style competitions. This remote role requires a PhD or Master's in chemistry, or equivalent experience. You will develop problems to improve reasoning in AI models and provide rigorous solutions for training. The contract is hourly, offering $60–$80 per hour, with a commitment of 2 months and potential extension.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master's degree in chemistry or related field.
• Experience in International Chemistry Olympiad or similar competitions.
• Deep understanding of theoretical and experimental chemistry.

Responsibilities

• Create novel chemistry problems for Olympiad-style competitions.
• Develop problems to test AI model reasoning and robustness.
• Produce rigorous solutions for AI training.

Skills

Theoretical chemistry

Experimental chemistry

Education

PhD in chemistry

Master’s degree in chemistry

Experience in International Chemistry Olympiad

Job description

Position: Chemistry Expert (PhD, Master’s, or Olympiad Participants)

Type: Hourly contract

Compensation: $60–$80 per hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: 2 months (with extension potential)

Role Responsibilities

• Create novel, clear, and challenging Olympiad-style chemistry problems designed to advance frontier chemistry problem-solving
• Develop problems that expose failure modes in frontier AI models to improve reasoning and robustness
• Produce well-structured, rigorous solutions and explanations suitable for AI training
• Contribute domain expertise to support safe and high-quality model development

Requirements

• PhD or Master’s degree in chemistry or a related field, or experience participating in the International Chemistry Olympiad or equivalent competitions (AsChO, EChO, EUSO, IJSO, NChO, UKChO, USNCO, CCO, INChO, RChO, MChO)
• Deep understanding of theoretical and experimental chemistry