Material Science Experts - AI Trainer

Handshake; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 103,320; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech recruitment company is seeking Material Science Experts to contribute to AI research. This fully remote position offers $75/hr, where you will leverage your expertise in materials science to evaluate and enhance AI models. Ideal candidates include PhD students and recent graduates with knowledge in polymers, metals, and nanomaterials. Join a collaborative environment working with top universities.

Qualifications

• Must be a PhD student, postdoc, or recent PhD in materials science.
• Able to work asynchronously with AI labs.
• Requires experience and expertise in your field.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and test AI with expertise in material science.
• Design and solve advanced material science problems.
• Contribute to enhancing AI capabilities.

Skills

Experience in polymers

Experience in metals and ceramics

Experience in energy materials

Experience in nanomaterials

Education

PhD in materials science

Job description

Overview

Join to apply for the Material Science Experts - AI Trainer role at Handshake.

Handshake is recruiting exceptional doctoral students, candidates, and graduates in Material Science to join our AI research community. This program brings subject-matter experts together to enhance the capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) within specialized domains and subdomains. The MOVE program runs year-round, though project availability will vary by domain.

• Put AI to the test with real-world expertise and evaluate where they excel or fail.
• Get paid for your expertise while contributing to AI research.
• Join a community of master’s, PhDs and AI researchers from top universities.
• This is a fully remote, asynchronous position - work independently from anywhere, on your own schedule.
• Learn new skills while contributing to the changing world of AI across various disciplines.
• Get paid competitively to apply your domain expertise in material science or engineering.
• Project work includes designing and solving advanced material science problems that require multi-step reasoning, and testing them with AI models to ensure they are appropriately challenging.

Who Should Apply

• PhD students, postdocs, or recent PhDs in materials science with experience in polymers, metals and ceramics, energy materials, or nanomaterials.
• Able to participate in primarily asynchronous work in partnership with leading AI labs.
• Believe your expertise can outmatch current AI systems in understanding and explaining key concepts in your field.

This program is open to U.S.-based doctoral students, candidates, and recent graduates with valid work or training authorization (e.g., F-1/OPT, J-1, H-1B). Participants are responsible for ensuring compliance with their visa conditions and confirming eligibility with their program or visa sponsor prior to applying.

Compensation

• Compensation is $75/hr
• The compensation reflects our commitment to ensuring your contributions are rewarded at a level commensurate with your expertise

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Administrative

Industries

• Software Development