Material Science Experts - AI Tutor

Handshake; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 85,239 - 121,401; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly compensation

Flexible, asynchronous schedule

Job summary

A research organization is seeking doctoral students and graduates in Material Science to join an AI research initiative. The role is fully remote and emphasizes independent work. Candidates will assess AI applications in their field, contribute to groundbreaking projects, and receive competitive compensation of $75/hr. Ideal applicants have expertise in polymers, metals, ceramics, or nanomaterials, and are skilled at problem-solving within advanced material science contexts.

Qualifications

• PhD students, postdocs, or recent PhDs in material 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Learn new skills while contributing to the changing world of AI across various disciplines.
• 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.

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications

• PhD students, postdocs, or recent PhDs in material 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.

Benefits

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

Employment type

• Contract

Seniority level

• Not Applicable