Remote Astronomy AI Reviewer & Derivation Auditor

AuraOne, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 34,000 - 83,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote — US eligible

Independent contractor

Job summary

The role requires graduate-level astronomy credentials or equivalent experience, plus ability to work asynchronously at least 10 hours weekly, with compensation discussed after interview.

Qualifications

• Graduate-level training or equivalent applied experience in astronomy or a closely related field for Astronomy AI Reviewer work.
• Hands-on experience publishing, teaching, or advising on the topic at a professional level.
• Comfort applying multi-page rubrics consistently across long batches.
• Clear written reasoning that cites methods, papers, or worked examples.
• Reliable async availability for at least 10 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Review AI outputs against current astronomy methods, conventions, and prior work for Astronomy AI Reviewer assignments.
• Reproduce or sanity-check key derivations, calculations, or experimental claims.
• Flag dimensional, methodological, and citation errors with structured severity tags.
• Capture the corrected reasoning or worked example so the modeling team can train on it.
• Adjudicate disputed answers against textbooks, papers, or community standards.
• Maintain reviewer-quality scores in inter-rater calibration cycles.

Skills

Scientific reasoning

Method validation

Citation review

Quantitative analysis

Astronomy

Research review

Education

Graduate-level astronomy training or equivalent

Experience publishing/teaching/advising at a professional level

Job description

The role requires graduate-level astronomy credentials or equivalent experience, plus ability to work asynchronously at least 10 hours weekly, with compensation discussed after interview.