Remote Materials Science AI Trainer (Freelance)

AI Trainer Jobs; United States; Remote; USD 11,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Meridial is seeking a Materials Science Specialist – AI Trainer for a freelance contract in a remote setting. You will engage with AI models on materials science topics, verify factual accuracy, and document error traces to improve model reasoning.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD in materials science or related field and can communicate complex ideas clearly. Prior experience in advanced materials, publications, and applied research is a plus.

Qualifications

• PhD in materials science/engineering or related field is ideal.
• Experience with crystallography and microstructure–property relationships is valuable.
• Ability to document failure modes to support model training is essential.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Converse with model on lab scenarios and theoretical materials science questions.
• Verify factual accuracy and logical soundness of responses.
• Capture reproducible error traces for model evaluation.
• Suggest improvements to prompt engineering and evaluation metrics.

Skills

Materials science expertise

Crystallography

Thermo-mechanical processing

Nanomaterials

Polymer science

Electronic materials

Biomaterials

Corrosion science

Composite development

XRD

SEM

TEM

Thermal analysis

Additive manufacturing

Materials failure analysis

Sustainability in materials eng

Education

PhD in materials science/engineering or related field

Job description

Meridial is seeking a Materials Science Specialist – AI Trainer for a freelance contract in a remote setting. You will engage with AI models on materials science topics, verify factual accuracy, and document error traces to improve model reasoning.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD in materials science or related field and can communicate complex ideas clearly. Prior experience in advanced materials, publications, and applied research is a plus.