Remote Materials Science Expert (Contract)

Zekai; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

Zekai is seeking a Materials Science Expert for a fully remote contractor role. You will tackle problems where textbook answers fail, crafting robust analyses and defining what makes an answer correct.

You will design challenging problems, provide solutions with reasoning, set objective criteria, and review others' work. Requires advanced degrees and principal-level research or academic leadership.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree required (Master's or PhD) in materials science or closely related field.
• Principal, staff, fellow-level industrial, national lab, or faculty leadership experience.
• Deep technical depth in at least one materials subdomain and hands-on ownership of work.

Responsibilities

• Design difficult technical problems in materials science with realistic constraints and supporting data.
• Provide correct solutions with thorough reasoning and justification.
• Define objective criteria for correctness so other experts reach the same verdict.
• Review problems created by others for technical accuracy and soundness of method.
• Flag problems that are ambiguous or ungradable rather than submitting them.

Skills

Technical depth in materials science

Analytical problem design

Clear scientific reasoning

Problem review & quality control

Education

Master’s or PhD in materials science

Job description

Zekai is seeking a Materials Science Expert for a fully remote contractor role. You will tackle problems where textbook answers fail, crafting robust analyses and defining what makes an answer correct.

You will design challenging problems, provide solutions with reasoning, set objective criteria, and review others' work. Requires advanced degrees and principal-level research or academic leadership.