Senior Chemistry Assessment & Question Author (Remote)

Obsidian; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Obsidian is seeking expert chemists to author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will create and verify rigorous chemistry questions, rate difficulty, and provide solutions with step-by-step reasoning.

This fully remote role supports asynchronous collaboration and demands strong English communication. Ideal candidates hold a PhD or are doctoral candidates, with deep knowledge across core chemistry domains and experience in problem design.

Qualifications

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
• Strong command of graduate-level chemistry concepts, reaction mechanisms, and quantitative analysis.
• Experience with rigorous academic problem design or chemistry olympiad writing is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Author original chemistry questions that test deep conceptual understanding.
• Rate each question's difficulty: Medium (intro undergraduate), Hard (advanced undergraduate), or Expert (post-graduate and above)
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives that challenge expert-level solvers
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise intermediate steps in markdown format
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources (peer-reviewed journals, university repositories)
• For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made

Skills

Chemistry expertise

Academic problem design

Clear written English

Editing and proofreading

Chain-of-Thought writing

Education

PhD in Chemistry

Doctoral candidate

Master's degree (exceptional depth)

Job description

Obsidian is seeking expert chemists to author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will create and verify rigorous chemistry questions, rate difficulty, and provide solutions with step-by-step reasoning.

This fully remote role supports asynchronous collaboration and demands strong English communication. Ideal candidates hold a PhD or are doctoral candidates, with deep knowledge across core chemistry domains and experience in problem design.