Senior Environmental Scientist Expert

Ethos; United States; Remote; USD 102,000 - 146,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Fully remote

ASAP start

Job summary

Ethos is seeking senior environmental scientists to work remotely with an AI lab on training and refining language models that handle professional documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks. Candidates should have 4+ years in ecological research, environmental consulting, or applied biology and exceptional writing across reports and data-driven outputs.

The role focuses on environmental impact assessment reports, species habitat summaries, water/soil data sheets, and regulatory submissions, with

Qualifications

• 4+ years conducting environmental impact assessments, ecological surveys, or regulatory compliance monitoring in a consulting, government, or academic setting.
• Direct experience interpreting field and lab data such as species counts, water and soil chemistry, or emissions readings and translating it into technical reports for regulators or clients.
• Expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship with excellent written communication and attention to detail.
• No Degree Required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in training an AI model on professional documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks.
• Create, evaluate, and refine AI-generated outputs across core workflows such as impact assessments and regulatory submissions.
• Translate complex ecological data and reports into clear, regulator-ready documents.

Skills

Document craftsmanship

Spreadsheet craftsmanship

Slide craftsmanship

Written communication

Education

No Degree Required

Job description

Pay

$90/hr

About this role

From the Ethos listing About This Opportunity: We’re working with a leading foundational AI lab to find experienced senior environmental scientists who can help train their latest language model on professional document, spreadsheet, and slide deck tasks. We’re looking for senior environmental scientists with 4+ years in ecological research, environmental consulting, or applied biology to create, evaluate, and refine AI-generated documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks across core workflows: environmental impact assessment reports, species habitat and biodiversity survey summaries, water and soil quality monitoring data sheets, regulatory permit and compliance submissions, field study methodology and sampling protocols, and conservation and remediation project proposals.

Compensation

• $90/hour
• Commitment: Flexible, 5-20 hours per week (or more if desired)
• Location: Fully remote, work on your own schedule
• Start date: ASAP

Qualifications

• 4+ years conducting environmental impact assessments, ecological surveys, or regulatory compliance monitoring in a consulting, government, or academic setting
• Direct experience interpreting field and lab data such as species counts, water and soil chemistry, or emissions readings and translating it into technical reports for regulators or clients
• Expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship, with excellent written communication and attention to detail
• No Degree Required