Materials Science Expert

Senior materials scientists build hard technical problems from their own specialty, such as structure-property relationships, processing, characterization, failure analysis or computational materials, then supply the correct solution and objective grading criteria. They also review other contributors' problems and set aside any that are ambiguous. A master's or PhD plus principal-level industry, national lab or faculty experience is required. The work is remote and flexible, paying $80 to $185 per hour.

What you would do

• Design difficult problems from your materials subfield, backed by realistic constraints and data
• Supply the correct solution and show the reasoning that leads to it
• Set objective correctness criteria so a second expert would reach the same verdict
• Review problems from other contributors for technical accuracy and sound method
• Flag ambiguous or ungradable problems instead of submitting them

What the listing asks for

• Master's or PhD in materials science, metallurgy, ceramics, polymer science, condensed matter physics or a close field
• Principal, staff or fellow-level industry or national lab research experience, or a faculty post at a leading university
• Deep, hands-on technical depth in at least one materials subdomain
• Ability to explain why an answer is right clearly enough for another scientist to verify it
• Preferred: publications, patents or technical leadership; AI or LLM evaluation experience helps but is optional

Suits senior industrial researchers and professors in materials science who can turn their field's subtle failure points into problems with one defensible answer.

Listed pay: $80 to $185 per hour. Where: Remote, no country limit stated. Time: Flexible, fits alongside a current job. Contract work for micro1, a company that hires experts for AI training projects.

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