Zachary Baker (CEO) and Jack Blair (CTO) founded Terac in 2025. Headquartered in San Francisco.

Average payout across all studies is $78/hour. Typical research-participant studies pay $24–$40/hour; senior specialist work and AI evaluation engagements pay more, depending on expertise and demand.

Who pays the experts?

Terac's clients, market-research platforms (Maze, Strella, Tegus, Ballpark, getWhys, Dialogue) and frontier-AI labs running training and evaluation projects.

Where do I need to be based?

Most active studies target US, UK, and Canada participants, though the platform is open globally. Specific eligibility is set per study.

How are experts verified?

Profiles are screened for credentials, work history, and domain expertise before being matched to engagements. Verification typically takes 1-2 days.

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Chemistry PhDs & Master's: Paid Remote Projects

Q: What ratings does Terac have?

5.0/5 on Trustpilot and 5.0/5 on Google, among the highest customer-satisfaction scores in the expert-research space.

Terac

AI Expert - Chemistry Contractor

Remote (Global) $70 October 17, 2026

Job description

What We're Working On

We're partnering with leading technology and research teams on advanced chemistry projects. Experts design original, challenging chemistry problems and write a correct, expert-level solution for each.

How It Works

After a short application and screening interview, approved experts complete an onboarding assessment and then work on written tasks remotely. Each task is one original chemistry problem with a full solution and takes up to 4 hours. Every task is reviewed for accuracy and quality before approval.

Who This Is For

A PhD in Chemistry (completed or in progress) or a completed Master's in Chemistry

Responsibilities

Write clear, accurate, expert-level solutions for each problem
Follow detailed project guidelines and quality standards
Revise tasks based on reviewer feedback when needed
Create original, challenging chemistry problems

Requirements

Deep, advanced expertise in chemistry
Ability to explain complex scientific concepts clearly in writing
Own computer and reliable internet connection

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Job summary

Company: Terac
Location: Remote (Global)
Work Type: Contractor
Posted on: October 17, 2026
Employment: Contractor
Language: English
Category: AI & Data Training Sciences (AI) AI Expert - Chemistry
Salary: $70

Skills

Chemistry Research Microsoft Teams Onboarding Accuracy Writing

Terac

Get paid for your expertise, AI-native expert marketplace connecting 100,000+ verified professionals with frontier-AI labs and research firms.

Terac is a San Francisco-based, AI-native expert marketplace founded in 2025 by CEO Zachary Baker and CTO Jack Blair. The platform recruits, screens, and delivers verified domain experts to two kinds of clients: market-research firms running interviews / surveys / product-feedback studies (customers include Maze, Strella, Tegus, Ballpark, getWhys, and Dialogue), and frontier-AI labs needing scientifically rigorous human data for training, evaluation, and alignment. Founders describe expert labor as "the rarest resource in the world right now" and have built the company around closing the gap between companies needing specialized expertise and the qualified professionals whose knowledge "no one ever asks for." As of mid-2026 the platform has onboarded 100,000+ experts and hosts hundreds of active studies (479 at last count). The company has raised $9M and carries 5.0/5 ratings on both Trustpilot and Google, among the highest customer-satisfaction scores in the expert-research space.

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