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Materials Science Expert (AI Safety)

AfterQuery

Red Team / Safety Evaluator Contractor
United States, United Kingdom, Canada +2 $150/hr November 4, 2026

Job description

AfterQuery is looking for materials science experts to help make AI models safer in their domain. You'll author and review evaluation tasks that test whether a model can tell a safe request from an unsafe one, and write the expert analysis behind each call: what makes a prompt acceptable, where it crosses a line, and why.

Requirements

  • Master's degree or higher in materials science, materials engineering, metallurgy, or a closely related discipline
  • Citizenship of a Five Eyes country (United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand)
  • Physically located in one of those countries while doing the work
  • Able to explain the technical reasoning behind a safety judgment clearly and precisely

Pay: $150/hr equivalent, paid at $85 per approved task. Remote, flexible, task-based.

Required qualifications

  • Citizen of a Five Eyes country: United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand
  • Physically located in one of those five countries while doing the work
  • Able to explain the technical reasoning behind a safety judgment clearly and precisely
  • Master's degree or higher in materials science, materials engineering, metallurgy, or a closely related discipline

Why apply

  • $150/hr equivalent, paid at $85 per approved task
  • Remote and flexible: task-based work on your own schedule
  • Use your expertise to directly shape how AI models handle safety-critical questions in your field
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