The work
You will create realistic computational problems for advanced AI systems, then develop the instructions, reproducible environments, reference solutions, and evaluation criteria needed to assess them. Day-to-day review can include model-generated Python, numerical calculations, simulations, scientific models, and technical analyses. You will identify invalid assumptions, numerical errors, incorrect methods, physically impossible outputs, and failures of reproducibility.
What the screening emphasizes
micro1 is seeking physical scientists who have already completed substantive, paid AI-training, benchmarking, or model-evaluation work on scientific or technical content. The AI interview is likely to verify your specific contribution to prior projects, depth in at least one specialization, practical Python ability, and judgment when distinguishing a flawed answer from a valid alternative method. Relevant specializations include physics, astronomy and cosmology, materials science, chemistry, computational physics, computational chemistry, and scientific simulation.
Evidence of expertise
Applicants are asked to submit their AI-training experience, specialization, and public technical evidence. Useful evidence may include peer-reviewed publications or preprints, public simulation or analysis code, Google Scholar, ORCID, arXiv, open-source scientific software contributions, reproducible notebooks, models, datasets, simulations, benchmarks, experiments, or technical projects. Experience with NumPy, SciPy, SymPy, Astropy, PyTorch, JAX, or comparable scientific tools is preferred, as is experience validating computational results against analytical solutions, observations, or experimental data.
Logistics
The role is a global, fully remote contractor engagement with a flexible schedule and a stated commitment of at least 15 hours per week. The listing does not explicitly promise fully asynchronous work, although compensation is output-based and paid only for accepted tasks. Task availability and completion time may vary, and immediate availability is preferred. Pay band: $60–120/hr