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Astronomy Expert
Location
United States
Posted
10 days ago
Salary
Not specified
Job Description
Role Description
This role involves supporting a leading AI lab in advancing frontier AI reasoning systems in astronomy and astrophysics.
- Write original and advanced Olympiad-style astronomy problems designed to challenge frontier AI systems
- Evaluate AI-generated solutions for correctness, reasoning quality, and clarity
- Identify logical flaws, incomplete reasoning, or insufficient derivations in AI responses
- Provide clear and correct solutions with detailed reasoning using LaTeX formatting
- Maintain high standards of scientific rigor, accuracy, and difficulty level in all problems
- Contribute structured feedback to improve AI reasoning in astronomy and astrophysics
Qualifications
- Masters or PhD in Astronomy or a related field
- Experience participating in the International Astronomy Olympiad (IAO) or equivalent competitions
- Deep understanding of theoretical and observational astronomy and astrophysics
- Strong ability to construct and evaluate rigorous scientific problems
- Excellent written communication and analytical reasoning skills
- High attention to detail in verifying scientific derivations and solutions
- Strong proficiency in LaTeX for writing and formatting scientific documents
Requirements
- Experience writing Olympiad-level astronomy problems
- Academic or research experience in astronomy or astrophysics
- Experience evaluating complex scientific reasoning or mathematical derivations
Benefits
- Contribute to cutting-edge research improving AI reasoning in astronomy
- Help train next-generation AI systems on advanced scientific problem solving
- Apply academic and competition-level expertise to frontier AI projects
- Flexible remote work with competitive compensation
Contract Details
- Independent contractor role
- Fully remote and flexible scheduling
- Expected commitment: 20 hours per week minimum, up to 40 hours per week available
- Project duration: approximately 2 months, with potential extension
- Rolling start dates with onboarding typically within 1–2 days of approval
- Compensation: $60–$80 per hour
- Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
- Projects may extend or adjust depending on scope and performance
About the Platform
This opportunity is available through a leading AI-driven work platform.
Job Requirements
- Masters or PhD in Astronomy or a related field
- Experience participating in the International Astronomy Olympiad (IAO) or equivalent competitions
- Deep understanding of theoretical and observational astronomy and astrophysics
- Strong ability to construct and evaluate rigorous scientific problems
- Excellent written communication and analytical reasoning skills
- High attention to detail in verifying scientific derivations and solutions
- Strong proficiency in LaTeX for writing and formatting scientific documents
- Experience writing Olympiad-level astronomy problems
- Academic or research experience in astronomy or astrophysics
- Experience evaluating complex scientific reasoning or mathematical derivations
Benefits
- Contribute to cutting-edge research improving AI reasoning in astronomy
- Help train next-generation AI systems on advanced scientific problem solving
- Apply academic and competition-level expertise to frontier AI projects
- Flexible remote work with competitive compensation
- Contract Details
- Independent contractor role
- Fully remote and flexible scheduling
- Expected commitment: 20 hours per week minimum, up to 40 hours per week available
- Project duration: approximately 2 months, with potential extension
- Rolling start dates with onboarding typically within 1–2 days of approval
- Compensation: $60–$80 per hour
- Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
- Projects may extend or adjust depending on scope and performance
- About the Platform
- This opportunity is available through a leading AI-driven work platform.
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