Chemistry Expert AI Jobs: Pay and Live Openings
Every figure on this page is read from 13 live listings on this board, 8 of which publish a rate. Updated 05 September 2026. See the full pay dataset.
Chemistry PhDs are being hired to evaluate AI output on reactions, materials and lab reasoning, without leaving the bench.
What these roles pay
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Median advertised rate | $77/hr |
| Range across listings | $60 to $150/hr |
| Listings with a published rate | 8 of 13 |
Who is hiring
- micro1: 6 live roles
- Mercor: 4 live roles
- Turing: 2 live roles
- Handshake: 1 live role
Where you can work from
These listings are open to applicants in 58 countries. The most represented are United States, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan. Check your own country with the eligibility checker.
What the work actually involves
Taken from the live listings themselves:
- Role Overview We are seeking expert chemists to author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative.
- You will write and verify rigorous multiple-choice questions across core chemistry domains, evaluate solution quality, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks used to advance AI capabilities.
- About Mercor’s talent network Join our Chemist Expert Network to connect with leading AI labs and companies seeking your expertise.
- This is an open application for future contract opportunities that match your background and interests.
Typical responsibilities
Pulled from the live listings in this category:
- Author original chemistry questions that test deep conceptual understanding, not surface-level recall
- Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined, all necessary information must be in the problem statement
- Rate each question's difficulty: Medium (intro undergraduate), Hard (advanced undergraduate), or Expert (post-graduate and above)
- Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives that challenge expert-level solvers
- Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise intermediate steps in markdown format
- Supply 1, 5 academic references per question from reputable sources (peer-reviewed journals, university repositories)
What employers ask for
- PhD or doctoral candidate in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related field
- Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain
- Strong command of graduate-level chemistry concepts, reaction mechanisms, and quantitative analysis
- Experience with rigorous academic problem design or chemistry olympiad writing is a strong plus
- Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely
- Graduate-level training in a relevant STEM field (MS, PhD, or equivalent research experience)
How the pay is spread
Half of the listings with a published rate fall between $70 and $85 an hour. The bottom of the range is $60 and the top is $150. Rate depends far more on credentials and specialism than on which platform you use.
Which platform to start with
micro1 currently lists the most roles in this category (6 of 13). Platforms differ mainly in eligibility and how they screen, not in the kind of work. See which platforms hire in your country before you spend time on applications.
How to apply
Applications are completed on the hiring platform, not on this site. Most of these platforms screen with a short qualification step before routing you to paid work, so a complete profile matters more than a long cover letter. Applying is free and none of these platforms charge a fee to start.
Live chemistry expert ai jobs roles
- Applied Chemistry Benchmark Specialist via Mercor · $61-$77/hr
- Chemist Talent Network via Mercor · $60-$80/hr
- Chemistry Expert (PhD/Master's) via Turing
- Computational Chemistry & Electronic Structure Expert via Mercor · $70-$100/hr
- Chemistry Expert via Handshake · $150/hr
- Chemistry Expert (PhD) via micro1 · $80-$90/hr
- Chemistry Expert via micro1
- Chemistry Professor/Researcher (PhD) via micro1
- Chemistry Specialist via micro1 · $70-$90/hr
- Computational Chemistry Expert (PhD) via micro1
- Medicinal Chemistry Expert via micro1 · $60-$80/hr
- STEM Expert (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology) via Mercor · $75/hr
- Turing Stem Chemistry via Turing