Chemistry & Python Expert - Freelance AI Trainer

Mindrift • New York, NY

1d • Remote

About The Position

Mindrift connects specialists with project-based AI opportunities for leading tech companies, focused on testing, evaluating, and improving AI systems. Participation is project-based, not permanent employment. Contributors will design and create computational chemistry problems, ensuring they are computationally intensive and require non-trivial reasoning in physical chemistry, quantum chemistry, and molecular modeling. Problems should be based on real research challenges or practical applications, with solutions verified using Python and standard computational chemistry approaches. Clear documentation of problem statements and verified correct answers are also required.

Requirements

• Degree in Chemistry or related fields
• Python proficiency for numerical validation. MATLAB, R, C, SQL, Numpy, Pandas, SciPy, domain-specific libraries, Stata or knowledge of any programming language can be equivalent
• 2+ years of professional experience: applied, research, or teaching experience is applicable
• Experience with numerical methods in chemistry
• Familiarity with computational chemistry concepts and methods
• Strong written English (C1+)

Responsibilities

• Design original computational chemistry problems that simulate real chemistry research workflows
• Create problems requiring Python programming to solve (using numpy, scipy, chemical libraries)
• Ensure problems are computationally intensive and cannot be solved manually within reasonable timeframes (days/weeks)
• Develop problems requiring non-trivial reasoning chains in physical chemistry, quantum chemistry, and molecular modeling
• Base problems on real research challenges or practical applications from chemistry practice
• Verify solutions using Python with standard computational chemistry approaches
• Document problem statements clearly and provide verified correct answers

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level