# Materials Science Tutor
**Company:** [xAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/xai)
**Location:** Remote
**Salary:** $94K-$156K
**Skills:** Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Semiconductors, Nanomaterials, Polymers, Ceramics, Ai Annotation, Proprietary Software, Technical Writing
**Posted:** 2026-03-07
> Enhance AI models in materials science by providing expert annotations, labels, and data using specialized software. Requires Master's/PhD in materials science or related field with deep subdomain expertise; collaborate on tool refinement and problem-solving.
## Job Description
## Responsibilities
- Use proprietary software applications to provide input/labels on defined projects.
- Support and ensure the delivery of high-quality curated data.
- Play a pivotal role in supporting and contributing to the training of new tasks, working closely with the technical staff.
- Interact with the technical staff to help improve the design of efficient annotation tools.
- Solve problems that help drive innovation in materials by guiding AI models.
- Choose problems from various fields across materials science that align with your specialization.
- Regularly interpret, analyze, and execute tasks based on given instructions.

## Required Qualifications
- Master’s or PhD in materials science, physics, chemistry, chemical engineering, or a highly related field.
- Expertise and specialization in a materials-related subdomain (e.g., energy materials, semiconductors, nanomaterials, metals, alloys, biomaterials, polymers, elastomers, ceramics, or glasses).
- Proficiency in reading and writing, both in informal and professional English.
- Strong ability to navigate various information resources, databases, and online resources.
- Outstanding communication, interpersonal, analytical, and organizational capabilities.
- Solid reading comprehension skills combined with the capacity to exercise autonomous judgment.
- Strong passion for and commitment to technological advancements and innovation.

## Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced expertise in materials science, demonstrated by multiple publications or patents, preferably with one or more first-author papers.
- Previous AI Tutoring experience.
- Teaching experience (as a professor, teacher, or tutor).
- Experience in technical writing, journalism, or a professional writing setting.

## Compensation
$45/hour - $75/hour (U.S.-based candidates).
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