Physical Sciences Expert - Terminal Bench

About the role

Weekday AI seeks a Physical Sciences Expert for a contract role. The organisation works with clients to provide expert services. You will create scientific tasks to assess AI agents' problem-solving abilities.

What you'll do

• Design scientific tasks that mimic authentic research workflows.
• Build self-contained computational environments for tasks.
• Prepare datasets and simulation parameters for tasks.
• Develop reference solutions using programming languages like Python.
• Create automated tests to validate task accuracy.
• Ensure tasks execute reliably in controlled environments.

Requirements

• PhD in a relevant physical-science discipline or equivalent experience.
• Expertise in physics, chemistry, materials science, or astronomy.
• Proficiency in programming languages like Python or C/C++.
• Experience with numerical methods and scientific simulations.
• Familiarity with Linux and terminal-based development.

Benefits

• Earn $300 per approved task.
• Work on a variety of scientific tasks and projects.
• Opportunity to work with AI benchmarking and evaluation.
• Flexible remote work arrangement with a 5-week contract.