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Posted 17 Sept 2026

Computational Environmental Scientist

We are looking to expand our team of expert consultants with 12 PhD Environmental Scientists for part-time, fully-remote work supporting frontier AI research.

Worldwide$60–$100 per hour
Hiring companyAligned Labs
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About the role

This role includes stress-testing leading AI models on research-level environmental science problems, creating and verifying complex questions and explanations in your area of expertise, and assessing whether AI-generated reasoning meets the standards of a trained environmental scientist.

Required skills

  • Hands-on experience in computational modeling, simulation, or large-scale data analysis.

Experience and education

You hold a PhD in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or a closely related field, and you are actively engaged in computational research. You build or apply quantitative models and work with large environmental datasets.

Ideal backgrounds include

  • Faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and research scientists in university environmental science, environmental engineering, or earth and environmental systems departments.
  • Scientists at government agencies such as the EPA, USGS, or equivalent national environmental and water agencies.
  • Researchers at national laboratories or research institutes working on environmental modeling and simulation.
  • Industry scientists in environmental consulting, water resources, energy, or corporate sustainability and risk analytics.

PhD in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or a closely related field.

Language requirements

  • Fluent English reading and writing skills.

Eligibility

Work arrangement: Fully remote

Eligible locations: Worldwide

Compensation details

$60–$100 per hour.

  • Projects start at $60-80 USD per hour, with top-performing experts on our platform earning $150+ USD / hour.
More about the hiring companyAligned Labs
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