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Materials Scientist

SME Careers · Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, The United States, the Netherlands · Writing / editing

Materials Scientist is an open role at SME Careers, located in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, The United States, the Netherlands, with pay listed as Up to $95/hr.

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At a glance

Pay
Up to $95/hrStated by SME Careers
Location
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, The United States, the Netherlands
Listed
Since Sep 10, last confirmed Oct 24

How the pay compares

This role$95
SME Careers median$50
Science / STEM roles median$78
All roles median$60

Higher than 64% of the 106 distinct hourly rates advertised for Science / STEM roles right now. Hourly USD, top of each advertised range, one count per distinct rate. Same method as the Pay Index.

From SME Careers’ listing

“In this hourly, remote contractor role, you will work as a Materials Science Expert (SME) to review AI-generated materials science content and/or create high-quality materials science reference content, evaluating scientific accuracy, engineering reasoning, terminology, and step-by-step…”
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In this hourly, remote contractor role, you will work as a Materials Science Expert (SME) to review AI-generated materials science content and/or create high-quality materials science reference content, evaluating scientific accuracy, engineering reasoning, terminology, and step-by-step explanations while providing precise written feedback. You will assess outputs for correctness, clarity, physical plausibility, unit consistency, microstructure-property reasoning, experimental context, and adherence to the prompt; identify errors in crystal structure, phase diagrams, mechanical properties, polymers, ceramics, metals, composites, nanomaterials, processing methods, and characterization; fact-check claims when needed; write high-quality rewrites and model answers that demonstrate best practices in materials science explanation; and rate and compare multiple AI responses based on correctness and overall quality.

This role is with SME Careers, a fast-growing AI Data Services company and subsidiary of SuperAnnotate, delivering training data for many of the world’s largest AI companies and foundation-model labs. Your materials science expertise directly helps improve the world’s premier AI models by making their materials, engineering, and applied-science outputs more accurate, practical, and clearly explained.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I apply for the Materials Scientist role at SME Careers?

Applications go through SME Careers's own portal - HumanSourcer links to the listing and never collects applications or handles hiring. SME Careers's access model is "Open / self-serve" (Open roles / applications). This listing was first seen here on September 10, 2026 and was still live at the last check.

Is the Materials Scientist role at SME Careers remote?

This role is listed for: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, The United States, the Netherlands.

What does the Materials Scientist role at SME Careers pay?

SME Careers lists this role's pay as Up to $95/hr, quoted from the listing rather than estimated.

What kind of work is Materials Scientist?

Writing / editing. Subject-matter-expert AI training and evaluation

Is SME Careers a legitimate AI-training platform?

SuperAnnotate expert-work portal - and that relationship is rated "Confirmed" here because it can be checked against sme.careers rather than taken on SME Careers's word. Confidence describes how well the ownership is evidenced. It is not a rating of how the platform treats the people who work for it, which no public source covers reliably.

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