Computational Atmospheric Scientist
About the role
We are looking to expand our team of expert consultants with 12 PhD Atmospheric Scientists for part-time, fully-remote work supporting frontier AI research. Projects start at $60-100 USD per hour, with top-performing experts on our platform earning $150+ USD / hour.
This role includes stress-testing leading AI models on research-level atmospheric 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 atmospheric scientist.
About Aligned
At Aligned, we partner with the world's leading AI labs to push the frontier of AI knowledge in fields like STEM, medicine, finance, and the humanities. Our platform matches subject-matter experts (like you) with paid consulting work on frontier projects at these labs.
Who We're Looking For
You hold a PhD in Atmospheric Science, Meteorology, Climate Science, or a closely related field, and you are actively engaged in computational research.
Ideal backgrounds include
Faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and research scientists in university atmospheric science, meteorology, or climate departments
Scientists at government agencies and national research centers such as NOAA, NASA, NCAR, or national meteorological services
Researchers at national laboratories working on climate, Earth system, or atmospheric modeling
Industry scientists applying atmospheric modeling in energy, renewables, insurance and reinsurance, aviation, or air quality consulting
Minimum Qualifications
Fluent English reading and writing skills PhD in Atmospheric Science, Meteorology, Climate Science, or a closely related field Hands-on experience in computational modeling, simulation, or large-scale data analysis
Where you can work
This role is 100% remote: you can work from anywhere in the world.
From Aligned Labs's job posting, checked Oct 22, 2026.
About Aligned Labs
Elite PhD network (OpenAI a customer) where experts set their rate for RLHF and evals.
How it pays: Contractor pay; some Trustpilot reviewers report prompt payment (schedule not officially documented)
Similar open roles
Some links on AITraining.jobs are referral links. If you sign up through one, AITraining.jobs may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. It never changes what a platform pays you. The roles of platforms that pay us a referral fee come first.
Life Sciences Research Scientist (PhD): Wet Lab & Computational Biology (opens the job details)
micro1 · Domain Experts · Remote· 6d agoDetails
$45–$90/hrComputational Chemistry, Structural Biology & Drug Discovery Scientist (PhD) (opens the job details)
micro1 · Domain Experts · Remote· 6d agoDetails
$45–$90/hr
Computational Ocean Scientist (opens the job details)
Aligned Labs · Domain Experts · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$60–$100/hrComputational Geoscientist (opens the job details)
Aligned Labs · Domain Experts · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$60–$100/hrComputational Environmental Scientist (opens the job details)
Aligned Labs · Domain Experts · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$60–$100/hr
A licensed or credentialed professional?
One profile for every AI training platform. Companies ask us for people with a specific language, country or credential: add yours once, and when a role fits, we introduce you, only with your yes. Free.
Get new Aligned Labs roles by email
We check the Aligned Labs job board every hour and email you its newest roles each week, plus similar paid roles elsewhere. Free, unsubscribe anytime.