Space Science Tutor

8 Minutes ago • All levels • $93,600 PA - $208,000 PA
Teaching

Job Description

As an AI Tutor - Space Science Specialist at xAI, you will enhance AI technologies by providing high-quality input and labels using specialized software. You will collaborate with the technical team to train new AI tasks, refine annotation tools, and select complex problems from advanced space science fields to improve model performance. This involves gathering or providing data in text, voice, and video formats, and requires a dynamic approach to learning and adapting in a fast-paced environment.
Good To Have:
  • Advanced expertise in physics, astronomy, or astrophysics, demonstrated by multiple publications
  • Previous AI Tutoring experience
  • Teaching experience (as a professor, teacher, or tutor)
  • Experience in technical writing, journalism, or a professional writing setting
Must Have:
  • Use proprietary software applications to provide input/labels on defined projects
  • Support and ensure the delivery of high-quality curated data
  • Contribute to the training of new tasks, working closely with technical staff
  • Interact with technical staff to improve annotation tools design
  • Solve problems guiding AI models to enhance research in space science disciplines
  • Choose problems from various space science fields to provide detailed solutions and evaluate model responses
  • Regularly interpret, analyze, and execute tasks based on given instructions
  • Master’s or PhD in astrophysics, astronomy, physics, or a highly related field
  • Expertise in a space science subdomain (e.g., galactic astronomy, cosmology, planetary science)
  • Proficiency in reading and writing professional English
  • Strong ability to navigate various information resources, databases, and online resources
  • Outstanding communication, interpersonal, analytical, and organizational capabilities
  • Solid reading comprehension and autonomous judgment with limited data
  • Strong passion for and commitment to technological advancements and innovation
Perks:
  • Medical benefits (country-dependent, not for part-time roles)

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About xAI

xAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All engineers are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.

About the Role

As an AI Tutor - Space Science Specialist at xAI, you will be instrumental in enhancing our cutting-edge AI technologies by providing high-quality input and labels using specialized software. You will collaborate closely with our technical team to support the training of new AI tasks, contributing to innovative initiatives. Your responsibilities include refining annotation tools and selecting complex problems from advanced space science fields to drive significant improvements in model performance. This involves gathering or providing data in text, voice, and video formats, including annotations, audio recordings, or video sessions—tasks with which you must be comfortable and eager to engage.

This position demands a dynamic approach to learning and adapting in a fast-paced environment, where your ability to interpret and execute tasks based on evolving instructions is crucial.

The AI Tutor - Space Science Specialist role is a remote position. We prefer candidates available for full-time employment, but exceptional applicants seeking part-time opportunities will also be considered (please see the bottom of this job description for more details).

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 to ensure the successful development and implementation of cutting-edge initiatives/technologies.
  • Interact with the technical staff to help improve the design of efficient annotation tools.
  • Solve problems that help drive innovation in space science disciplines by guiding AI models to enhance research in specialized areas, improving outcomes in scientific discovery and application.
  • Choose problems from various fields across space science disciplines that align with your specialization, where you can confidently provide detailed solutions and evaluate model responses.
  • Regularly interpret, analyze, and execute tasks based on given instructions.

Required Qualifications

  • Master’s or PhD in astrophysics, astronomy, physics, or a highly related field.
  • Expertise and specialization in a space science subdomain, including but not limited to galactic astronomy, extragalactic astronomy, observational astronomy, stellar astrophysics, high-energy astrophysics, cosmology, planetary science, earth sciences, astroparticle physics, general relativity, and interdisciplinary space sciences.
  • Proficiency in reading and writing, both in informal and professional English.
  • Strong ability to navigate various information resources, databases, and online resources is essential.
  • Outstanding communication, interpersonal, analytical, and organizational capabilities.
  • Solid reading comprehension skills combined with the capacity to exercise autonomous judgment even when presented with limited data/material.
  • Strong passion for and commitment to technological advancements and innovation.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced expertise in physics, astronomy, or astrophysics, as demonstrated by multiple publications, preferably with one or more first-author papers, in reputable peer-reviewed journals
  • Previous AI Tutoring experience.
  • Teaching experience (as a professor, teacher, or tutor).
  • Experience in technical writing, journalism, or a professional writing setting.

Location, Hourly, and Other Expectations

  • This position is based in Palo Alto, CA, or fully remote.
  • The Palo Alto option is an in-office role requiring 5 days per week; remote positions require strong self-motivation.
  • If you are based in the US, please note we are unable to hire in the states of Wyoming and Illinois at this time.
  • We are unable to provide visa sponsorship.
  • Team members are expected to work from 9:00am - 5:30pm PST for the first two weeks of training and 9:00am - 5:30pm in their own timezone thereafter.
  • For those who will be working from a personal device, please note your computer must be a Chromebook, Mac with MacOS 11.0 or later, or Windows 10 or later.
  • You must own and have reliable access to a smartphone.

Compensation

$45/hour - $100/hour

Benefits:

Hourly pay is just one part of our total rewards package at xAI. Specific benefits vary by country, depending on your country of residence you may have access to medical benefits. We do not offer benefits for part-time roles.

xAI is an equal opportunity employer.

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