About this role
About Gramian
Gramian Consultancy is a boutique consultancy specializing in IT professional services and engineering talent solutions. With a strong background in software engineering and leadership, we help companies build high-performing teams by matching them with professionals who truly fit their needs.
About the Role
We are seeking experienced Chemistry and Computational Chemistry Researchers with a PhD to contribute to a specialized AI training and evaluation project focused on advanced scientific reasoning.
This opportunity is open to experts across multiple chemistry disciplines, including organic synthesis, inorganic and organometallic chemistry, physical and theoretical chemistry, analytical chemistry, spectroscopy, computational chemistry, cheminformatics, drug discovery, and materials science.
You will apply your research expertise to design, evaluate, and critique complex chemistry problems, scientific workflows, and reasoning processes. Your work will help improve how AI systems understand chemical concepts, interpret experimental and computational data, and solve advanced scientific challenges.
Candidates must have a PhD, substantial hands-on research experience, and deep expertise in at least one relevant chemistry specialization. Experimental specialists should have practical wet-lab experience, while computational specialists should demonstrate extensive simulation-based or computational research experience. Previous AI experience is not required.
LOCATION: Remote – Worldwide
EDUCATION: PhD required
ENGLISH: C1 or higher
PROJECT: AI training and benchmarking in chemistry and computational chemistry
AI EXPERIENCE: Not required
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: Wet-lab experience for experimental specialists or extensive computational research for computational specialists.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, evaluate, and critique advanced chemistry and computational chemistry problems, workflows, and scientific reasoning chains.
- Provide expert-level insights into reaction mechanisms, synthesis planning, spectroscopy interpretation, molecular simulations, and electronic structure methods.
- Evaluate experimental protocols, simulation parameters, and scientific software configurations for accuracy, reliability, and reproducibility.
- Analyze chemical, spectroscopic, and computational data and provide scientifically grounded recommendations.
- Assess AI-generated chemistry solutions for technical accuracy, logical consistency, and scientific validity.
- Contribute domain expertise to the development and validation of chemistry-focused AI models and benchmarking initiatives.
- Review complex scientific problems and identify methodological errors, unsupported conclusions, and gaps in reasoning.
- Document findings, methodologies, and scientific best practices.
- Communicate technical findings clearly to researchers, engineers, and other project collaborators.
Requirements
- PhD in Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Materials Science, or a closely related scientific discipline.
- Hands-on research experience in a relevant chemistry specialization.
- Experimental chemistry candidates must have practical wet-lab research experience.
- Computational chemistry candidates must have substantial simulation-based or computational research experience.
- Deep expertise in at least one of the following areas:
- Organic synthesis and reaction mechanisms
- Inorganic and organometallic chemistry
- Physical and theoretical chemistry
- Analytical chemistry and spectroscopy
- Computational chemistry and molecular dynamics
- Cheminformatics and drug discovery
- Materials science and polymer chemistry
- Professional written and spoken English proficiency at C1 level or higher.
- Proficiency in Python and/or relevant scientific software used in the candidate's specialization.
- Familiarity with relevant tools such as Gaussian, ORCA, Psi4, GROMACS, LAMMPS, or RDKit, depending on the area of expertise.
- Excellent quantitative, analytical, and scientific reasoning abilities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex scientific concepts.
- Demonstrated ability to solve complex chemistry problems using rigorous scientific methods.
##