Conservation Scientists | Remote

Crossing Hurdles is hiring Conservation Scientists for a remote hourly contract role supporting research teams working on advanced AI systems. The role focuses on designing and evaluating conservation-science scenarios and ensuring ecological accuracy and alignment with best practices.

• Design and evaluate domain-specific questions and scenarios based on real-world conservation science workflows.
• Assess ecological accuracy, scientific validity, and alignment with conservation best practices.
• Provide expertise across land management, ecosystem preservation, natural resource protection, and environmental sustainability.
• Review and refine prompts to align with accepted conservation methodologies, policies, and ethical standards.
• Collaborate with research teams to improve datasets used for training and evaluating advanced AI systems.

• Strong professional experience working as a Conservation Scientist.
• Solid understanding of ecological systems, land use planning, conservation practices, and environmental policy.
• Ability to assess technical and applied scenarios for realism, accuracy, and logical consistency.
• Excellent written communication skills and strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently in a remote, asynchronous research environment.

• Type: Hourly contract.
• Compensation: $65–$115 per hour.
• Commitment: 15 hours/week.
• Work arrangement: Remote, asynchronous.
• Application process: Upload resume, complete an interview, submit a short form (about 20 minutes).