Materials Scientist (Nanoparticle Sizing & Lot Release) remote job
The Materials Scientist job is a remote contract role for specialists in nanoparticle sizing and lot release. You would analyze electron micrographs by hand, set acceptance criteria and write up your findings for a customer's nanomaterial evaluation project that also helps train AI systems.
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Role facts, as shown on the listing
- Pay
- $40–$100 per hour
- Taken from the listing's pay field; the written description does not repeat a rate.
- Our arithmetic on the listed ranges: the midpoint here is $70 an hour, tied for the lowest of the 12 Engineering & science roles on this site; midpoints there run from $70 to $250.
- Hours
- Not stated in the listing
- Location
- Remote
- Contract
- Contractor
- Openings
- 1 (as listed)
- Listed
- 4 Nov 2026
- Checked
- 6 Nov 2026
- Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
- Nanoparticle Sizing
- Particle Size Distribution
- Quality Control
- Lot Release
- Nanomaterials
What the work involves
- Analyze TEM and SEM micrographs by hand to size nanoparticles and assess their shape.
- Work out and document particle size distributions, with attention to accuracy and reproducibility.
- Set lot-release acceptance criteria from technical reference cases and quality-control standards.
- Validate measurements through manual calibration and thresholding, and report your methods, findings and recommendations.
Before you apply: what the listing asks for
Listed as preferred
- Advanced knowledge of nanomaterial characterization, especially with TEM and SEM.
- Hands-on experience in nanoparticle sizing, particle size distribution analysis and lot release evaluation.
- Skill in manual image analysis: thresholding, calibration and reading complex morphologies.
- A firm grasp of quality-control standards and reference material qualification protocols.
- Strong written and verbal communication; a background in scientific consulting, materials science or laboratory analysis is a plus.
The listing sets no separate list of required qualifications.
Who this is not for
Not a fit if you rely on automated or AI-assisted image analysis; the listing says the work is done manually, without AI-powered tools.
Questions about this role
Can I use AI tools for the analysis?
No. The listing describes independent, manual analysis without automated or AI-powered tools.
What does the Materials Scientist job pay?
The listing's pay field shows $40 to $100 per hour. The description gives no rate or weekly hours.
Which instruments does the role use?
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images.
Source: the role's job listing on micro1. Facts were checked on 6 Nov 2026; the description above is condensed and reworded by us. Confirm details on the original listing before you apply.