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Peter Thiel ,
Adam D'Angelo ,
Larry Summers , and
Jack Dorsey . Position:
Applied Biology Benchmark Specialist Type:
Contract Compensation:
$60–$75/hour Location:
Remote Commitment:
10+ hours/week Role Responsibilities
Author original biology questions that test deep conceptual understanding, not surface-level recall. Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined. All necessary information must be in the problem statement. Rate each question's difficulty: Medium (intro undergraduate), Hard (advanced undergraduate), or Expert (post-graduate and above). Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives that challenge expert-level solvers. Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with explicit,
concise intermediate steps in
markdown
format. Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources like peer-reviewed journals and university repositories. For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made. Qualifications
Must-Have
PhD
or doctoral candidate in
Biology ,
Molecular Biology ,
Biochemistry ,
Neuroscience , or a closely related field. Master's degree
considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain. Solid command of graduate-level biological concepts, experimental design, and data interpretation. Research publications or laboratory experience in biological sciences is a solid plus. Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.