Fast Facts

Handshake is seeking Nuclear Power Reactor Operators to participate in a remote, contract-based AI research project, leveraging their expertise to provide feedback on AI models related to their field.

Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include developing AI prompts based on professional experience, evaluating AI-generated responses, monitoring reactor systems, and ensuring environmental safety during operations.

Skills: Candidates should display proficiency in nuclear reactor operation, adherence to safety protocols, and the ability to evaluate and provide structured feedback on AI outputs.

Qualifications: Applicants should have a minimum of 4 years of professional experience in nuclear power operations and a background in relevant safety practices.

Location: This position is remote, allowing candidates to work independently from any location, but applicants should be located in the USA, particularly from San Francisco, California.

Compensation: $200 - $200 / Hourly

Overview

Handshake is recruiting Nuclear Power Reactor Operator Professionals to contribute to an hourly, temporary AI research project—but there’s no AI experience needed. In this program, you’ll leverage your professional experience to evaluate what AI models produce in your field, assess content related to your field of work, and deliver clear, structured feedback that strengthens the model’s understanding of your workplace tasks and language. The Handshake AI opportunity runs year-round, with project opportunities opening periodically across different areas of expertise.

Details

• The position is remote and asynchronous; work independently from wherever you are.
• The hours are flexible, with no minimum commitment, but most average 5-20 hrs
• The work includes developing prompts for AI models that reflect your field, and then evaluating responses.
• You’ll learn new skills and contribute to how AI is used in your field
• Your placement into a project will be dependent on project availability—if you apply now and can’t work on this project, more will be available soon.

Qualifications

• You have at least 4 years of professional experience in one or more of the following types of work.
• The examples below reflect the types of real-world responsibilities that you might have had in your role that will give you the context needed to evaluate and train high-quality AI models
• Operate nuclear power reactors in accordance with policies and procedures to protect workers from radiation and ensure environmental safety.
• Adjust controls to position rods and regulate flux level, reactor period, coolant temperature, or rate of power flow, following standard procedures.
• Develop or implement actions such as lockouts, tagouts, or clearances to allow equipment to be safely repaired.
• Respond to system or unit abnormalities, diagnose causes, and recommend or take corrective action.
• Monitor all systems for normal running conditions, including checking gauges to assess output or generator loading effects on other equipment.
• Monitor or operate boilers, turbines, wells, or auxiliary power plant equipment.
• Record operating data, such as results of surveillance tests.
• Implement operational procedures, including those controlling start-up or shut-down activities.
• Note malfunctions of equipment, instruments, or controls and report conditions to supervisors.
• Participate in nuclear fuel element handling activities, including preparation, transfer, loading, or unloading.
• Dispatch orders or instructions to personnel through radiotelephone or intercommunication systems to coordinate auxiliary equipment operation.
• Review and edit standard operating procedures.
• Conduct inspections or operations outside of control rooms as necessary.
• Direct reactor operators in emergency situations in accordance with emergency operating procedures.
• Authorize maintenance activities on units or changes in equipment or system operational status.
• Supervise technicians to ensure equipment is operated according to policies that protect workers from radiation and ensure environmental safety.
• Authorize actions to correct operational inefficiencies or hazards to maximize efficiency and minimize environmental issues.
• Direct the collection and testing of air, water, gas, or solid samples to determine radioactivity levels or ensure appropriate containment.
• Direct measurement of the intensity or types of radiation in work areas, equipment, or materials.
• You’re able to participate in asynchronous work in partnership with leading AI labs.

Application Process

• Create a Handshake account
• Upload your resume and verify your identity
• Get matched and onboarded into relevant projects
• Start working and earning

Work authorization information

F-1 students who are eligible for CPT or OPT may be eligible for projects on Handshake AI. Work with your Designated School Official to determine your eligibility. If your school requires a CPT course, Handshake AI may not meet your school’s requirements. STEM OPT is not supported. See our Help Center article for more information on what types of work authorizations are supported on Handshake AI.