Masters or PhD Researcher

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Research Scientist

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Masters & PhD Researcher (AI Training) About The Role What if your years of advanced research and deep domain expertise could directly shape how the world's most powerful AI systems think and reason? We're looking for Masters and PhD-level researchers to help develop and evaluate complex, high-difficulty problems that push AI to its limits — contributing to the frontier of AI reasoning and capability. This is a fully remote, flexible contract role built for researchers who thrive on intellectual challenge. If you've spent years solving hard problems in a rigorous academic or professional setting, this is a rare opportunity to put that expertise to work on something that matters at scale. Organization: AlignerrType: Hourly ContractLocation: RemoteCommitment: 10–40 hours/week What You'll Do Design, solve, and critically review advanced, multi-disciplinary problems with real-world relevance across STEM and other technical domainsApply your research expertise to construct complex problem statements that genuinely challenge and improve AI reasoning capabilitiesCollaborate asynchronously with AI researchers and domain experts to enhance model performanceEvaluate outputs for academic rigor, logical soundness, clarity, and depthEnsure the highest standard of quality across all deliverables — you set the bar Who You Are Hold a Master's or PhD in a STEM or highly technical field from a top universityHave a strong track record of research, publications, or complex technical project workThink rigorously — you're comfortable with ambiguity and know how to structure a hard problemCommunicate clearly and precisely in writing, with exceptional attention to detailWork independently and reliably without the need for close supervisionBased in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, or New Zealand Nice to Have Prior experience with data annotation, evaluation systems, or data quality workflowsProficiency in Python, R, or other research-oriented programming languagesBackground spanning multiple technical disciplines — breadth is a real asset hereFamiliarity with AI tools, language models, or machine learning concepts Why Join Us Work directly alongside leading AI research labs on genuinely cutting-edge projectsFully remote and asynchronous — work when and where you do your best thinkingFreelance autonomy with the structure of meaningful, intellectually stimulating workMake a direct, lasting impact on how AI reasons through the world's hardest problemsTraining and onboarding support provided — hit the ground running from day onePotential for ongoing work and contract extension as new research projects launch

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