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 could directly shape how the world's most powerful AI systems think, reason, and solve problems? We're looking for Masters and PhD-level researchers to work alongside leading AI labs — designing complex problems, stress-testing AI reasoning, and helping push the frontier of what AI can do. This is a fully remote, flexible contract role built for researchers who want meaningful, intellectually stimulating work on their own schedule. Your academic expertise isn't just a credential here — it's the core of what you'll contribute. Organization: AlignerrType: Hourly ContractLocation: RemoteCommitment: 10–40 hours/week What You'll Do Design, solve, and review advanced, multi-disciplinary problems with real-world complexity and academic rigorApply your research expertise to construct problem statements that genuinely challenge and improve AI reasoning capabilitiesEvaluate AI outputs for depth, accuracy, and logical soundness across technical domainsCollaborate asynchronously with AI researchers and domain experts to improve model performanceEnsure every deliverable meets the highest standards of clarity, precision, and intellectual depth Who You Are Holds a Master's or PhD in a STEM or highly technical field from a top universityHas a strong track record in research, publications, or complex technical project workThinks rigorously — you approach problems with the same systematic depth you'd bring to a peer-reviewed paperCommunicates with exceptional clarity in both written and verbal formSelf-directed and reliable when working independently across asynchronous workflowsFluent in English and based in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, or New Zealand Nice to Have Prior experience with data annotation, data quality assessment, or evaluation systemsProficiency in Python, R, or other research-oriented programming languagesFamiliarity with AI tools, language models, or machine learning workflowsExperience designing or grading rigorous academic assessments or problem sets Why Join Us Work directly on cutting-edge AI projects alongside the world's leading research labsFully remote and flexible — structure your work around your life, not the other way aroundFreelance autonomy with access to substantive, intellectually challenging workMake a lasting impact on how AI reasons through the world's hardest problemsPotential for ongoing work and contract extension as new research projects launch

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