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.
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: Alignerr
Type: Hourly Contract
Location: Remote
Commitment: 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 domains
Apply your research expertise to construct complex problem statements that genuinely challenge and improve AI reasoning capabilities
Collaborate asynchronously with AI researchers and domain experts to enhance model performance
Evaluate outputs for academic rigor, logical soundness, clarity, and depth
Ensure 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 university
Have a strong track record of research, publications, or complex technical project work
Think rigorously — you're comfortable with ambiguity and know how to structure a hard problem
Communicate clearly and precisely in writing, with exceptional attention to detail
Work independently and reliably without the need for close supervision
Based in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, or New Zealand
Nice to Have
Prior experience with data annotation, evaluation systems, or data quality workflows
Proficiency in Python, R, or other research-oriented programming languages
Background spanning multiple technical disciplines — breadth is a real asset here
Familiarity with AI tools, language models, or machine learning concepts
Why Join Us
Work directly alongside leading AI research labs on genuinely cutting-edge projects
Fully remote and asynchronous — work when and where you do your best thinking
Freelance autonomy with the structure of meaningful, intellectually stimulating work
Make a direct, lasting impact on how AI reasons through the world's hardest problems
Training and onboarding support provided — hit the ground running from day one
Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new research projects launch
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